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Study says Obama's worst Keystone XL fears could come true
2014-08-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: President Obama is on the record stating he would approve the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the American Gulf Coast only if it did not significantly exacerbate climate change. Now, a new study is saying it could potentially do precisely that. The controversial pipeline could spur up to 121 million tons in new carbon dioxide emissions four times the State Departments 27 million ton estimate, according to the study, published Sunday in Nature Climate Change. Researchers contend the pipeline...
Coal assails Obamas Power Africa pledge
2014-08-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: President Obamas pledge to boost funding for his Power Africa initiative appears out of line with the administrations energy policies, the coal industry charged Wednesday. A day after Obama announced plans to increase annual U.S. spending for the project to $300 million, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) called into question the efficacy of the commitment, given the presidents efforts to crack down on coal plant pollution. The presidents pledge to eradicate coal...
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'Obama's Africa push ignores human rights'
2014-08-07 13:47:35| Beverages - Topix.net
Dianda Isomora shouted "Africa is not for sale" into a megaphone outside the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Washington as President Barack Obama touted $33 billion in US investments for the continent.
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With Obama's Signature, Cell Phone Unlocking Legal Once Again
2014-08-02 02:38:40| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide
The law specifies that consumers can unlock their cell phones without running afoul of copyright laws.
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Hot Property: Are the Obamas buying a home in Rancho Mirage?
2014-07-22 00:09:57| Real Estate - Topix.net
President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, could be the owners of a home in the Southern California desert community of Rancho Mirage listed at $4.25 million before the month is out.
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