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President Barack Obama's Hawaii vacation: Day 10
2013-12-31 13:55:20| Airlines - Topix.net
President Barack Obama is seen through the window of his motorcade vehicle as he is driven through the Kailua, Hawaii, neighborhood where he is spending his annual holiday vacation with his family, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, en route to Makiki Valley Loop Trail in Honolulu to hike with family and friends.
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Obama's Keystone Carbon Test Sets Precedent
2013-12-20 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Rejecting TransCanada Corp. (TRP)s $5.4 billion Keystone XL pipeline due to carbon emissions in the oil sands would set a precedent for all U.S. infrastructure projects, Chief Executive Officer Russ Girling said. It would be harder to build car plants and T-shirt factories, as well as other cross-border pipelines, if President Barack Obama makes a decision on the proposed 830,000-barrel-a-day line based primarily on emissions from oil-sands development, Girling said yesterday in an interview at...
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Keystone XL's true effect on emissions is Obama's main issue
2013-12-14 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Can the Keystone XL pipeline be built without significantly worsening greenhouse gas emissions and climate change? For President Obama, that is the main criterion for granting a federal permit to allow the pipeline to cross from southern Alberta into the United States. Canadian authorities and the oil industry say measures already in place or under consideration to cut greenhouse gases ensure that Keystone XL can pass that test. "We absolutely think we can maintain growth in oil and gas, and...
Obamas New Special Adviser Is Outspoken Critic of Keystone XL
2013-12-11 16:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: By asking John Podesta to come to the White House as a special counselor at a time of turmoil and tough choices, President Obama has created an unusually close tie to an outspoken critic of the Keystone XL pipeline and the Canadian tar sands it would carry. Podesta is a Washington policy insider who was Bill Clinton`s chief of staff and whose Center for American Progress, or CAP, is an influential voice of liberalism. He has kept climate change high on his agenda for years and will continue to do...
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USGBC Commends President Obamas Memorandum to Accelerate Energy Efficiency in Building ...
2013-12-09 06:00:00| Coatings World Breaking News
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