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Obama's climate plan will survive if Republican elected EPA chief says
2015-07-07 18:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obamas main weapon in fighting climate change will survive even if Republicans win the White House in 2016, a key member of his administration said on Tuesday. Gina McCarthy, who heads the Environmental Protection Agency, said the carbon pollution rules that are the main pillar of Obamas climate plan would go ahead as planned despite a disappointing supreme court ruling last week against another EPA rule for mercury and other toxins, and attacks on the agencys authority from Republican-led...
Republican climate advocate makes big 2016 campaign gift
2015-07-06 05:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A Republican entrepreneur seeking to push his party to fight climate change and support clean energy said on Sunday he has given his first big campaign gift to Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire. Jay Faison, an audio tech executive who this year set up Clearpath, a foundation dedicated to explaining to Republicans the science behind climate change and business opportunities to fight carbon emissions, said he had given $500,000 to Ayotte, who was elected to the Senate in 2010. Faison, who gave...
Republican governors signal their intent to thwart Obamas climate rules
2015-07-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: As President Obama prepares to complete sweeping regulations aimed at tackling climate change, at least five Republican governors, including two presidential hopefuls, say they may refuse to carry out the rules in their states. The resistance threatens to ignite a fierce clash between federal and state authorities, miring the climate rules in red tape for years. The fight could also undermine Mr. Obamas efforts to urge other nations to enact similar plans this year as part of a major United Nations...
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Republican presidential hopefuls on hot seat, thanks Pope Francis
2015-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: For more than half a century, Catholic politicians in the United States have regularly been put in awkward positions on the question of how closely they would -- or should -- follow the dictates of the Vatican. Until recently, Democrats usually were the ones to feel the most heat. But now it is the turn of Republicans, thanks to Pope Francis, the charismatic and activist pontiff who is set to visit the United States in September. The popes 192-page call to action Thursday, which blames the...
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Lindsey Graham Calls Out Fellow Republican Candidates Over Climate Change Views
2015-06-08 19:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: In an interview Sunday with CNN`s "State of the Union," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) continued to distance himself from the growing field of GOP presidential candidates when it comes to climate change and environmental policy. "If Im president of the United States, were going to address climate change, CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way," Graham said during the interview, noting that he does "believe that climate change is real." The interview was taped Saturday in Boone, Iowa, where...
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