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"Obama: Climate Deniers on a 'Shrinking Island'" [1]

"President Obama on Monday night took shots at those who deny climate change during his trip to Alaska, saying they are “on their own shrinking island.”"

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Science [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [7], 09/02/2015
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"Latvia, Greece Win Opt-Out From Monsanto GM Crop" [8]

"Monsanto said it would abide by Latvia's and Greece's requests under a new EU opt-out law to be excluded from its application to grow a genetically modified (GM) crop across the European Union, but accused them of ignoring science."

Agriculture [9]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [3]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Food [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Science [4]
Public [5]
International [14]
Source: Reuters [15], 09/01/2015
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Docs: Koch Industries Backed Effort to Undermine Renewable Energy in KS [16]

"Emails and financial documents released by the University of Kansas on Thursday reveal earmarked funding from Koch Industries to develop research used to lobby against the state renewable energy standard."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Intercept [19], 09/01/2015
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"Obama Makes Urgent Appeal in Alaska for Climate Change Action" [20]

"ANCHORAGE — President Obama on Monday issued a global call for urgent action to address climate change, declaring that the United States was partly to blame for what he called the defining challenge of the century and would rally the world to counter it."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NY Times [21], 09/01/2015
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"Green Group Poll: 'Overwhelming Majority' Backs Obama Climate Rule" [22]

"A survey commissioned by an environmental group found that 6 in 10 voters support President Obama’s landmark climate rule for power plants."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [23], 08/31/2015
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"Obama Will Restore Mt. McKinley's Name To Denali On Alaska Trip" [24]

"President Barack Obama on Monday will officially restore Denali as the name of North America's tallest mountain, siding with the state of Alaska in ending a 40-year battle over what to call a peak that has been known as Mount McKinley."

Environmental Politics [3]
Natural Resources [25]
Public [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
Source: Reuters [27], 08/31/2015
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"Obama’s Alaska Visit Puts Climate, Not Energy, in Forefront" [28]

"President Obama will travel to Alaska on Monday to call for urgent and aggressive action to tackle climate change, capitalizing on a poignant tableau of melting glaciers, crumbling permafrost and rising sea levels to illustrate the immediacy of an issue he hopes to make a central element of his legacy."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
Antarctica & Arctic [29]
Source: NY Times [30], 08/31/2015
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"High Hopes for Obama's Historic Visit To the 'Unraveling' Arctic" [31]

"In an effort to call attention to the present-day consequences of global warming, President Obama is soon to embark on a journey that no president has taken before. Not only will he set foot in the Alaskan Arctic, at the very edge of the state, but he will spend more time on the ground in Alaska than any president has ever done. Typically, Alaska is a refueling stop for Air Force One when traveling to and from Asia."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
Source: Mashable [32], 08/27/2015
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"Solyndra Lied To Get Loan Guarantee, Investigators Say" [33]

"Officials at solar power technology company Solyndra Inc. repeatedly gave false or misleading information to the Department of Energy (DOE) to get the loan guarantee that resulted in widespread condemnation of the Obama administration, an investigation found."

Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [34], 08/27/2015
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"Attorney Hounding Climate Scientists Covertly Funded By Coal Industry" [35]

"Christopher Horner, an attorney who claims that the earth is cooling, is known within the scientific community for hounding climate change researchers with relentless investigations and public ridicule, often deriding scientists as 'communists' and frauds. ... New court documents reveal one source of Horner’s funding: big coal."

Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [36]
Science [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Intercept [37], 08/26/2015
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