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Gerard To President Obama: Market-Driven Energy Renaissance Can Achieve Environmental Progress Without Overregulation That Harms Consumers
2016-01-18 05:46:24| oilandgasonline News Articles
API President and CEO Jack Gerard said America’s energy renaissance has been driven not by federal government programs but by state leadership, private investment and innovation.
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Obama Halts Most Coal Mining on Public Lands
2016-01-17 05:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Croton: The Department of the Interior announced a moratorium Friday on new coal leases on public lands while a review of the federal coal leasing program takes place. The announcement follows President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, in which he spoke of improving management fossil fuel resources and moving the country toward a clean energy economy. But today, thanks to hundreds of thousands of activists like you who submitted comments, showed up at hearings, took to the streets, and called...
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Obama temporarily bans new coal leases on federal land
2016-01-16 04:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Angering coal supporters, the Obama administration announced a temporary ban on new coal leases on federal lands Friday as part of a broad environmental and economic review of the nation's federal coal program. The decision, which was lauded by environmental advocates, came three days after President Obama said in his State of the Union address that he would "push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources, so that they better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet,"...
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Obama Halts Federal Coal Leasing Citing Climate Change
2016-01-15 21:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: The Obama administration on Friday brought a temporary halt to new coal mining leases on federal lands while it conducts a three-year review meant to bring coal leasing in line with U.S. climate policy. The moratorium comes just days after Obama said in his State of the Union Address that he would push to change the way the government manages its oil and coal resources to reflect the costs they impose on both taxpayers and the planet. The moratorium takes place immediately, but does not halt coal...
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Obama Halts Coal Leases on U.S. Public Lands
2016-01-15 20:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: No new coal leases will be issued on public lands while the Obama Administration conducts a comprehensive review of the federal coal program to identify and evaluate potential reforms, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced today. Taxpayer-owned federal lands supply roughly 40 percent of all U.S. coal production, and mining under existing leases will continue during the review. "Even as our nation transitions to cleaner energy sources, building on smart policies and progress already underway,...
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