Thursday, September 03, 2015

President Obama Announces New Investments to Combat Climate Change and Assist Remote Alaskan Communities

<> President Obama Announces New Investments to Combat Climate Change and Assist Remote Alaskan Communities - President announces a Federal coordinator for building climate resilience in Alaska, launches a remote Alaskan Communities Energy Efficiency Competition, and announced a city-led public-private partnership to achieve 99.7 percent clean energy on Kodiak Island.

  • Smith Statement on President's Climate Change Remarks in Alaska - Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) said, "The president and his EPA have become travelling salesmen, touring the world to push their extreme climate change agenda. But the science doesn't support the president's exaggerated claims linking climate change to severe weather events."
  • Rubio vows to undo Obama climate policies - Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) pledged Wednesday to reverse President Obama's major energy and climate policies if he's elected to the White House in 2016.