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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 sets goal of reducing US oil imports by 1/3 by 2025; domestic and Western Hemisphere production, natural gas, biofuels, electric vehicles, fleet purchases

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Obama was delivering a speech on energy policy at Georgetown University. Meeting the goal of cutting US oil dependence depends largely on two things, Obama said: finding and producing more oil at home, and reducing dependence on oil with cleaner alternative fuels and greater efficiency. —President Obama.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Hackathons are events that bring together coders, data scientists, topic experts, and interested members of the public to discover insights and develop new solutions. The event will take place in concord with the release of anonymized data on EV charging stations to the research and software development community. Con Edison.

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Nebraska Governor approves revised Keystone XL pipeline route through state

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The governor sent a letter to President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton, notifying them of the accepted Nebraska route. In the event of a spill, appropriate authorities would have timely access to product characteristics. Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman approved the revised route of the Keystone XL pipeline through his state.

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Will We Achieve Net-Zero Emissions By 2035? A National Clean Electricity Standard Could Be Key

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Ironically, Governor Abbott targeted renewable energy just as The New York Times was writing that Texas’ grid trouble is a sign of disruption to come as climate change induces more and more extreme weather events. Frozen natural gas pipes in Texas. Credit: The Texas Tribune. But how can we get there?

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Lillian Light Is No Lightweight - The Environmental Lioness of the South Bay is Fired Up, Ready To Go!

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That was our first Earth Day event which we called “Saving Spaceship Earth.&# In October of that same year we offered the forum, “Nuclear Threats Haunt America Today.&#. I agree, but I can see where you could get in political hot water with that. We got in a lot of trouble for that. True, they are all related.

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The Greenius Goes Into Overdrive

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That’s right my friends, while others are cutting back, downsizing, slowing down and pulling back, your Creative Greenius is not only Ready to Go, I’m already going, baby, and I’m moving at Obama speed. It’s the environment – the sun, the air, the water, the land. Geoff Dolan, City Manager of Manhattan Beach.

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