by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York Photo via the Telegraph News broke this morning that Obama will attend the COP15 climate talks in Copenhagen after all, boosting the hopes that a more effective climate agreement will be reached. Now, the White House has issued a statement that includes the United States' new carbon emissions reduction targets, along with more details. The announcement states that Obama is willing to commit to greenhouse gas reductions of 17% below 2005 levels by 2020-... Read Full Story
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Cross Posted from Grist - the Latest from Grist by Bill McKibben This essay appeared first on MotherJones.com. Bill McKibben is chronicling his journey into climate activism with a series of columns leading up to the global climate summit in Copenhagen this December. You can find the others here. And you can put yourself on the cover of MoJo’s special issue on climate change here.Two caveats. First, early in the primary season, when I was asked to join Environme... Read Full Story
Posted by Jesse Lee Download mp3 (53MB) It was around midnight in Washington, D.C., and early afternoon in Shanghai when the President began an historic town hall in China. Taking tough and straightforward questions from Chinese students, and solicted from across China via the internet, the President discussed everything from Taiwan to the role of women in society to open government. Read through all of the exchanges in the full transcript.In... Read Full Story
from Wend Blog by Nellie Huang [Via: Forbes]You heard me right. The U.S. has now claimed the throne as the world’s no. 1 favorite country. What’s the big surprise? Many say that the nation has President Barack Obama to thank. Global confidence in Obama has put the U.S. in a positive light. Even approval of America among the French has risen from 42% in 2008 to 72% this year.According to Forbes who released the results, the 2009 poll involved 20,000 peop... Read Full Story
from elephant journalObama had a terrible time explaining his Bail Out of Wall Street and the Health Care Debate has Congress so confused they will soon need their own Socialized Health Care …and now they are jumping into another fire fight…Cap and Trade.So as Congress starts the debate on a Climate Bill, this years World Series would be a good time to explain the program before it gets confusing. So here we go.The need for salary caps and player trades is a key part ... Read Full Story
Posted by Jesse Lee While there is nothing to celebrate until job numbers turn around, the President cites the recent dramatic turnaround in gross domestic product as a sign of better things to come. He also applauds the fact that the Recovery Act has now created or saved more than a million jobs. Read the Transcript | Download Video: mp4 | mp3 (5MB) Read Full Story
President Obama just signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009. It represents our ongoing commitment to ensuring access to needed HIV/AIDS care and treatment. The White House and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) worked very closely with Congress on this bipartisan legislation, and the consensus document developed by the HIV/AIDS advocacy community was an important part of the process. We were so pleased that Jeanne White-Ginder, Ryan Whi... Read Full Story
