Posted on 03/19/2015 2:33:07 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
WASHINGTON — President Obama signed an executive order on Thursday to set new goals for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of federal agencies, his latest use of his executive authority to address the root causes of climate change and press private companies and foreign governments to follow suit.
Mr. Obama’s directive orders federal agencies over the next decade to cut their emissions by an average of 40 percent compared with their levels when he won office in 2008, and to increase their use of electricity from renewable sources by 30 percent.
The goals are in line with a commitment that he announced in November as part of a climate agreement with China. In the deal, Mr. Obama said the United States would reduce its emissions of the heat-trapping gases that are warming the planet by 26 percent to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.
They are also part of Mr. Obama’s effort during his last two years in office to use an expansive interpretation of his presidential authority to push ahead with unilateral moves to combat climate change in the face of strong opposition from the Republican-controlled Congress to advancing legislation that would do so.
“We’re proving that it is possible to grow our economy robustly while at the same time doing the right thing for our environment and tackling climate change in a serious way,” Mr. Obama said during a visit to the Energy Department on Thursday to announce the order. “America once again is going to be leading by example.”
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EVERY DAY it’s more CRAP.
Address the root causes of climate change??? They are reporting as fact that these gas emmissons are the root cause???
So the media reports as fact that there is no disoute as to what causes global warming. Or whether there reslly is global warming happening. This report is a good example.
Does this mean fewer vacations, campaign trips and golf outings in Air Force One?
Didn’t think so...
If he would stop talking, it would be a major first step.
Oh goodie goodie
More “telework” days coming dey way.
This just a few days criticism over his use of separate wide-bodied aircraft to ship himself and his spouse across the country.
Anything to suffocate the economy and impoverish the citizens.
Coming next....
MANDATORY telework! lol
I fart in his general direction.
If you guessed the US military, you win the prize.
Obama and his ilk need to be purged from the US politic, and soon, before they cause irreparable damage to the nation.
Millions of pounds of CO2 for his last west coast visit. He and the Mrs. took different planes.
It is another one of those insane things that don’t make the target audience too violently mad....this one to pander to the enviro-whacko-left. Just one of the Dems voting very minorities.
he must be parking Airforce 1 for the remainder of his career
Obama will ground Air Force One and Walk
You would think that at some point 0bama’s efforts would be seen by liberals as “over stepping” his authority.
You would think.
You would think that there are enough Democrats around that aren’t mesmerized any longer and would stand up to his insanity.
You would think.
You would think that old line Democrats would begin to campaign against 0bama’s polices when they consider that he has only two years left.
You would think.
Even Big Sis says We don’t have to listen to this Crap.
That's step one of my plan to reduce traffic congestion and improve government.
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Step One: All government employees whose job allows them to telecommute shall be required to do so.
Step Two: All telecommuting government jobs shall be outsourced to the Philippines at a fraction of the cost.
“America once again is going to be leading by example.”
Thanks to Obama, his democrats, the MSM, RINOs GOPe and the lib voters, America might not ever lead again.
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