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Republicans craft 2015 plan to force Obama's hand on Keystone
2014-10-01 14:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Republicans plan to put approval of the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline on a fast track early next year if they win a U.S. Senate majority in November, finally forcing President Barack Obama to make a tough call on the controversial plan. The $10 billion Keystone project to connect Canadian oil sands with U.S. refineries will top the list of Republican energy priorities if they gain control of the Senate after the Nov. 4 midterm elections. It could come as a stand-alone measure or attached...
New Chicago high school will not bear Obamas name
2014-09-19 18:33:00| American School & University
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has nixed his plan to name an exclusive high school in an affluent part of the city after President Barack Obama. Content Classification: Curated Schoolhouse Beat read more
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Climate crisis merits Obama's action, whether Congress approves or not
2014-09-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Star-Ledger: The Republican stance on climate change has undergone a rhetorical evolution in the last few months -- from flat denials as disingenuous as Ronald Reagan`s "Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do," to an indifferent, "I`m not a scientist, but I`m skeptical that the science is accurate." It`s a marvelous meme. It is spectacularly wrong and criminally irresponsible -- which makes it pedagogically useful for thinkers and comedians the world over -- but it`s still a classic Republican tautology...
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Obama's Federal Contractor Order Invites Chaos
2014-08-27 17:52:26| ENR.com: Headline News
The order essentially hands contractors an expanded responsibility that includes responsibility for reporting federal and equivalent state violations related to safety and labor.
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Fact-checking Obama's rules on carbon and coal plants
2014-08-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PolitiFact: President Barack Obamas second-term promise to tackle climate change has clashed with election-year politics. Much of the political debate has focused on the Environmental Protection Agencys newly proposed regulations on existing power plants. If enacted, the rules would curb carbon emissions that scientists say cause global warming. Misinformation about these new regulations started even before the EPA released them. In the days leading up to the EPAs June 2 announcement, the U.S. Chamber...
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