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Obama Administration Announces New Financing For Renewable Energy Projects
2016-11-16 00:14:00| Transmission & Distribution World
The Obama Administration has announced a number of actions to continue the global transition to zero-and-low carbon energy sources. read more
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Obama Administration Accelerates Deployment of EVs, Charging Infrastructure
2016-11-10 19:09:00| Transmission & Distribution World
In a wide-ranging initiative, the Obama Administration provided a series of announcements for National Electric Vehicle Charging Corridors on U.S. Highways read more
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In Victory For Protesters, Obama Administration Halts North Dakota Pipeline
2016-09-10 23:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: RAY SUAREZ, HOST: In North Dakota today, the Standing Rock Sioux tribe is celebrating. It's a stark change from months of sometimes violent protests. The Standing Rock Sioux, with the support of some 200 other tribes, have opposed construction of an oil pipeline that cuts across native land. The Dakota Access Pipeline would span more than 1,100 miles from North Dakota to Illinois, dipping under the Missouri River. The tribe says it would threaten nearby burial sites and the Sioux water supply...
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Obama administration orders North Dakota pipeline construction to stop
2016-09-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The Obama administration said it would not authorize construction on a critical stretch of the Dakota Access pipeline, handing a significant victory to the Indian tribe fighting the project the same day the group lost a court battle. The administration said construction would halt until it can do more environmental assessments. The Department of Justice, the Army and the Interior Department jointly announced that construction would pause on the pipeline near North Dakota's Lake Oahe, a major...
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Obama Administration Unveils Vision for Offshore Wind
2016-09-09 22:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The federal government on Friday unveiled its vision for wind farms off of nearly every U.S. coastline by 2050, in an effort to generate 86 gigawatts of electricity from offshore wind -- enough zero-carbon power for more than 23 million homes. The National Offshore Wind Strategy, part of the Obama administration's Climate Action Plan, calls for major investments in offshore wind farm construction now that North America's first offshore wind farm has been completed off of Rhode Island and 11 areas...
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