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Climate change: Obama orders steeper cuts from power plants
2015-08-02 16:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Aiming to jolt the rest of the world to action, President Barack Obama moved ahead Sunday with even tougher greenhouse gas cuts on American power plants, setting up a certain confrontation in the courts with energy producers and Republican-led states. In finalizing the unprecedented pollution controls, Obama was installing the core of his ambitious and controversial plan to drastically reduce overall U.S. emissions, as he works to secure a legacy on fighting global warming. Yet it will be up to...
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Obama touts climate rule ahead of Monday launch
2015-08-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: President Barack Obama set the stage on Sunday for the release of the nation's most ambitious environmental regulation in decades -- a crackdown on power plants' greenhouse gas emissions that the administration hopes will put the U.S. in striking distance of achieving a global agreement to combat climate change. The new rules and a package of incentives that Obama will announce on Monday are poised to reshape the energy industry for the coming decades, pushing states to shun coal and instead turn...
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Obama administration seeks Latino help fight climate change
2015-07-11 02:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salt Lake Tribune: Latinos should join the Obama administration's fight against global warming because they are among those it hurts the most, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said Friday in a Salt Lake City speech. She especially sought Latino support for a proposed rule that McCarthy vowed to put in place later this year that would require a 30 percent reduction in carbon emissions from the nation's power plants by 2030. Sen. Orrin Hatch and Rep. Chris Stewart, both R-Utah, have said...
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Obama: Good job addressing climate change, Florida Keys
2015-07-04 16:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Florida Keys Keynoter: The return address on a letter commending Monroe County for its climate-change efforts raised eyebrows. "To get that fancy envelope with 'The White House' stamped on it -- that doesn't happen every day," County Administrator Roman Gastesi said Wednesday. "Congratulations on your selection as a White House Climate Action Champion," says the letter signed by President Obama and addressed to county Mayor Danny Kolhage. "As we face the growing threat of extreme weather and climate change, we must...
Climate top item for Obama sit-down with Brazil leader
2015-06-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The issue of climate change and steps to slow its progress are expected to dominate the agenda when President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff meet at the White House, but the leaders will also be striving to show they've smoothed things over following revelations that Brazil was a target of American spy programs. Rousseff arrives at the White House on Monday for dinner with Obama. They meet again Tuesday for more formal talks and a joint White House news conference. "I would...
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