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Obama gives unexpected nod to climate as second term priority
2013-01-21 21:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama said on Monday he will confront climate change in his second term in office, an unexpected vow that puts the politically charged issue among his domestic priorities alongside gun control and immigration reform. Linking climate change to devastating weather and fires, Obama said the country could grow its economy while protecting itself from the worst effects of a phenomenon scientists say is getting worse due to man-made pollutants. "We will respond to the threat of climate...
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Obama Takes Stand on Climate in Inaugural Speech
2013-01-21 20:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: President Barack Obama discussed the need to act on climate change in his inauguration address, highlighting previously stated intentions to make the issue a priority in his second term. In his speech, Obama tied failure to respond to climate change with a betrayal of future generations. "Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms," he said today (Jan. 21). "The path towards...
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Obama adds climate change to lengthy to-do list
2013-01-21 20:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: President Obama didn`t go into too many specifics during his second inaugural address on Monday. He didn`t even mention guns, for example. But one area where he was pretty emphatic was climate change. "We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations," Obama said. "Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more...
Obama: Action on climate change
2013-01-21 20:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: President Barack Obama promised in his inaugural speech to take on climate change in his second term, setting the stage for a series of bruising policy battles over energy, the environment and foreign affairs. Americans' obligations are not just to self, "but to all posterity,' Obama said. "We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.' Any efforts to push aggressive climate change measures through Congress...
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Obama talks about climate change and 'Stonewall' in an inaugural speech on new challenges
2013-01-21 19:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Capital: After renewing his oath of office on the steps of the Capitol, President Obama delivered a short inaugural address, built on a theme of shifting challenges facing the nation. "We have always understood that when times change, so must we," he said, looking out at thousands of spectators crowded onto the National Mall. "That fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges, that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action." The president...
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