Tag: Barack Obama - Page 7
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Memo to Obama: Denying the Keystone XL is Good Politics
Speculation is once again percolating over whether Obama will approve or deny the Keystone XL, now that he has about a month and a half before he must make a decision.
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What if Obama Loses in 2012?
What if Obama Loses in 2012? Washington Monthly asks some experts to weigh-in.
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Elizabeth Kolbert on Climate Denier Politicians and Why Extreme Weather is the New Norm (Podcast)
The New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert on global warming science and Republican climate denial.
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Environmentalists Should Learn from Gay Rights Activists
Gay rights activists have been publicly challenging Republican Presidential candidates on their issues. Here's why the environmental movement should do the same.
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Senate Approves Fast-Tracking Keystone XL Decision - Will It Actually Doom The Project?
In forcing the White House's and State Department's hand, GOP backers of Keystone XL may actually push Obama into having to reject the controversial tar sands pipeline for good.
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'Red Alert': Obama May Cave on Keystone XL, Speed Approval of Tar Sands Pipeline
Insiders fear that President Obama is on the verge of making a brutal compromise with the GOP that would allow the 1,700 mile tar sands pipeline to be built across the heart of the nation.
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Obama Announces $4 Billion Initiative to Upgrade Energy Efficiency of Nation's Buildings
Bill Clinton joins the president in launching a new private-public initiative that will create tens of thousands of jobs and drastically lower energy costs.
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Obama's Compromises on the Environment are as Destructive as Bush's Ignorance
Hell-bent on being seen as a great compromiser, Obama has weakened just as many environmental protections as Bush.
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Obama Administration Just As Bad On Environment As Bush, Says New Report
"Tucked in a corner of the Old Executive Office Building, an obscure group of some three dozen economists exerts extraordinary power over federal rules intended to protect public health, worker and consumer safety, and the environment."
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Will Loopholes in Obama’s Much-Heralded Fuel Standards Bring Back SUVs?
The Union of Concerned Scientists worries that there might be some perverse incentives for automakers to return to the Hummer.
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Obama: "Climate Change Cannot be Denied" (Video)
Barack Obama finally lays down the law on climate change ... in Australia.
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Obama Delays Keystone XL Decision for 12-18 Months, Pipeline's Future in Doubt
In a major victory for the environmental movement, the Obama administration has announced that the State Dept will be re-reviewing the proposal and considering alternate routes for the controversial pipeline.
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Obama May Create High Tech Tool-Lending Library at NASA
To save money, time, and resources, Obama is considering a plan to create a tool lending library -- at NASA.
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10,000 Tar Sands Protesters Expected to Join Hands, Encircle White House
This weekend, Obama's home will literally be surrounded. Thousands of Americans are expected to join together to call on the president to stop the Keystone XL.
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Did Obama Just Reveal He Might Delay or Deny the Keystone XL Pipeline? (Video)
In a recent interview, Obama discusses the pros and cons of Keystone XL, leading to wild speculation as to whether he's leaning towards approving or denying it.
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Nebraska Legislature to Consider Rerouting Keystone XL Pipeline
The governor of Nebraska announced that he will call a special legislative session to consider challenging the route of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
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Senator Harry Reid Opposes Keystone XL Pipeline - Says We Should Be Investing in Clean Energy Jobs Instead
Reid calls for investing in "job-creating clean energy projects...rather that increasing out dependency on unsustainable supplies of dirty and polluting oil."
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Tar Sands Activists & Former Obama Organizers Demand President Reject Keystone XL Pipeline
Anti-fracking and tar sands activists, many of them self-described as organizers for Barack Obama in his first presidential campaign, are taking the President to task over his campaign promises about ending the tyranny of fossil fuels.
