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Joint Press Statement by President Obama and President Hu of China

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:10:19 +0000

12:37 P.M. CST PRESIDENT HU: (As translated.) Your Excellency President Obama, and dear friends from the news media, ladies and gentlemen: I'm very happy to meet our friends from the press and media. To begin with, I would like to extend on behalf of the Chinese ...

Grist - the Latest from Grist found this 2 days ago on whitehouse.gov

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A Dim View of U.S.-China Electric Car Plan

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:12:33 +0000

A specialist in energy and transportation says China needs efficient cities more than efficient cars.

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Government bailout does not mean EV mandates for GM, Chrysler

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:04:00 +0000

Dodge Circuit - Click above for high-res image gallery GM and Chrysler may have gotten government help totaling almost $40 billion, but that money does not come with strings attached demanding that the two companies build electric or high-mpg cars. Government task force head Ron Bloom ...

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The Associated Press: Obama: Rally the world for climate deal next month

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:01:18 +0000

2 days ago BEIJING President Barack Obama, with China's leader at his side, lifted his sights Tuesday for a broad interim accord at next month's climate conference that he said will lead to immediate action and "rally the world" toward a solution on global warming. Obama and President Hu Jintao ...

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Copenhagen panic is premature

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:26:47 +0000

by Geoffrey Lean As resurrections go, it was a speedy one. On Monday, much of the world’s media declared that the chances of a worthwhile deal being reached at next month’s international climate talks were as dead as the proverbial dodo. By Tuesday, however, the conjectured corpse ...

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World Leaders Put Off a Climate Change Treaty

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:04:45 +0000

Dressed to Impress President Barack Obama, center, stands with other APEC leaders for a group photograph following their evening dinner in Singapore.

It's Getting Hot In Here found this 4 days ago on time.com

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Obama from China on two-step proposal | adoptanegotiator.org

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:21:37 +0000

Posted on 17. Nov, 2009 by Ben Jervey in U.S.A. , bits From the press conference following his meeting with Hu Jintao:“Our aim there, in support of what Prime Minister Rasmussen of Denmark is trying to achieve, is not a partial accord or a political declaration, but rather an accord that covers ...

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Mr. President: Time to Quit Fibbing and Spinning

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:46:29 +0000

I’ll always knock on doors for Obama. But on the climate, we need more than rhetoric and excuses.

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Bill McKibben

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:46:29 +0000

Top Stories GM's Rainforest Racket In Brazil, people with some of the world's smallest carbon footprints are being displaced—so their forests can become offsets for SUVs. Mark Schapiro The Tea Party's Favorite Doctors They’re not just against health care reform. They think Obama ...

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President Obama delivers joint press statement with President Hu Jintao of China

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:01:02 +0000

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Climate Progress found this 3 days ago on washingtonpost.com

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Barack Obama and Hu Jintao aim to agree greenhouse gas targets

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:46:02 +0000

Statement by leaders of world's two biggest polluters could breathe new life into Copenhagen climate change talks The US and China, the world's two biggest polluters, today said they aimed to set targets for easing greenhouse gases emissions next month, potentially breathing new life into the ...

Energy Bulletin - found this 2 days ago on guardian.co.uk

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China and US poised to break new ground in green technology partnership

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:39:17 +0000

Barack Obama's trip to Beijing expected to yield cooperation on 'clean coal' and smart grids and rejuvenate stalling climate talks Barack Obama said the US and China will break new ground in their partnership on clean energy technology during a summit in Beijing tomorrow that will also seek ...

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STUDY: Cash for Clunkers helped Japanese way more than Detroit 3

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:02:00 +0000

While there is no question that Obama's Cash-for-Clunkers program accelerated vehicle sales this summer, a new report by the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute shows the big winners were from Japan, not Detroit. According to the study, nearly 85 percent of the ...

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Obama touches on economy, climate change in sweeping talks with Hu_English_Xinhua

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:50:05 +0000

BEIJING Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- United States President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he and Chinese President Hu Jintao had reached agreement on a range of issues, covering climate change, trade and nuclear non-proliferation. At a joint press conference with Hu at Beijing's Great Hall of the ...

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Copenhagen 'must produce targets'

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:49:41 +0000

BBC: Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen has said there must be firm pledges on greenhouse gas reductions at December's climate talks in Copenhagen. Mr Rasmussen said he wanted delegates to put "numbers on the table" and reach a "concrete and binding" agreement. The summit ...

It's Getting Hot In Here found this 3 days ago on news.bbc.co.uk

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WWF: Will President Obama Lead Our Country at the UN Climate Conference? (video)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:32:48 +0000

To urge the President to lead us in Copenhagen, at the UN Climate Summit, and outline what WWF would like to see in the agreement that we hope comes out of i...

Marc Gunther found this 10 days ago on youtube.com

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Climate change bill to backburner

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:53:09 +0000

Politico: An aggressive White House push on jobs and deficit reduction in 2010 may be yet another sign that climate-change legislation will stay on the back burner next year. "There is a growing chorus in the party that thinks we should be doing more to spur job creation and not necessarily ...

Ramsay Home found this 7 days ago on politico.com

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Copenhagen climate talks: US refusal to rush gives Obama time to get Senate onside

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:52:45 +0000

• Ratification of new treaty needs two-thirds majority • Delay could win big prize: bringing China on board Barack Obama's admission that next month's crucial climate talks in Copenhagen will not provide a legally binding treaty is the best thing – and the worst thing – the world needed to ...

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Recycled pictures of Michelle Obama and the Queen

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:10:12 +0000

Artist makes intricate images of celebrities out of recycled items.

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Frances Beinecke: Obama's Trip to China: a New Interest in Clean Energy and a New Spirit of Cooperation

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:19:49 +0000

As President Obama heads to China, it is important to recognize just how much has changed in the past year. For the first time ever, an American president is traveling to Beijing with the issue of climate change at the top of his agenda. This kind of focus would have been unthinkable during the Bush administration, but in the past 10 months, Obama has directed federal agencies and urged Congress to take real action on climate. But that is only half of the story. The long-held belief that China ...

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