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Obama to Issue Order on Climate Resiliency as Admin. Continues Efforts Cut GHGs
2013-11-01 12:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: White House aides said President Obama would sign an executive order on Friday morning directing federal agencies to make it easier for states and communities to build resilience against storms, droughts and other weather extremes. For instance, when federal money is being spent on projects like roads, bridges, flood control and many others, the plan would encourage greater attention to the likely climate conditions of the future, which might require making the structures stronger or larger. "All...
Obama Former Climate Czar Predicts President Will Reject Keystone XL
2013-10-25 17:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Former White House energy and climate czar Carol Browner on Thursday predicted President Obama will say no to building the controversial Keystone XL oil sands pipeline. "Whether or not he will say no -- well, you know how the White House functions," Browner said at the liberal think tank Center for American Progress (CAP) anniversary meeting in Washington. "At the end of the day he is going to say no but there will be some more twists and turns before we get there." Browner is now a senior...
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Obama climate change adviser is leaving
2013-10-08 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: President Obama is losing his top adviser on energy and climate change issues. Heather Zichal plans to step down in the next few weeks after five years in the administration. A replacement for Zichal, the deputy assistant to the president for energy and climate change, has not been named. From Reuters: "Zichal, 37, has advised Obama since his 2008 presidential campaign and helped shape the administration's policies to curb greenhouse gas emissions blamed for contributing to global warming....
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Vitter asks Obama for federal witnesses at climate change hearing
2013-10-07 18:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee wants Obama administration officials to testify about the presidents climate action plan. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) on Monday sent a letter to the White House asking Obama to push the committee to hear from environmental regulators at an upcoming hearing on the impacts of climate change. As your Climate Action Plan sets in motion a litany of new actions with significant economic implications, those in your Administration...
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Climate Change Insurance: Scientists Call on President Obama to Protect Public Forests
2013-09-28 21:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Scientists specializing in forest ecosystems and climate change called on President Obama today to protect public forests from logging and development in efforts to forestall global warming and compliment the presidents recent proposal for tighter restrictions on coal-fired power plants. New forest inventories show that the nation's forests absorb nearly one-quarter of our greenhouse gas pollutants if left undisturbed. In contrast, logging releases most of the carbon stored as carbon dioxide,...
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