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Obama to propose protecting U.S. Arctic wildlife refuge from drilling
2015-01-26 03:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama will call on Congress to expand protection of Alaska's Arctic refuge where oil and gas drilling is prohibited to 12 million acres (5 million hectares), an area that includes 1.4 million oil-rich acres along the coast. The proposal, unveiled by the Interior Department on Sunday, ran into instant criticism from Republicans and will likely face an uphill battle in Congress, where Republicans now control both chambers. The wilderness designation, the highest level of federal...
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Obama Proposes New Protections For Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
2015-01-25 20:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Obama administration is proposing new protections for large portions of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The U.S. Department of Interior says it's the first time it's recommended additional protections and that their new recommendations have the potential to be one of the largest conservation measures "since Congress passed the visionary Wilderness Act over 50 years ago." The Department is recommending that millions more acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including the...
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Obama Will Move to Protect Vast Arctic Habitat in Alaska
2015-01-25 19:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obama will ask Congress to increase environmental protections for millions of acres of pristine animal habitat in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, in a move that has already led to fierce opposition from the states Republican lawmakers. The White House announced Sunday that Mr. Obama would ask Congress to designate 12 million of the refuges 19 million acres as wilderness. The wilderness designation is the strongest level of federal protection afforded to public lands, and...
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Obama proposal expand Alaska Arctic refuge angers Republicans over oil
2015-01-25 18:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: President Barack Obama will propose expanding the protected area of Alaskas Arctic refuge by 12.28 million acres, including the states Coastal Plain where oil and gas are drilled, the Interior Department said on Sunday. The proposal to expand the part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge designated as wilderness faces an uphill battle in Congress, where Republicans in control of both chambers oppose curbs to oil production, and drew immediate criticism. The wilderness designation, the highest...
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An Arctic ice caps shockingly rapid slide into sea
2015-01-24 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: For years, scientists have documented the rapid retreat of Arctic ice, from melting glaciers in Greenland to shrinking snow cover in far northern Eurasia. Now researchers have discovered one Arctic ice cap that appears to be literally sliding into the sea. Ice is disappearing at a truly astonishing rate in Austfonna, an expanse of frozen rock far north of the Arctic Circle in Norways Svalbard island chain. Just since 2012, a portion of the ice cap covering the island has thinned by a whopping...
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