Tag: climate change
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Environmental Degradation From Climate Change and Conflict Plagues Iraq
By Tierney Smith Climate change, pollution and a growing population have all taken their toll on Iraq’s natural environment. Exacerbated by decades of war and growing pressure on natural resources, these strains have seen the country’s environmental health decline steeply in recent years. [caption id="attachment_319589" align="alignnone" width="500"] Years of war and worsening climate change are taking…
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President Obama Acknowledges Climate Change While Fully Supporting Fracking in SOTU
Tonight, President Obama during his State of the Union outlined the progress of his “all of the above” energy strategy. In his speech, he said: Now, one of the biggest factors in bringing more jobs back is our commitment to American energy. The all-of-the-above energy strategy I announced a few years ago is working, and today,…
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Will President Obama Address Climate Change in the State of the Union?
By Andrew Steer When President Obama addresses the nation on Tuesday, climate change is expected to be featured. The President recently said that one of his personal passions is “leaving a planet that is as spectacular as the one we inherited from our parents and our grandparents.” The next two years will determine if his…
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Reports Affirm Climate Change Could Lead to Drastic Increases In Food Prices
Climate impacts are likely to lead to drastic increases in the prices of common food-stuffs over the next few decades, according to a series of new studies from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. The studies strongly suggest that the agricultural industry won’t be able to adapt fast enough to the shifting climatic patterns…
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5 Climate Policy Priorities That Should Top President Obama’s To-Do List
By Daniel J. Weiss, Jessica Goad and Shiva Polefka On the eve of President Barack Obama’s second inauguration in Jan. 2013, the Center for American Progress recommended 10 energy and environmental priorities for President Obama’s second term to build on his first-term clean energy successes. Now, one year later, with the annual State of the Union address coming up, we can assess…