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President Obama ordered the first-ever federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants today, as part of a broad-based climate change initiative…
Read Full Article: “Obama Acts on Climate Promise,” by NRDC
Obama Outlines Ambitious Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases, The New York Times
For our future, today can’t be Obama’s final Act On Climate, by Greenpeace
This afternoon at Georgetown University, President Obama plans to announce a series of “steady, responsible steps” to tackle climate change. It appears that the President will finally begin to make good on his climate promises, but to truly meet his obligation to future generations, this must be the foundation – not the final act – of his climate legacy.
The current Congress has made it clear that it will be on the wrong side of history, so it is absolutely vital for the president to use his authority to reduce power plant pollution, move forward with renewable energy projects on public lands and increase energy efficiency.
What the president will propose today is just a part of what it’s possible to do without Congress, and to solve the climate crisis, the solutions will have to be equal to or greater than the problem…
