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Obama Orders Oil and Gas Industry to Slash Methane Emissions, but There's a Catch
2015-01-14 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Takepart: President Obama is tackling climate change again. The White House announced its latest move on Wednesday, directing the nations oil and gas industry to cut methane emissions as much as 45 percent by 2025. The executive action is an important step in the fight to suppress global warming becausemethane emissions, while lower than carbon dioxide emissions, are over 25 times more powerful at trapping heat in the atmosphere. Environmentalists welcomed the announcement, but some suggested that the...
Obama facing rising pressure on Keystone oil pipeline
2015-01-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obama came under new pressure on Friday to make a decision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline as the Nebraska Supreme Court cleared the way for its construction through the state and the House passed a bill to approve the project. The House vote of 266 to 153 in favor of the pipeline sends the measure to the Senate, which is likely to pass the bill in the coming weeks. The Nebraska ruling eliminates Mr. Obamas chief reason for delaying his decision on whether the pipeline should be...
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Obama Protects Alaska's Bristol Bay From Oil and Gas Development
2014-12-17 18:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: President Obama yesterday announced protections for Bristol Bay, Alaska, one of the most productive fishing grounds in the nation, from future oil and gas development. The president's action is expected to benefit commercial fishermen and Native Alaskans and boost conservation efforts in the region, which is roughly the size of Florida. Noting that Bristol Bay is the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery and the source of 40 percent of U.S. wild-caught seafood a catch worth $2 billion annually...
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Obama Administration Proposes Stricter Rules for Crude Oil Trains to Halt Derailments
2014-07-23 18:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced details Wednesday of a proposal to make crude oil transportation safer, in a bid to prevent more derailments and the threats that accompany them. The proposal would phase out older DOT 111 tank cars that ship packing group I flammable liquids, a category that includes most Bakken crude oil. Retrofitting the tank cars to comply with new standards is the only way that wouldnt be phased out. Other elements of the proposal include braking controls,...
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Obama opens Eastern Seaboard to oil exploration
2014-07-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Obama administration is reopening the Eastern Seaboard to offshore oil and gas exploration, approving seismic surveys using sonic cannons that can pinpoint energy deposits deep beneath the ocean floor. Friday's announcement is the first real step toward what could be a transformation in coastal states, creating thousands of jobs to support a new energy infrastructure. But it dismayed environmentalists and people who owe their livelihoods to fisheries and tourism. The cannons create noise...
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