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Obama Budget Proposes 6-year, $18 Billion Freight Plan, Truck Safety Improvements
2015-02-02 21:06:32| Trucking - Topix.net
The Obama administration's fiscal 2016 budget unveiled Feb. 2 includes $18 billion for a six-year freight program designed to reduce roadway congestion the trucking industry says it needs to improve efficiency. Dubbed the National Export Initiative, the program would fund regional multimodal, corridor-based projects to improve the delivery of goods that move around the country.
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Obama 2016 budget urges U.S. states to cut emissions faster
2015-02-01 22:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama's fiscal 2016 budget proposes $7.4 billion to fund clean energy technologies and a $4 billion fund to encourage U.S. states to make faster and deeper cuts to emissions from power plants, officials told Reuters. Obama's budget, which will be published later on Monday, also calls for the permanent extension of the Production Tax Credit, used by the wind industry, and the Investment Tax Credit, used by the solar industry, the officials said. Obama has made fighting climate...
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Obama plans tax on overseas profits
2015-02-01 19:52:18| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
US President Barack Obama plans to tax US firms on profits made and cash held overseas, raising funds for a major road-improvement plan in the US.
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Clean energy and climate change dominated PM Modi-Barack Obama meeting: Richard Verma
2015-02-01 11:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Issues related to clean energy and climate change had dominated the discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama during the latter's recent visit to India, US Ambassador to India Richard Verma today said. "When I look at the amount of time the two leaders spent time in I would say that clean energy and climate change dominated the discussions because our two countries have been really impacted by climate change. The challenge was what are we going to do together,"...
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Obama directs agencies to prepare federal projects for rising sea levels
2015-01-31 14:03:46| Waste Management - Topix.net
In a climate change push, Obama issued an executive order on Friday establishing a flood standard aimed at reducing risk and cutting costs of future flood disasters brought on by climate change. "It is the policy of the United States to improve the resilience of communities and Federal assets against the impacts of flooding.
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