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Obama wants you to think his climate plan will be bold. Its not
2015-08-04 08:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: US president Barack Obama's much-heralded attempt to curb carbon emissions from coal-fired power stations is nowhere near enough Later today, US President Barack Obama will unveil the final version of the centrepiece of his climate legacy: the Clean Power Plan. It is designed to speed up the retirement of coal-fired power plants - the most carbon-intensive way of generating electricity - and could more than double the rate of their closures by 2040. In a video preview, Obama called the Clean...
Obama Unveils Major Climate Change Proposal To Reduce Greenhouse Emissions From US Power Plants
2015-08-03 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama revealed the final version of his clean power plan to dramatically cut emissions from US power plants on Monday, calling it a moral obligation. Speaking at the White House, Obama said the unprecedented carbon dioxide limits are the "the single most important step" America has ever taken to fight climate change, while warning that the problem was so large hat the world must get it right quickly or it may become impossible to reverse. "There is such a thing as being too...
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Obama to unveil tougher climate change plan
2015-08-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama will unveil on Monday the final version of his plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants, kicking off what is expected to be a tumultuous legal battle between federal environmental regulators and the coal industry. The revised Clean Power Plan will seek to slash carbon emissions from the power sector by 32 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels, a 9 percent increase over a previous proposal, a White House fact sheet said on Sunday. The regulation is aimed...
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Obama to unveil tougher climate change plan
2015-08-03 03:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama will unveil on Monday the final version of his plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants, kicking off what is expected to be a tumultuous legal battle between federal environmental regulators and coal industry supporters. The White House said its revised Clean Power Plan will increase the required cuts in carbon emissions from the power sector, demanding they be slashed 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. The administration's draft regulation, released...
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Obama Policy Could Force Robust Climate Discussion From 2016 Candidates
2015-08-03 03:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The issue of climate change played almost no role in the 2012 presidential campaign. President Obama barely mentioned the topic, nor did the Republican nominee, Mitt Romney. It was not raised in a single presidential debate. But as Mr. Obama prepares to leave office, his own aggressive actions on climate change have thrust the issue into the 2016 campaign. Strategists now say that this battle for the White House could feature more substantive debate over global warming policy than any previous presidential...
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