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Barack Obama, Leonardo DiCaprio to Discuss Climate Change at White House Event

2016-09-26 03:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

IANS: US President Barack Obama and Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio will discuss ways to combat climate change at a White House event next week. At the inaugural South by South Lawn: A White House Festival of Ideas, Art, and Action, they will take part in a conversion with climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe about "the importance of protecting the one planet we've got for future generations", reports hollywoodreporter.com. Afterwards, DiCaprio's new climate documentary Before the Flood will...

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US President Barack Obama urges China to tackle excess capacity

2016-09-20 03:58:11| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

In a meeting with China's Premier Li Keqiang, US President Barack Obama urges the nation to speed up efforts to tackle excess capacity.

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President Barack Obama to focus on climate change after leaving office

2016-09-10 17:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

CRC: The White House announced last week that Obama was quadrupling the size of the Papahanaumokuakea marine sanctuary, which includes Midway. After Obama "emerged from the plane smiling and wearing sunglasses", the press pool noted, he was greeted by the atoll's 40 inhabitants. From Midway to Katahdin, it has been the summer of the national parks for President Obama as he works to solidify his legacy as a conservationist. President Barack Obama disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival to tour...

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US President Barack Obama warns of climate change impact on American national parks

2016-06-19 01:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

IANS: US President Barack Obama has warned that the effects of climate change were already being felt in national parks across the country. Speaking from Yosemite National Park in California on Saturday, one of the most popular natural sanctuaries, Obama said that climate change is the "greatest challenge" facing nature reserves, EFE news reported. "Make no mistake, climate change is no longer just a threat, it is a reality," said Obama from the Sentinel Bridge, which faces one of the highest waterfalls...

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Barack Obama Touts Environmental Record On Family Outing To National Parks

2016-06-18 18:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

NDTV: President Barack Obama and the first family celebrated America's cherished natural heritage. Yosemite National Park: President Barack Obama and the first family celebrated America's cherished natural heritage Saturday during a weekend tour marking the 100th anniversary of the nation's vaunted national park system. Obama, also using the occasion to tout his environmental record, is the first sitting president since John F. Kennedy in 1962 to visit California's Yosemite National Park. Obama...

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