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100 Days and Counting: U.S. Climate Policy under Obama
theenergycollective.com - 4/30/2009
100 Days and Counting: U.S. Climate Policy under Obama
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Under the Bush administration, greenhouse-gas emission legislation was considered excessive regulation that could prove harmful to U.S. businesses. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under Bush, denied a request under the Clean Air Act to establish tail-pipe emission standards ...
Bill McKibben on Building A Climate Action Movement
e360.yale.edu - 4/23/2009
Bill McKibben on Building A Climate Action Movement
— e360.yale.edu — In an interview with Yale Environment 360, Bill McKibben explains why he’s now focused on organizing a... citizens movement around climate change — and why he believes this effort is critical for spurring world leaders into action. (more) Bill McKibben on Building A Climate Action Movement

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climateprogress.org - 4/26/2009
The Green FDR: Obama’s first 100 days make — and may remake — history
— climateprogress.org — The media just keeps missing — or messing up — the story of the century. Future historians... will inevitably judge all 21st-century presidents on just two issues: global warming and the clean energy transition. If the world doesn’t ... (more) The Green FDR: Obama’s first 100 days make — and may ...

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guardian.co.uk - 4/27/2009
US admits responsibility for emissions to bring big polluters together
— guardian.co.uk — Hillary Clinton offers admission to ease obstacles towards reaching agreement at climate change summit in Copenhagen The... Obama administration issued a mea culpa on America's role in causing climate change yesterday in a move to get the major world ... (more) US admits responsibility for emissions to bring big ...

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