Obama Global Warming

Congress Passes a Budget That Invests in International Efforts to Curb Global Warming (But Still Not Enough)

Jake Schmidt | Posted 06.19.2011

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The long drama of whether or not the US Congress would invest in international efforts to curb global warming pollution or gut these investments is finally over. There is good, OK and bad news.

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For Young Environmental Activists, Obama's Now The One To Pressure

Tribune | Peter Nicholas | Posted 06.17.2011

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Thousands of college students and idealistic young voters came in this weekend to learn organizing techniques aimed at pushing the country toward rene...

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Obama Drops Cap-And-Trade, Just "One Way Of Skinning That Cat"

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he will look for ways to control global warming other than placing a ceiling on greenhouse ga...

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We're Hot as Hell and We're Not Going to Take It Anymore

Bill McKibben | Posted 05.25.2011

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For many years, the lobbying fight for climate legislation on Capitol Hill has been led by a collection of the most corporate and moderate environmental groups. The result: total defeat, no moral victories. The time has come to get mad, and then to get busy.

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Obama's July 3rd Weekly Address Fittingly Focuses on Clean Energy

Kevin Grandia | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama used the occasion of his most recent weekly address to announce that the Department of Energy would make a $2 billion investment in two new massive solar energy projects.

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Think Again: A Hard Week on the Planet

Eric Alterman | Posted 02.18.2010

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The climate is not cooling, but environmentalists are when it comes to their hopes for an environmental presidency.

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Climategate Is a Smokescreen

Devra Davis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amidst the stolen email hoopla, one thing remains resoundingly clear: the manufactured scandal is part of a decades-long effort by special interests to discredit the work of climate scientists.

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Obama Hobbled By Congress In Fight Against Global Warming

The New York Times | John M. Broder | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama came into office pledging to end eight years of American inaction on climate change under President George W. Bush, and all year he ha...

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Where Science and Politics Intersect: Time to Win in Congress on Climate Change

Margie Alt | Posted 05.25.2011

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We have precious little time to deal with global warming before global warming deals with us. And the Senate Environment and Public Works bill is actually a good beginning.

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Add a Gigawatt a Day to Keep the Climate Crisis at Bay

Steve Kirsch | Posted 05.25.2011

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If we think we're going to make the goal from solar, wind, and other renewables alone, we must be smoking something. Every clean power technology, including nuclear, has to play a role.

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Obama Defeats Global Warming in Chicago

Meathead | Posted 05.25.2011

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We cannot overlook the one thing Obama has already accomplished for his home town in the seven short months since taking the oath of office. It is his crowning achievement.

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Obama, G8 Leaders Agree On Climate Target

AP | COLLEEN BARRY and JANE WARDELL | Posted 05.25.2011

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L'AQULA, Italy — Britain and the United States may see room for more stimulus. Germany is worried that it has done too much already. The leader...

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Obama White House Not Challenging EPA; AP Gets It Wrong

Grist.org | Posted 05.25.2011

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The AP has what looks like a blockbuster story today: "White House memo challenges EPA finding on warming." The Obama White House bashing the EPA proc...

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Time for Passion and Strategy on Climate Change

Michael Franti | Posted 05.25.2011

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If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources like water and farm land.

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Luddites Live On

Lance Simmens | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Boehner's job is to advance policies that will make a positive difference for all Americans, not to pander to the Luddites who are fearful of new technologies and scientific development.

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McCain Slams Obama Global Warming Plan

AZ Central | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. John McCain blasted President Barack Obama's global-warming plan Tuesday, saying it would hurt an already battered economy by raising energy cost...

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Obama Global Warming Plan Involves Cooling Air

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Tinkering with Earth's climate to chill runaway global warming _ a radical idea once dismissed out of hand _ is being discussed by ...

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Canada Thinks It Can Sell George W's Climate Plan to President Obama

Kevin Grandia | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama and his team see right through Canada's weak, ineffectual climate plan. After all it's pretty much the plan set out by former President George W. Bush.

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Phasing Out of Transition and Into the Book Business

Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leaving transition work, I find myself a lot more hopeful about generally progressive policy coming out of the Obama administration than some of my friends in the progressive blogosphere.

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Obama's Global Warming Challenge: It's A Ticking Time Bomb

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — When Bill Clinton took office in 1993, global warming was a slow-moving environmental problem that was easy to ignore. Now it is a ...

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Obama Promises Climate Change Leadership At Summit (VIDEO)

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Calling climate change an urgent challenge, President-elect Barack Obama promised Tuesday that Washington would take a leading role...

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Obama Triggers First Environmental Dividend

James Hoggan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. wind has obviously shifted and leading Democrats have been increasingly critical of higher-carbon sources of crude oil.

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Obama: "We Can't Solve Global Warming Because I F---ing Changed Light Bulbs In My House"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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While most of Newsweek's behind-the-scenes Special Election Project reporting reveals serious campaign issues on both sides, there's one funny moment ...

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Behind The Scenes: Newsweek On McCain In The Dark, Obama Threats, And More

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Newsweek has released highlights of its Special Election Project, which allowed reporters to gather behind-the-scenes information on the presidential ...

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Why Biden is Such an Important Pick for the Climate

Joseph Romm | Posted 05.25.2011

It has become increasingly clear that achieving a serious, binding international emissions treaty is even more politically implausible a task than passing serious, binding domestic legislation.

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