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"Obama Said to Put Personal Push Behind EPA Emission Rules" [1]

"U.S. President Barack Obama plans to personally unveil proposed carbon-emissions rules for power plants, elevating climate change policy as a top tier issue for his final two years in office, according to two people familiar with White House strategy."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Bloomberg [6], 05/15/2014
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"The Forgotten History Of Climate-Change Science" [7]

Science discovered the "greenhouse effect" back in the 1820s. Republicans and oil companies only started denying it very recently.

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Science [8]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NPR [9], 05/14/2014
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"Rocky Road for Canadian Oil" [10]

"CALGARY, Alberta — With TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline snarled in a regulatory and legal struggle south of the border, Canadian oil companies are proposing many new and expanded pipelines that would connect the oil sands fields with new markets in China and across the world."

Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Canada [13]
Source: NY Times [14], 05/14/2014
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John Oliver and Bill Nye Skewer Cable News Climate "Debates" [15]

"Instead of a one-on-one faceoff, 'Last Week Tonight' hosts one that is 97 against 3."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [16]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Mother Jones [17], 05/13/2014
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"Amid Pipeline and Climate Debate, Energy-Efficiency Bill Is Derailed" [18]

"WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill to encourage energy efficiency in buildings died in the Senate on Monday, derailed by the contentious debate over the Keystone XL pipeline and President Obama’s plans to issue new climate change regulations."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NY Times [19], 05/13/2014
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"More Than 1,000 Rally Against Northern Gateway Pipeline in Vancouver" [20]

"Weeks away from a decision from the federal government, more than 1,000 people turned up at Vancouver’s Sunset Beach Saturday to rally against the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [4]
Canada [13]
Source: Global News [21], 05/12/2014
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"Agreement Reached on $8.2B Waterways Bill" [22]

"Lawmakers in the House and Senate said Thursday evening that they have reached an agreement on an $8.2 billion bill to boost U.S. ports and waterways."

Environmental Politics [3]
Transportation [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: The Hill [25], 05/09/2014
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Wyoming 1st State To Reject Science Standards Over Climate Change [26]

"Wyoming, the nation's top coal-producing state, is the first to reject new K-12 science standards proposed by national education groups mainly because of global warming components."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Science [8]
Public [4]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [27]
Source: AP [28], 05/09/2014
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"What Happens When the White House Press Corps Seizes the Agenda?" [29]

"To get the public to move on climate change, President Obama won't just need to end-run Congress. He'll need to end-run his own press corps, too. A news analysis."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [16]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Daily Climate [30], 05/09/2014
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"Obama to Give Push on Climate" [31]

"President Obama will announce on Friday a handful of executive actions and private and nonprofit groups’ investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NY Times [32], 05/09/2014
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