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Obama Administration releases implementation plan for the National Strategy for the Arctic Region

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The Obama Administration released the Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for the Arctic Region , itself released in May 2013.

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US and Mexico sign agreement for development of transboundary oil and gas resources in Gulf of Mexico; access to nearly 1.5M acres of US Outer Continental Shelf

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The US and Mexico have signed an agreement on the exploration and development of oil and natural gas reservoirs along the United States’ and Mexico’s maritime boundary in the Gulf of Mexico. As a result of this Transboundary Agreement—which Presidents Obama and Calderon had committed in 2010 to reaching—nearly 1.5

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US-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement enacted as part of the budget act

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The US-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement, which establishes a framework for US offshore oil and gas companies and Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) jointly to develop transboundary reservoirs ( earlier post ), was enacted today as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act ( H.J.Res.59 59 ) which President Obama signed into law.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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2 ] Rasmussen’s “one agreement, two steps” plan was quickly endorsed by US President Obama, as well as Australia’s Prime Minister Rudd and Russia’s President Medvedev, all of whom were present at the APEC summit. “ Bretton Woods plus Yalta, multiplied by Reykjavik. United States.

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GM's New Plan: Fewer Jobs, More Chevy Volt - Environmental Capital - WSJ

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News Heard on the Street Obamas First 100 Days Weekend Europe WSJ. Please comply with our guidelines. The way Obama and the radical left who have highjacked congress are going, we will not doubt have a gasoline and energy crisis before Obama’s 1st term ends. Buzz facebook MySpace Digg del.icio.us

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EPA proposes repeal of Obama Clean Power Plan

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Released in 2015 by the Obama Administration EPA, the CPP established the first national standards to limit CO 2 emissions from fossil-fuel-fired power plants (Electric Generating Units, EGUs), with a target of a 32% reduction against a 2005 baseline by 2030. Earlier post.). Comments should be identified by Docket ID No.

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