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Obama pushes health benefits climate plan to cut power plant emissions
2014-05-31 07:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama talked up the health benefits of his climate plan on Saturday, saying cuts to carbon pollution would reduce asthma attacks by 100,000 and heart attacks by 2,100 just in the first year. The president, speaking in his weekly address, said cutting carbon pollution from the country's power plants would avoid a growing health threat to the most vulnerable Americans, children and the elderly. We dont have to choose between the health of our economy and the health of our children,...
Obama Views Climate Change As Part Legacy
2014-05-14 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: President Barack Obama views addressing the problem of climate change as a key part of his legacy and remains staunchly committed to implementing as much of his climate action plan as possible prior to leaving office, a senior aide said May 13. John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, told the Association of Climate Change Officers' Climate Strategies Forum that Obama receives weekly written updates and biweekly oral presentations about the implementation...
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Obama talks climate with TV weathercasters
2014-05-07 18:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Americans love their TV weather reports - and they trust their TV weather reporters, more than they trust most other journalists. So when the Obama administration published a huge climate assessment on Tuesday, it turned to these trusted figures to help get the word out. Eight local and national weathercasters were invited to the White House to interview the president about the new climate report. "This is a problem that is affecting Americans right now," Obama told Al Roker of the Today show....
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Obama climate rules can't wait 'til after election
2014-05-07 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated press: Within weeks, President Barack Obama's administration is set to unveil unprecedented emissions limits on power plants across the U.S., much to the dismay of many Democratic candidates who are running for election in energy-producing states. Fearful of a political backlash, they wish their fellow Democrat in the White House would hold off until after the voting. But Obama can't wait that long. Unlike the Keystone XL oil pipeline, whose review the administration has delayed, probably until after...
New government report shows US climate already changing as Obama appeals directly to people
2014-05-07 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bellona: In a major overture of environmental engagement, the Obama White House last evening rolled out trenchant scientific findings that climate change is already impacting every corner of the country from oyster farmers in Washington State to cattle farmers in Oklahoma to maple syrup producers in Vermont, and said that urgent action is needed. The new climate findings, which are heavily touted on the White House website, and which sent President Barack Obama himself on a national media extravaganza,...
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