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President-elect Obama promises “new chapter” on climate change
More than 600 climate change leaders from across the country and around the world convened in Los Angeles today for the opening sessions of the Global Climate Summit, a 2-day event arranged by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to break gridlock on the issue ahead of next month's United ...
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youtube.com — President-elect Obama recorded a message for the Global Climate Summit, promising "a new chapter of American leadership... on climate change." Learn ... (more) A New Chapter on Climate Change (video)
A Couple of Notes on Climate Change
qando.net — N ew satellite data : A new satellite predicts at least 23 years of global cooling Several... Canadian environmental scientists agree that the new Jason satellite indicates at least a 23-year cycle of global cooling ahead. This oceanographic satellite ... (more) A Couple of Notes on Climate Change
In Surprise Speech, Obama Promises Global Leadership On Climate Change
In Surprise Speech, Obama Promises Global Leadership On Climate Change
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Barack Obama is set to deliver a surprise speech via video to the bi-partisan Governors Global Climate... Summit in Los Angeles this morning. Obama's team sends out the speech video, which renews Obama's commitment to battling global warming and ... (more) In Surprise Speech, Obama Promises Global Leadership On ...
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Obama sends clear message on global warming
Political Animal — OBAMA SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE ON GLOBAL WARMING.... A two-day gathering called the Bi-Partisan Governors Global Climate Summit convened this morning in Los Angeles, and Barack Obama made an unexpected video presentation, vowing a "new chapter in American leadership on climate change." If you can't watch clips online, the Washington Post has ...

Josh Dorner: Obama Hits Green Homerun With Remarks to Govs on Energy, Climate
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... President-Elect Obama's remarks should quiet any remaining suspicions that his campaign pledges--the strongest energy and environmental platform by a presidential candidate ever--were merely fleeting campaign promises to be discarded after Election Day. (Though it should have long since been clear to anyone paying attention that Obama is very serious about clean energy.) Obama said over and over during the campaign that energy would be priority number one and today's message left no doubt that his administration is committed to strong domestic and international efforts to ...

BuzzFlash Mailbag for November 19, 2008
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... I start complaining. After all, he has only named a very few people to his staff. He ran on "change" and anything that differs from the Bush administration is change to me. Dee Turner P.S. Please stop complaining and keep Obama in your prayers ... he really needs them more than Bush/Cheney ever did. Dee Turner Subject: The United States has only one President at a time I just finished watching Barack Obama's video-recorded address to the currently ongoing "Global Climate Summit." http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/president_elect... It is clear that Obama is not planning on ...

Carl Pope: The President Elect Doubles Down
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... This, I think, answers a key question (would Obama listen to the voices saying that he should move more cautiously because of the economy?) with a decisive "no." Because clean energy is a centerpiece of the stimulus package, it also means that Obama is ignoring those who argue that energy reform should wait until there is an economic recovery. Clearly, he is relying on clean energy to help drive the recovery, whatever ...

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