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Obama to Congress: Act on climate change or I will
2013-02-13 03:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama is telling Congress that he will take action to combat climate change if lawmakers don't do it themselves. In his State of the Union address Tuesday, the president said Congress should write legislation that would give polluters market-based incentives to reduce the emissions blamed for global warming. He said if lawmakers don't do that, his administration will craft executive actions that would cut pollution, help get communities ready for the effects of climate change...
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Obama urged to emphasize climate plans in state of the union address
2013-02-12 17:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Environmental groups in the US expect that Barack Obama will use his state of the union address to re-set the politics of climate change. In a soaring inaugural speech, Obama defined the climate crisis as a moral issue for the generations. For his follow-up act, the president must persuade Americans that climate change is a clear and present threat to their daily lives and their livelihoods, requiring action now, said Paul Bledsoe, who directed the White House climate change taskforce under Bill...
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Activists press Obama on climate change
2013-02-12 06:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News24: Activists are stepping up pressure on US President Barack Obama to issue concrete plans to battle climate change, with a major rally planned in Washington following his annual address to Congress. More than 100 groups are planning what they hope will be the largest rally in the US on climate change, with organisers saying that tens of thousands will descend on the National Mall with buses coming from 28 states. The demonstration comes after the US in 2012 experienced record high temperatures,...
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Alec Baldwin, Morgan Freeman Press Obama to Fight Climate Change
2013-02-12 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: Actors Alec Baldwin and Morgan Freeman are among the stars warning President Obama that his legacy will rest on what he does to stop climate change. In an advertisement that ran Monday in Beltway publications, the stars call on Obama to exercise the strongest resolve in fighting the climate crisis on every front. Your legacy as 44th President of the United States rests firmly on your leadership on climate disruption. Only the president has the power to lead an effort on the scale and with the...
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Celebs to Obama: Prioritize climate change
2013-02-11 16:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: A group of celebrities are pushing for President Barack Obama to do more to address climate change over the next four years. Alec Baldwin, Morgan Freeman, Susan Sarandon and Woody Harrelson are among the stars who've signed a letter published Monday by the Sierra Club asking Obama to prioritize the issue. The letter says: Dear President Barack Obama, Your legacy as 44th president of the United States rests firmly on your leadership on climate disruption. Only the president has the power to...
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