President Obama’s weekly remarks Hi everybody. Wednesday is Earth Day, a day to appreciate and protect this precious planet we call home. And today, there’s no greater threat to our planet than climate change. 2014 was the planet’s warmest year on record. Fourteen of the 15 hottest years on record have all fallen in the … Continue reading Barack Obama: “Climate Change Can No Longer Be Denied or Ignored”
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Obama offers Caribbean US support for wind energy
US President Barack Obama has offered to extend America’s support for the development of low-carbon energy resources in the Caribbean. He made the announcement during his visit to Jamaica on Thursday. Obama addressed a meeting with Caribbean Community, or Caricom, a coalition of the region’s nations, during the visit. Caribbean Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz … Continue reading Obama offers Caribbean US support for wind energy
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‘America is No. 1 in wind energy,’ Obama says
“We believed we could reduce our dependence on foreign oil and protect our planet,” he said. “And today, America is No. 1 in oil and gas. America is No. 1 in wind power. Every three weeks, we bring online as much solar power as we did in all of 2008.” President Barack Obama … Continue reading ‘America is No. 1 in wind energy,’ Obama says
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Obama plans to apply carbon emission cap on power plants
In his most sweeping effort to date to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change, the Obama administration will unveil a new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday limiting the amount of carbon pollution from coal power plants. The rule will impose a cap on the level of emissions existing power plants are … Continue reading Obama plans to apply carbon emission cap on power plants
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Barack Obama swipes at Mitt Romney over climate change
The president Obama he would continue to invest in wind power and solar energy if he wins a second term, because the threat of climate change was real. President Obama, often shy of turning climate change into a marquee campaign issue, last night made a full-throated endorsement of climate action, calling out Governor Romney and … Continue reading Barack Obama swipes at Mitt Romney over climate change
Continue readingElectric vehicles Nissan Leaf gets its first U.S. sale
The first person in the United States who ordered an all-electric, lithium ion batteries powered Nissan Leaf electric car will be the first to get one.
Continue readingObama irá a Copenhague y ofrece reducir en un 17% las emisiones
El presidente de EE UU, Barack Obama, ofrecerá durante la próxima cumbre de cambio climático en Copenhague reducir las emisiones contaminantes de su país en un 17 por ciento para 2020 respecto a los niveles del 2005.
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