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Obama appoints new energy and climate change advisor
2013-11-08 22:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Dan Utech, a long-time Washington insider, has been named as President Obama's new advisor on energy and climate change, a White House official said. Utech came to the Obama administration in 2010 and currently serves as the White House deputy director for climate. He will replace the departing energy and climate advisor, Heather Zichal, whose last day is Friday. For the last 3 1/2 years, Utech has played a significant role in developing and implementing much of the President's energy and climate...
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Obama issues order to combat climate change
2013-11-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
McClatchy: President Barack Obama issued a series of steps Friday to help the nation combat global warming, an issue that may reignite partisan battle lines in Washington. Obama signed an executive order directing agencies to help make it easier for states and localities to fight storms, droughts and heatwaves, creating a task force to advise the government and requiring better coordination on the federal level. The task force is comprimised of eight governors, 16 local officials and two tribal representatives....
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Obama takes control of climate change policies with executive order that will bypass Congress
2013-11-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Obama used his executive powers on Friday to create a 'Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience.' Obama's plan would be put in place through executive order, bypassing Congress, which has stalemated over climate legislation in recent years. A year after Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast, the President signed the order which is designed to make it easier for states and local governments to respond to weather disasters. Trick or treat? President Barack Obama and...
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Obama Administration Takes Action on Climate Resilience
2013-11-01 22:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: President Obama issued an Executive Order on Friday establishing a new task force that will work to make U.S. communities more resilient to change-related impacts, such as heavy precipitation events, more frequent coastal flooding, and more severe and longer lasting heat waves. The Executive Order enshrines the climate change buzzword of the post-Hurricane Sandy era -- "resilience' -- into the language of the federal bureaucracy by directing agencies to work with state, local, and tribal leaders...
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President Obama establishes Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, issues executive order
2013-11-01 19:30:27| Green Car Congress
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