Environment
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Environmental Issues
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton At the Climate Clean Air Coalition and Green Embassy Event
June 27, 2012 - Thank you so much. I am absolutely delighted to be back in Helsinki and to have some time to visit about the issues that we are working on together, the challenges we are facing together, and I’m grateful to the Ambassador for his leadership. I personally want to thank Bruce and Cody for their enthusiastic expression of American interests and American values and their outreach to Fins everywhere.
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U.N. Report Shows Progress in Water Policies
May 12, 2012 - Washington — More than 80 percent of countries have reformed their water laws in the past 20 years, according to a survey conducted by the United Nations. The reforms have improved drinking water access, human health and water efficiency in agriculture, but have made less progress in the areas of irrigation, rainwater harvesting and investment in freshwater ecosystem services.
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U.S. Response to Future Water Crisis Takes Shape
May 10, 2012 - Washington — The United States is developing a response to the strain bearing down on worldwide water resources in the decades ahead. A U.S. intelligence report made public in March outlined the potential for water-related issues to become national security problems in various places around the world.
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Presidential Proclamation -- Earth Day 2012. The White House, April 2012
On April 22, 1970, millions of Americans came together to celebrate the first Earth Day. Students, teachers, activists, elected officials, and countless others challenged our Nation to confront our most urgent environmental issues and rallied around a single message: the success of future generations depends upon how we act today. As we commemorate Earth Day this year, we reflect on the challenges that remain before us and recommit to the spirit of togetherness and shared responsibility that galvanized a movement 42 years ago.
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Secretary Clinton’s Remarks in Honor of World Water Day
March 22, 2012 - Thank you so much, and welcome, everyone, to the State Department for this World Water Day event. I am delighted to have this opportunity with so many partners and colleagues who care deeply about this essential issue to mark this day, and to talk further about what we can do together.
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Special Webpage: World Water Day 2011
March 22, 2011 - Thank you. Good afternoon in this absolutely glorious fora with so many people who do the work every day that makes the World Bank such a respected institution. It is my pleasure to commemorate World Water Day with you.
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Special Webpage: Governments Respond to Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico
June 2010 - Washington — Federal, state and local officials are working aggressively to contain a major oil spill from a collapsed deep-water oil rig that is threatening beaches, marshlands and estuaries along the U.S. coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Secretary Clinton's Remarks on World Water Day
March 22, 2010 Thank you. Thank you very much. It is always a great pleasure to be here at the National Geographic Society, one of the treasures not only of Washington but of our country. And I thank Gil Grosvenor and everyone associated with the Society. I appreciate Maria Otero for her introduction. The water advocates who are gathered here today, thank you ...
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Briefing by U.S. Officials on World Water Day
March 22, 2010 MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon and welcome to the Department of State. To lead off the briefing today, we are joined by colleagues and friends – Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero and USAID Acting Administrator Michael Yates who will talk about World Water Day and some of the background behind the Secretary’s speech this ...
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Secretary Clinton Calls for Broad Operational Agreement on Climate Change
December 15, 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today urged international negotiators in Copenhagen to reach a broad operational agreement to combat climate change. In an op-ed published by the International Herald Tribune, the Secretary laid out a way forward that will promote sustainable development by moving the world toward a low-carbon economy.
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COP-15: Frequently Asked Questions
December 8, 2009 Delegates from 192 countries are meeting in Copenhagen December 7–18, 2009, to discuss climate change and map out a strategy for reducing global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. COP-15 is neither the first nor the last time international representatives will come together to talk about climate issues. ...
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Secretary Clinton Sees Copenhagen Climate Conference as Steppingstone
November 12, 2009 Washington — The U.N.-sponsored climate conference in December in Copenhagen can become the steppingstone to a full and binding legal climate agreement if it focuses on the right blend of practical approaches and principles, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says.
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The United States Responds to Asia-Pacific Disasters
November 12, 2009 Following a series of devastating natural disasters that hit the Asia-Pacific region in the past two months, the United States has responded with over $34.5 million in comprehensive assistance for disaster relief, recovery and reconstruction. Recent US disaster relief for the Asia-Pacific region includes ...
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President Obama Challenges United Nations to “New Era of Engagement”
September 23, 2009 Washington — The interests of the world’s peoples are shared, more than at any point in human history, and the international community must embrace “a new era of engagement” to confront pressing challenges such as nuclear proliferation, climate change and economic crisis, President Obama told the United Nations General Assembly.
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President Obama UN Climate Change Speech
September 22, 2009 PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you very much. Good morning. I want to thank the Secretary General for organizing this summit, and all the leaders who are participating. That so many of us are here today is a recognition that the threat from climate change is serious, it is urgent, and it is growing. Our generation's response to this challenge ...
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