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Barack Obama, Leonardo DiCaprio to Discuss Climate Change at White House Event
2016-09-26 03:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
IANS: US President Barack Obama and Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio will discuss ways to combat climate change at a White House event next week. At the inaugural South by South Lawn: A White House Festival of Ideas, Art, and Action, they will take part in a conversion with climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe about "the importance of protecting the one planet we've got for future generations", reports hollywoodreporter.com. Afterwards, DiCaprio's new climate documentary Before the Flood will...
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Obama Just Tied Climate Change to National Security
2016-09-22 22:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: On Wednesday, President Obama took another step toward securing his climate legacy. This time his focus wasn't on energy, public lands or international diplomacy. It was on national security and making sure the U.S. military is prepared for a more unstable future. The White House published a presidential memorandum setting up a timetable for more than 20 federal agencies to come up with a plan to put climate science into action when it comes to national security. "It's not a new direction,...
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Obama Orders Climate Plans From 20 Federal Agencies
2016-09-22 06:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: President Barack Obama is ordering 20 federal agencies with national security-related missions to consider the impact of climate change in their planning, amid warnings from scientists that rising temperatures could destabilize regions across the globe. In a memorandum signed Wednesday, Obama established a new panel to provide national security agencies with better data about the potential impacts of climate change. The expectation is that officials will integrate predictions of severe weather and...
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President Barack Obama to focus on climate change after leaving office
2016-09-10 17:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CRC: The White House announced last week that Obama was quadrupling the size of the Papahanaumokuakea marine sanctuary, which includes Midway. After Obama "emerged from the plane smiling and wearing sunglasses", the press pool noted, he was greeted by the atoll's 40 inhabitants. From Midway to Katahdin, it has been the summer of the national parks for President Obama as he works to solidify his legacy as a conservationist. President Barack Obama disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival to tour...
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Obama links Hawaii marine monument expansion to climate change efforts
2016-09-01 20:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Pacific Business News: President Barack Obama announced the expansion of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Honolulu Wednesday evening using an old Hawaiian proverb that loosely translates to unite to move forward, linking the effort to quadruple the amount of protected waters in Hawaii to climate change. It seems simple enough, but the natives used it as a reminder that if you want to row a canoe, every oar has to be moving in unison, otherwise, youll go in circles, he said. The pace slows, you drift,...
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