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John Hawkins: 20 Questions The Media Would Be Asking Barack Obama If He Were A Republican

2013-08-10 13:43:25| Chemicals - Topix.net

If the mainstream media were a college class, Republicans would be taking advanced calculus taught by a short tempered professor from South Korea with bad English, while Democrats would be taking remedial reading pass/fail.

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Barack Obama expresses reservations about Keystone XL pipeline project

2013-07-28 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Barack Obama has given the strongest indication to date that he holds reservations about the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, saying the project would not create many jobs and could raise gasoline prices. In an interview with the New York Times, the president disputed a main justification for the pipeline its economic benefits and reaffirmed he would reject the project if it expanded carbon pollution. The comments were seen by campaigners as evidence that Obama, in the wake of last month's landmark...

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Barack Obama Lauds Ports, Infrastructure in Jacksonville; Gives Rick Scott Not an Ounce of Credit

2013-07-26 03:39:28| Logistics - Topix.net

On a muggy Thursday afternoon on the First Coast, speaking at the Jacksonville Port Authority , President Barack Obama shined a national spotlight on Jacksonville's logistics industry -- but in the process, gave Gov. Rick Scott zero credit for Florida's economic turnaround.

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Barack Obama urged to act on deal for global aviation pollution

2013-07-20 00:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Barack Obama must act fast to avoid a trade war over Europe's efforts to curb airlines' carbon pollution, a key member of the European parliament has warned. Peter Liese, a Christian Democrat in Germany who has led Europe's efforts to curb airline carbon emissions, urged Obama to live up to his sweeping promises to act on climate change, and help advance stalled negotiations for a global aviation deal. Liese, speaking after meetings with administration officials in Washington this week, said...

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Will Barack Obama's Power Africa turn the lights out on energy poverty?

2013-07-04 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: On Sunday, standing in the shadow of the Ubungo power plant in Dar es Salaam, Barack Obama launched a multi-billion dollar effort to "plug Africa into the grid of the global economy". At face value, the US president's Power Africa initiative is welcome. It's an ambitious, aspirational commitment to "double access to power in sub-Saharan Africa". No doubt action is needed if trends continue, more people in Africa will be without access to modern energy services in 2030 than today. Obama prioritising...

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