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With just over 50 days of Obama in power, how do you think he's doing?
Great! [ 1 ] ** [5.88%]
Good! [ 4 ] ** [23.53%]
He's doing OK, but I'm just waiting for him to trip up. [ 2 ] ** [11.76%]
Could be better. [ 1 ] ** [5.88%]
Not really bothered at all. [ 4 ] ** [23.53%]
Not good. [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]
Rubbish! [ 2 ] ** [11.76%]
Other (please specify). [ 3 ] ** [17.65%]
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Brainiac
post Mar 14 2009, 04:15 AM
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Isn't it about time we had a news thread dedicated to Obama news items?

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President Obama and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon saw eye to eye on fighting climate change when they met at the White House yesterday. Ban said that he and Obama agree that climate change is an “existential threat” to mankind, according to a UN press release. The leaders have high hopes for when the UN convenes in Copenhagen, Denmark in December to work out a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, the 1992 international climate change treaty that expires in 2012.

Just over 50 days in office now, Obama has made clear his intentions to get the United States on better climate footing. Obama wants to institute a carbon cap-and-trade system, such as the one in practice by the European Union since 2005. This regulatory scheme sets a countrywide statutory limit, or “cap,” on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Companies then buy credits from the government that represent their portion of total emissions toward the cap. These credits are then sold amongst companies – the “trade” – creating a GHG credit marketplace. This system allows businesses who lower their emissions to profit from selling their credits to companies that need to up their allotted emissions – or face stiff financial penalties – thereby encouraging emissions-lowering practices.

Beyond cap-and-trade, generous tax breaks for and investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency are already included in the $787 stimulus package signed into law by Obama last month. The president has called for “five million green collar jobs” since the campaign trail, and looks set to encourage whatever practices help wean the U.S. from fossil fuels.

Secretary-General Ban is clearly pleased to see the U.S. step to the fore in promoting climate change awareness and mitigation efforts. Looking ahead to Copenhagen, Ban said: “With US leadership, in partnership of the United Nations, we can and will reach a climate change deal that all nations can embrace,” according to the UN press release.

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- Brainiac   The Obama Thread   Mar 14 2009, 04:15 AM
- - Brainiac   The geek-in-chief didn't miss a chance to give...   Apr 4 2009, 05:47 PM
- - Brainiac   Yes it is on British television too.   Apr 5 2009, 10:38 PM
- - Kalisurfer   I heard on National Public Radio today that gun an...   Apr 7 2009, 09:14 PM
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- - Homer   This is a conspiracy! A dog conspiracy!...   Apr 15 2009, 11:08 PM
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|- - Homer   QUOTE (rhapsodieff @ Apr 16 2009, 11:51 A...   Apr 16 2009, 12:05 PM
|- - Kalisurfer   QUOTE (Homer @ Apr 16 2009, 08:05 AM) QUO...   Apr 16 2009, 09:46 PM
|- - rhapsodieff   QUOTE (Homer @ Apr 16 2009, 01:05 PM) QUO...   Apr 22 2009, 04:54 AM
|- - Kalisurfer   QUOTE (rhapsodieff @ Apr 22 2009, 12:54 A...   Apr 23 2009, 09:18 PM
|- - Dhyana   QUOTE (Kalisurfer @ Apr 23 2009, 10:18 PM...   Apr 24 2009, 07:12 PM
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- - Brainiac   Very cool cat you have there, Rhapsodieff. I do li...   Apr 23 2009, 11:21 PM
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|- - Dhyana   QUOTE (Brainiac @ May 15 2009, 01:19 AM) ...   Jun 23 2009, 06:10 PM
- - Homer   As Gomer Pile would say - Surprise! Surprise...   Jun 22 2009, 11:05 PM
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- - Homer   "Yes, we can't." http://www.truthd...   Aug 11 2009, 01:21 AM
- - Homer   http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/09/05-5 ...   Sep 7 2009, 12:48 PM
- - Homer   Charlie Sheen has written an open letter to Obama....   Sep 11 2009, 09:29 AM
- - zvs   In SALON today... QUOTE Barack Obama's thinly...   Sep 16 2009, 01:30 AM
|- - Sita   QUOTE (zvs @ Sep 16 2009, 02:30 AM) I...   Sep 19 2009, 10:11 PM
- - zvs   http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/200...ment/...   Sep 16 2009, 02:21 AM
- - amberline   I vote Other because I'm accross the Atlantic ...   Sep 16 2009, 12:25 PM
|- - zvs   QUOTE (amberline @ Sep 16 2009, 08:25 AM)...   Sep 16 2009, 01:33 PM
- - Kalisurfer   The news of the Bhagram prison camp is a letdown, ...   Sep 19 2009, 11:39 PM
|- - Sita   QUOTE (Kalisurfer @ Sep 20 2009, 12:39 AM...   Sep 20 2009, 05:05 AM
||- - Kalisurfer   QUOTE (Sita @ Sep 20 2009, 01:05 AM) I he...   Sep 21 2009, 06:10 AM
|- - zvs   I agree, Kali, that the Glenn Beck-inspired moveme...   Sep 22 2009, 02:50 AM
|- - Kalisurfer   QUOTE (zvs @ Sep 21 2009, 10:50 PM) So wh...   Sep 22 2009, 10:35 PM
|- - Dhyana   QUOTE (Kalisurfer @ Sep 22 2009, 10:35 PM...   Sep 23 2009, 06:04 PM
||- - zvs   QUOTE (Dhyana @ Sep 23 2009, 02:04 PM) Ma...   Sep 23 2009, 08:37 PM
|- - zvs   QUOTE (Kalisurfer @ Sep 22 2009, 06:35 PM...   Sep 23 2009, 09:02 PM
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- - ePiTau   Google seems to promote Republican shit, or? Got t...   Sep 24 2009, 02:27 PM
- - ePiTau   GR says "last post by zvs" not true   Sep 24 2009, 03:53 PM
- - ePiTau   now again, seems to be urgent I don't think th...   Sep 24 2009, 03:56 PM
|- - zvs   QUOTE (ePiTau @ Sep 24 2009, 11:56 AM) no...   Sep 24 2009, 03:57 PM
|- - ePiTau   QUOTE (zvs @ Sep 24 2009, 05:57 PM) QUOTE...   Sep 24 2009, 05:44 PM
- - Homer   The world has officially gone nuts. The UN resol...   Sep 24 2009, 07:47 PM
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- - metamorphosis   I like to think that Obama has united the world fi...   Oct 9 2009, 09:43 PM
- - Homer   Well, Alfred Nobel made his fortune by inventing d...   Oct 9 2009, 09:53 PM
- - zvs   Yeah, now that I think about the history of the Pr...   Oct 10 2009, 01:39 AM
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- - Kalisurfer   Found this pic on the web, it was a Photoshop job ...   Oct 31 2009, 12:26 AM
|- - ePiTau   QUOTE (Kalisurfer @ Oct 31 2009, 01:26 AM...   Oct 31 2009, 08:49 AM
- - Homer   Wow. This article puts the situation in focus. I...   Nov 23 2009, 02:32 PM
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- - Homer   In the beginning of his ascendency to the throne I...   Nov 27 2009, 03:40 AM
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- - Kalisurfer   Yeah, lets impeach Obama and draft Sarah Palin, th...   Dec 11 2009, 07:51 PM
|- - Homer   QUOTE (Kalisurfer @ Dec 12 2009, 03:51 AM...   Dec 11 2009, 09:59 PM
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- - Homer   http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_gr...bama/...   Dec 11 2009, 11:05 PM
|- - Dhyana   QUOTE (Homer @ Dec 12 2009, 12:05 AM) I d...   Dec 12 2009, 10:05 AM
- - Homer   http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/12/20-8 ...   Dec 21 2009, 09:36 AM
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|- - ePiTau   QUOTE (angrezi @ Jan 15 2010, 08:28 PM) w...   Jan 15 2010, 08:50 PM
|- - angrezi   QUOTE (ePiTau @ Jan 15 2010, 03:50 PM) QU...   Jan 16 2010, 07:07 PM
- - angrezi   this is quite big news that was shuffled to far fl...   Feb 4 2010, 02:33 PM


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