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U.S. Environment Agency Releases First Climate Adaptation Plan
Posted by Inter Press Service: Carey L. Biron on February 12th, 2013
Inter Press Service: For the first time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has publicly released a draft plan on how the department's programmes will adapt to global warming, in a move that could lay additional groundwork for important new emissions rulemaking the agency may announce in coming months.
Obama is being urged to set new carbon standards on U.S. power plants, cutting their greenhouse gas emissions by at least a quarter by 2020. Credit: public domain
The EPA is tasked with oversight of the...
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Hurricane Sandy Survivors Demand Climate Change Action From Obama
Posted by Huffington Post: Will Wrigley on February 12th, 2013
Huffington Post: Hurricane Sandy survivors and environmental advocates met in front of the White House on Monday to demand action from President Barack Obama on climate change ahead of his State of the Union address.
"We're here to deliver over 280,000 signatures to President Obama asking for climate action now," said Brad Johnson, campaign manager for the environmental group Forecast the Facts, which, along with 350.org, CREDO and Moms Clean Air Force, helped gather signatures and put together the demonstration....