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Obama warns of climate change in Yosemite Park remarks
2016-06-18 20:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: President Obama warned of the effects of climate change in remarks from Sentinel Bridge at Yosemite National Park on Saturday. Obama touted the National Park System, saying its a true expression of our democracy and is something we have in common, something we share. The president touted the Every Kind in a Park initiative, launched early last year to help elementary-school children visit national parks for free, while interacting with a crowd of children. "We want to make sure that...
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Obama: Climate change biggest threat to U.S. national parks
2016-06-18 16:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama says climate change is the biggest threat to U.S. national parks. Obama says meadows are already drying out at Yosemite National Park in California, where he spoke Saturday after spending the night in the park with his wife, Michelle, and daughters Malia and Sasha. He adds that a rabbit-like animal known as a pika is being forced further upslope in Yosemite to escape warming temperatures. Obama and his family are spending the weekend at Yosemite after touring an underground...
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Obama says climate change already damaging national parks
2016-06-18 15:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama said Saturday that climate change is already damaging America's national parks, with rising temperatures causing Yosemite's meadows to dry out and raising the prospect of a glacier preserve without its glaciers someday. "Make no mistake. Climate change is no longer just a threat. It's already a reality," Obama said from a podium, with Yosemite Falls, one of the world's tallest at 2,425 feet, as a backdrop. At the California park, where Obama was spending the weekend with...
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Watch Obama slow jam his climate legacy
2016-06-10 11:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: President Obama slow jammed his accomplishments on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday. His efforts on climate change and renewables got some special love: "The United States has been a leader in developing clean energy to ensure the health of our planet for future generations," Obama jammed. And then, after listing other achievements: "In short, climate change is real, health care is affordable, and love is love." But some climate hawks might not appreciate the fact that Obama...
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Obama and India's Modi promise deals on climate change and energy
2016-06-08 00:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The leaders of India and the United States vowed Tuesday to ratify the Paris climate accord this year, pledged to nail down terms for limiting a potent greenhouse gas used as a refrigerant in air conditioners, and set a one-year deadline for concluding a deal for six commercial nuclear power plants. But the two sides provided few specifics about how they would achieve those goals beyond saying that President Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who were meeting at the White House, share the...
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