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Trump says keeping ‘open mind’ on climate change -New York Times

Trump sees connection between climate change and human activity Nov 22 (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he thinks there is some connection between climate change and human activity and “clean air is vitally important,” a New York Times reporter said in a tweet. Trump, who met Times reporters and editors in New […]

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Billionaire green activist Tom Steyer vows to battle Trump

Tom Steyer says money is not an issue By Richard Valdmanis BOSTON (Reuters) – Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer, who has spent more than $140 million on fighting climate change, said on Tuesday he will spend whatever it takes to fight President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-drilling and anti-regulation agenda. The former hedge fund manager from California is

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Oil and gas mogul Harold Hamm tops Trump short-list for U.S. energy secretary

Harold Hamm prospered during US shale boom By Michelle Conlin NEW YORK, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Continental Resources Chief Executive Harold Hamm is at the top of President-elect Donald Trump’s list to serve as energy secretary, according to U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, a Trump energy adviser who confirmed he is also under consideration

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Trump victory a new challenge for Dakota Access pipeline protestors

Dakota Access pipeline protestors looking for President Obama to halt pipeline By Ernest Scheyder and Valerie Volcovici Nov 9 (Reuters) – The surprising victory by Native American and environmental groups in September to delay the Dakota Access Pipeline may turn out to be short-lived, after Donald Trump’s unexpected win in the U.S. presidential election. Trump

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Rhetoric or reality? Arabs struggle to decode Trump’s Mideast rhetoric

Trump dismissive of Arab alliances  By William Maclean DUBAI, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Donald Trump, the future leader of the Middle East’s top foreign ally is, in the words of a Saudi prince, an anti-Muslim “disgrace”, openly disdainful of Arab security partnerships, who believes Saudi Arabia would cease to exist for long without the United

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