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Obama orders DOD, DOJ, and Homeland Security to research smart guns
2016-01-06 15:20:33| Extremetech
President Obama has ordered multiple departments of the government to evaluate and recommend so-called "smart gun" technologies for their suitability for deployment and use. Such technologies have been in development for decades -- could this kickstart the development of solutions gun owners actually want to use?
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President Obama to attend Hannover Messe 2016.
2016-01-05 14:31:06| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons issued statement after announcement that President Obama will attend Hannover Messe in April 2016. "Manufacturers applaud President Obama’s decision to attend the largest innovation conference on the globe—to lend his voice and presence to the great story we’re telling of the innovation revolution of manufacturing in the U.S. We are excited about showcasing our innovation leadership to the rest of the world and advancing transatlantic trade at Hannover Messe."
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Obama insists climate deal will outlast GOP 'climate denial'
2015-12-24 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: With a Paris climate agreement just over a week old, President Obama is singling out the GOP on climate change. In an interview with NPRs Steve Inskeep, the president lambasted Republicans, whom he views as excessively contrarian on the issue. The Republican Party in the United States is perhaps literally the only major party in the developed world that is still engaging in climate denial, he said. Heres his explanation for calling the GOPs stance an outlier on climate, even compared with far-right...
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How Obama can follow Paris climate deal
2015-12-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: President Obamas crackdown on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and power plants made the U.S. a leader at the United Nations climate summit. Now, with the whole world watching, he can give real meaning to the promise Paris offers without bumping into an intractable Congress. The president can accelerate and expand efforts to slash emissions of global warming pollutants in the natural gas and oil industries drilling and distribution systems and improve refinery efficiency. He can issue tougher...
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How Obama let big oil drill in the pristine Alaska wilderness
2015-12-21 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: From his seat in the small plane flying over the largest remaining swath of American wilderness, Bruce Babbitt thought he could envision the legacy of one of his proudest achievements as Interior secretary in the Clinton administration. Babbitt was returning in the summer of 2013 from four sunlit nights in Alaska's western Arctic, where at one point his camp was nearly overrun by a herd of caribou that split around the tents at the last minute. Now, below him, Babbitt saw an oil field-one carefully...
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