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President Obama establishes Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, issues executive order
2013-11-01 19:30:27| Green Car Congress
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Obama signs order on response to climate change
2013-11-01 18:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A year after Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast, President Barack Obama signed an executive order Friday to make it easier for states and local governments to respond to weather disasters. The executive order establishes a task force of state and local officials to advise the administration on how to respond to severe storms, wildfires, droughts and other potential impacts of climate change. The task force includes governors of seven states -- all Democrats -- and the Republican governor...
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Obama to Sign Order Calling For Adaptation to Climate Change
2013-11-01 17:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: President Obama was expected to sign an executive order on Friday directing federal agencies to make it easier for states and communities to adapt to the rising seas, more intense storms, and droughts that are expected to increase as the planet warms this century. A key aspect of the order aims to ensure that states and local communities take into account likely climate conditions in the future when they spend federal money on projects like roads, bridges, and flood control structures. Critics say...
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New Obama order aims to prepare communities for severe weather
2013-11-01 13:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: In another move to address the impact of climate change, President Barack Obama ordered a bipartisan task force on Friday to help U.S. communities brace for longer heat waves, heavier downpours, more severe wildfires and worse droughts. Friday's executive order set up a panel of governors, mayors, county officials and tribal leaders to advise the White House on how the federal government can respond to communities hit by the effects of a changing climate. Federal agencies were also directed...
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Obama to Issue Order on Climate Resiliency as Admin. Continues Efforts Cut GHGs
2013-11-01 12:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: White House aides said President Obama would sign an executive order on Friday morning directing federal agencies to make it easier for states and communities to build resilience against storms, droughts and other weather extremes. For instance, when federal money is being spent on projects like roads, bridges, flood control and many others, the plan would encourage greater attention to the likely climate conditions of the future, which might require making the structures stronger or larger. "All...
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