politico.com - 10/23/2009
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Politico: A climate change bill will get top billing Friday with a critical meeting among Democratic leaders to set a timeline for debate, a major speech by President Barack Obama and release of a crucial impact study by the Environmental Protection Agency. Massachusetts Democratic Sen. John ...
nytimes.com - 10/21/2009
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nytimes.com —
President Obama will try to push the Senate
climate bill forward Friday with an energy-themed speech at...
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, just days before the start of a marathon series of hearings featuring testimony from top administration ...
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Obama to Give Senate Climate Bill a Push With MIT Speech
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Energy and Global Warming News for October 23: New poll finds climate action support; Chamber accelerates lobbying
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... This means what was already a heroic (and to many, impossible) target has become mind-boggling. Reaching 350 ppm would require a 97 percent reduction in emissions, entailing a complete conversion to renewable energy systems by mid-century, with the world economy virtually free of carbon emissions. Such a goal is far more demanding than any of the leading policy proposals under discussion.
Game over?
No. It’s just time to rethink what is possible.
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