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PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

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The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a letter to President Obama describing six key components the advisory group believes should be central to the Administration’s strategy for addressing climate change. —PCAST letter to the President. The six key components are: 1.

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Obama Switches Schedule, Will Attend Final Copenhagen Negotiations

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Obama, who was one of the last heads of state from a major emitter country to confirm attendance in Copenhagen, had originally planned to attend an early session, leaving final negotiations to Cabinet officials as well as negotiators from the State Department.

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Climate Change #Liar-Deniers Are The New Racists

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They hold President Obama in even lower esteem and yeah, being black has a whole lot to do about it. Filed under: carbon producers , citizen volunteer , climate change , environment , fossil fuels , hate mongering Tagged: #LiarDenier , 350.org org , Bill McKibben , climate , Do the Math , environment , politics , science.

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Get Your Monkeywrenches Ready! Politicians Beg For Climate Change Wake Up Call

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on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 to unfurl a banner that challenges President Obama to show leadership on global warming. Obama is at the G8 meeting in Italy to discuss the global warming crisis with other world leaders. A federal prosecutor says a dozen people were taken into custody on Wednesday after the incident. House last month.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Earlier post.).

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President Obama establishes Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, issues executive order

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President Obama today established a Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience to advise the Administration on how the Federal Government can respond to the needs of communities nationwide that are dealing with the impacts of climate change. Executive Order.

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Obama and Harper Establish US-Canada Clean Energy Dialog

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The two leaders discussed practical ways the United States and Canada could encourage the development of clean energy technologies to reduce greenhouse gases and combat climate change. What we’ve heard during the last couple of days from President Obama is he’s clearly speaking Alberta’s language,” Stelmach added.

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