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Obama's lofty inaugural ideals on climate change, gay rights run into reality
2013-01-23 02:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: President Barack Obama's lofty ideals from his inaugural address ran smack into reality Tuesday on the first working day of his second term. Twenty-four hours after Obama pledged to tackle climate change and called for gays and lesbians to be treated equally under the law, the White House struggled to back up his sweeping rhetoric with specifics, raising questions about how much political muscle he'll put behind both issues. Republicans were already signaling their unhappiness with Obama's...
Expanding Coal Exports Test Obamas Inaugural Climate Pledges
2013-01-22 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Following surprisingly forceful statements on the threat of global climate change by President Barack Obama during his second inaugural address on Monday, campaigners here are expressing cautious optimism that a second Obama administration will be able to see through some of the substantive actions on carbon reduction that largely eluded the president's first term. "We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations,"...
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Obama's climate change vow will be quickly tested
2013-01-22 15:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: President Obama in his Inaugural address Monday vowed to "respond to the threat of climate change." After climate change remained a largely untouched subject during his presidential campaign, environmentalists were pleased by the prominence environmental issues held in Obama`s speech. On Sunday night, in a surprise appearance at the Green Ball in D.C., Joe Biden told environmental groups gathered, "Keep the faith." However, faith in the president`s promises will meet its first serious test early...
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Praise for Obama's focus on climate, warnings about Canada pipeline
2013-01-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Environmental groups hailed President Barack Obama's warning about climate change, but said the president's words will soon be tested as he decides whether to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Obama pledged in his inaugural speech Monday to respond to what he called the threat of climate change, saying that "failure to do so would betray our children and future generations." By singling out climate change, Obama indicated a willingness to take on an issue that...
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A Decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline Could Define Obama's Green Agenda
2013-01-22 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Even before he was sworn in for a second term President Obama's in-tray has been bulging with letters about climate and energy issues. The big, looming problem that encompasses both areas is the Keystone XL pipeline. This $7bn, 1,700 mile trans-national project is meant to bring oil from the tar sands of Alberta to the refineries of Texas. Backed by industry but opposed by environmentalists it has become hugely divisive, with protestors taking to the streets outside the White House. A year ago,...
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