guardian.co.uk - 1/16/2009
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The document released by the White House to commemorate George Bush's exit from the most powerful job on the planet describes a president who spent much of the last eight years as a careful steward of the planet. "Throughout his administration, President Bush made protecting the environment ...
climateprogress.org - 1/21/2009
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climateprogress.org —
In one of his first acts, Obama, through
his chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, “ordered a halt...
to all pending federal regulations until the new White House team conducts a legal and policy review of the last-minute Bush administration rules,” ...
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Obama halts Bush’s final rules
supereco.com - 1/22/2009
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supereco.com —
President Barack Obama has put the brakes on
all new and pending rules hustled through by former...
President George Bush. In a memo from Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Obama directed that “…no proposed or final regulation should be ...
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Breaking News: Obama calls full stop to Bush rules
huffingtonpost.com - 1/19/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
We've run a lot of stories lately about
midnight regulations -- laws that President Bush and his...
administration are slipping in before the end of his term that affect the environment, for the most part negatively. Be they handouts, auctions or easing ...
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8 Years Of Bush And The Environment (TIMELINE)
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Focus on Focus Earth: Bush's Environmental Record
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... At the same time, he opposed restrictions on the Navy's use of sonar which is widely thought to lead to the stranding and death of whales. Most environmentalists look at other, less conflicted, issues when judging the administration's record. Pointing to limits of the endangered species list and reduced restrictions and regulations on everything from toxic waste to air and carbon pollution , they say that the best eight years looked more like " the worst of times" than the best. Planet Green NGO partner NRDC has assembled an ...
Throbgoblins: Ursine Defectory Patterns
Celsias Expert Articles —
... . George Bush and his entire administration totally failed to get a grip on any of the science that came their way in eight years, and we have the ...
Energy and Emissions Top Obama's Green Tasklist
Worldchanging: Bright Green —
... expected of the man who was the most strongly environmental contender for the White House in US history? On the campaign trail, Obama supported a 15% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and 80% by 2050. He embraced the goal of obtaining 10% of America's electricity from renewable resources by 2012, and 25% by 2025. Environmentalists see that translating into results almost immediately after Obama is sworn in with a number of executive orders overturning some of the most controversial decisions by George Bush . These could include: • Directing the ...
Stern: Climate change deniers are 'flat-earthers'
Ecoearth.info Blog —
... the impact of climate change". His comments will be bolstered this week by President Barack Obama's directive that American government agencies should pick advisers based on expertise, not political ideology. The move was hailed by scientists who felt the previous administration had filled agencies with supporters who shared George Bush's scepticism about climate change. In 2007 a US committee on oversight and government reform published a report documenting systematic efforts "to censor climate scientists by controlling their access to the press and editing testimony to Congress" ...
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washingtontimes.com 5/5/2009 — Washington Times: The Navajo Nation plans to earn $50 million annually by building a coal-fired power plant on its New Mexico reservation. But its plans hit a snag earlier this week, when the Environmental Protection Agency, citing air pollution ...
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goodbye, G.W. - hello green
alternativeconsumer.com 1/16/2009 — The great, global warming ‘denier’ is hanging up his spurs.
George Bush is heading back to the ranch to break out the brush cutters, chainsaw and bass rod - oil companies and defense contractors should start fast-tracking a purchase order ...
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