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Obama Environmental Adviser to Resign
2015-01-13 23:34:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://thehill.com/">The Hill</a> One of President Obamas top environmental advisers will resign in March, the White House said. read more
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Obama environmental adviser to resign
2015-01-13 21:12:31| Waste Management - Topix.net
Mike Boots, acting chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality since last February, has been responsible for coordinating many of the Obama administration's top environmental and climate change policy priorities. Boots' departure, first reported by National Journal, will come the month after John Podesta, Obama's top adviser on the environment and many other issues, leaves the administration, as he has planned to for much of the time since he came to the White House a year ago.
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Obama Cybersecurity Plan Seen Needing More Company Incentives
2015-01-13 17:38:08| Electronics - Topix.net
President Barack Obama's renewed push this week to protect U.S. computer networks from hacking was welcomed by industry leaders, though it lacks the financial incentives companies have been seeking. Following corporate data breaches of companies including Sony Corp. and Target Corp., Obama today in a speech at the Federal Trade Commission will outline a cybersecurity and identity theft program he plans to highlight in his State of the Union address.
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Keystone XL passes key Senate test, setting up showdown with Obama
2015-01-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: The showdown between U.S. President Barack Obama and the Republican-dominated Congress over the controversial Keystone XL edged closer Monday in a test vote as the Senate cleared the 60-vote threshold needed to proceed with legislation approving the pipeline that would send Canadian oil sands crude across the United States. The 63-32 cloture vote set the stage for passage of Keystone XL legislation later this week. Mr. Obama has vowed to veto efforts by Republicans to wrest control away from him...
Obama to call for increased methane regulation in State of the Union address
2015-01-13 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama will unveil a new plan to cut methane from Americas booming oil and gas industry ahead of the State of the Union address, in an attempt to cement his climate legacy during his remaining two years in the White House. The new methane rules expected ahead of the State of the Union speech next week are the last big chance for Obama to fight climate change, campaigners said. It is the largest opportunity to deal with climate pollution that this administration has not already seized,...
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