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Obama Wants Our Help Passing a Climate Bill via It's Getting Hot In Here June 15th, 2010 at 08:20

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In United States, Government, Politics, Oil, Political Participation, climate policy, Renewable Energy, carbon, clean energy, email, Obama, climate bill, bp oil spill, carbon cap

A Different Kind of Renewable Resource via It's Getting Hot In Here June 4th, 2010 at 17:24

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In Technology, Global Warming, Oregon, bush, trees, fuel, ethanol, cellulosic, farm, fossil, Obama

America Can Do Better via It's Getting Hot In Here June 3rd, 2010 at 15:22

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In News and Media, Dirty Energy, Impacted Communities, Coal, fossil fuels, America, deepwater horizon, gulf coast, Global Warming, Government, Politics, Oil, Obama, bp oil spill

Obama and the ethics of reining in global AIDS treatment programs via Global bioethics blog May 12th, 2010 at 21:51

Tomorrow, May 13th, President Obama will be at a fundraiser for the Democratic Congressional Committee at St. Regis Hotel in New York. Outside the building, AIDS activists from around the world will be gathering to protest the Obama's administration's approach to the funding of global HIV/AIDS treatment programs. These same groups most likely celebrated Obama's election in 2009: so how did this happen?On the face of it, one can see the protests as a reaction to broken promises: the Obama administration promised, during the election campaign, to add one billion US dollars per year to the funding of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). But this year he asked Congress for only $366 million, the lowest increase in funding since PEPFAR began, citing the recession as...
In developing world, AIDS/HIV, Obama

“The Politics [on oil drilling] May Have Changed, But the Facts Haven’t” via It's Getting Hot In Here November 30th, 2001 at 00:00

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In Resources, transportation, Extraction, Clean Cars, climate, oceans, offshore drilling, biking, Public Transit, Dirty Energy, Global Warming, United States, Politics, Oil, climate policy, Obama

Our Generation Screwed Over by Obama’s Offshore Drilling Plan via It's Getting Hot In Here March 31st, 2010 at 07:52

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In ken salazar, Extraction, offshore drilling, Oil, Obama

Time to Get Tough on Ozone Smog via It's Getting Hot In Here March 16th, 2010 at 19:19

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In standards, Pollution, Coal Campaign, rules, EPA, lisa jackson, Boardman Coal Plant, Multnamah County, ozone, smog, Coal, United States, Oil, Obama

‘Yes We Can’ Obama says ‘No we can’t’ to renewable energy via It's Getting Hot In Here February 13th, 2010 at 23:11

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In usa, Clean Coal, president, Global Warming, Renewable Energy, Obama

High Speed Rail – Actions Speak Louder than State of the Union Words via It's Getting Hot In Here January 31st, 2010 at 04:42

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In Americas, efficiency, Innovation, North East, Illinois, Victories, green jobs, Cascade Region, President Bush, recovery, high speed rail, Region, Republican, State of the Union, Amtrak, LaHood, Mary Peters, rail, transportation, News and Media, United States, Government, Oil, Obama

Sudan: Obama Administration Needs To Hold Sudan Accountable To Clear Benchmarks via January 19th, 2010 at 18:54

(Washington, D.C.) - In its Sudan policy review completed in mid-October 2009, the Obama administration indicated it would regularly assess the progress of peace in Sudan-or lack thereof. read...
In Africa, Press Release, Sudan, Darfur, Obama

Understanding Copenhagen via It's Getting Hot In Here December 24th, 2009 at 15:29

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In Climate Science, Youth, China, Bali 2007, Bali, Avaaz, UNFCCC, 350, Copenhagen 2009, copenhagen, COP15, TckTckTck, climate shame, Copenhagen Accord, News and Media, Global Warming, United States, Politics, Political Participation, climate policy, Obama

Guest Post: Where We Go From Here via It's Getting Hot In Here December 20th, 2009 at 01:46

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In International Affairs, Youth Leaders, Leadership, Pacific University, Cochabamba Water Wars, Oscar Olivera, Copenhagen 2009, copenhagen, Cascade Region, Impacted Communities, Global Warming, Government, Politics, climate policy, Obama

The End of COP15, and the end of the Fast. So how do we all feel? via It's Getting Hot In Here December 19th, 2009 at 22:36

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In United Nations, UN, hope, climatejustice, climatejusticefast, despair, winning, International Affairs, Youth, Copenhagen 2009, copenhagen, COP15, Global Warming, Government, Obama

Climate Sham[e] – No Ambition Puts Climate Talks on Ice via It's Getting Hot In Here December 18th, 2009 at 17:25

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In harper, hu, merkel, United Nations, Copenhagen 2009, copenhagen, COP15, climate shame, Political Participation, Obama

Tomorrow is Today via It's Getting Hot In Here December 18th, 2009 at 08:40

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In Climate Change, Direct Action, demonstration, sit-in, Youth, UNFCCC, Copenhagen 2009, copenhagen, COP15, United States, Obama

Climate Talks Held Hostage! via It's Getting Hot In Here December 17th, 2009 at 17:38

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In Climate Justice, climate change policy, climate change activism, federal policy, congress, Barack Obama, civil disobedience, Climate Change, Direct Action, United Nations, UNFCCC, copenhagen, COP15, climate, Dirty Energy, Global Warming, United States, Government, Politics, Political Participation, climate policy, clean energy, Obama

Momentum Feels Good. via It's Getting Hot In Here December 5th, 2009 at 06:22

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In India, CCAN, 350.org, 1Sky, International Affairs, China, 350, Copenhagen 2009, copenhagen, Global Warming, Government, Politics, Political Participation, climate policy, Obama

Dear Mr. President….When? via It's Getting Hot In Here December 4th, 2009 at 01:33

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In white house, Visioning, Power Vote, youth clean energy forum, Climate Justice, Youth Leaders, Climate Science, Innovation, Victories, Global Warming, United States, Politics, climate policy, Renewable Energy, Obama

Afghanistan: No Shortcuts to Security via December 2nd, 2009 at 02:00

(Washington, DC, December 1, 2009) - US President Barack Obama's new Afghanistan plan needs to strengthen civilian protection through ending the impunity and warlordism that have fuelled the insurgency, Human Rights Watch said today. read...
In Asia, Afghanistan, troops, troop increase, Press Release, Obama

Hope from Beijing for a Climate Treaty as US Delays Progress via It's Getting Hot In Here November 18th, 2009 at 01:26

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In China climate, hu jintao, china obama, climate treaty, China, Global Warming, Obama

Be there: October 24th via It's Getting Hot In Here October 12th, 2009 at 16:46

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In Act Locally, Events, Energy, Campuses, Energy policy, youth activism, Climate Justice, climate change policy, climate change activism, Barack Obama, Climate Change, Direct Action, United Nations, Youth Leaders, Youth, UNFCCC, copenhagen, green jobs, Clean Coal, Coal Campaign, climate, Dirty Energy, Coal, Global Warming, United States, Government, Politics, Political Participation, climate policy, Obama

Is Norway Trying to Say Something? via It's Getting Hot In Here October 9th, 2009 at 17:31

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In Economics, Norway, Intersessional, Energy, youth activism, climate change policy, Barack Obama, Climate Change, United Nations, International Affairs, Youth, UNFCCC, Copenhagen 2009, copenhagen, climate, Global Warming, United States, Politics, Political Participation, climate policy, Obama

World Leaders Call for Action at UN Climate Summit, Offer Few Commitments via It's Getting Hot In Here September 22nd, 2009 at 16:42

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In Climate Challenge, hu jintao, United Nations, UNFCCC, Copenhagen 2009, Global Warming, United States, climate policy, Obama

BREAKING – activists drop 70″ banner off of NIAGRA FALLS to tell Canadian PM: NO TAR SANDS oil! via It's Getting Hot In Here September 15th, 2009 at 14:09

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In Indigenous, Climate and Forestry, carbon sequestration, tar sands, oil sands, dirty oil, Stephen Harper, #tarsands, canadian tar sands, niagra falls, niagra falls banner, niagra falls banner drop, Direct Action, harper, Americas, Dirty Energy, Global Warming, United States, Oil, Obama

Tar Sands Fighters to U.S. News Media: WAKE UP! via It's Getting Hot In Here September 14th, 2009 at 18:56

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In Corporations, Corporate Media, Canada, Deforestation, alberta tar sands, alberta oil sands, Indigenous, tar sands, oil sands, Stephen Harper, Energy policy, Climate Justice, Climate Change, Extraction, News and Media, Dirty Energy, Impacted Communities, Oil, Obama

Big Business Targeted Van Jones in Plot to Stop Climate Legislation via It's Getting Hot In Here September 9th, 2009 at 19:22

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In Corporate responsibility, Corruption, van jones, online organizing, Glenn beck, AFP, Americans for Prosperity, Color of Change, McCarthy, Climate Challenge, green jobs, News and Media, Dirty Energy, Global Warming, United States, Government, Politics, climate policy, clean energy, Obama

Climate Activists & Katrina Survivors Call on Obama to Stop the Next Katrina, Rebuild the Gulf & Stop Global Warming via It's Getting Hot In Here August 27th, 2009 at 22:21

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In Katrina, hurricane katrina, 100 days until copenhagen, hurricane, katrina anniversary, katrina photos, prevent the next katrina, restore the gulf, stop global warming, Global Warming, Obama

Shouldn’t Energy Innovation be Worth More than Rush Limbaugh?! via It's Getting Hot In Here August 5th, 2009 at 23:13

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In Posterity, ARPA-e, R&D, rush Limbaugh, Economics, Innovation, Global Warming, United States, Politics, Renewable Energy, clean energy, Obama

Congress Rejects Obama’s Vision for Energy Education, Student Groups Demand More via It's Getting Hot In Here August 4th, 2009 at 00:14

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In Breakthrough Institute, senate, RE-ENERGYSE, Appropriations bill, clean energy race, Economics, Campuses, Youth Leaders, Innovation, green jobs, United States, Government, Politics, Political Participation, climate policy, clean energy, Obama

Obama in Russia: Institutional Reform and Economic Development via CIPE Development Blog July 20th, 2009 at 20:35

image When President Obama traveled to Russia to meet with President Medvedev for their first summit, he made a concerted effort to reach out to ordinary Russians – business leaders, academics, students, civil society activists, and the population at large – to remind citizens in both countries that the US and Russia share numerous common values, concerns and strategic interests.   One of the highlights of that effort was an important speech Obama gave to the graduating class of the Higher School of Economics (HSE), one of Russia’s top academic institutions.  In that speech (which, as has been reported, did not receive the media coverage within Russia that had been hoped for), Obama spelled out clearly the links among democratic governance, the rule of law, the fight against...
In Eurasia, Russia, institutions, rule of law, Corruption, Obama
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