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In this image provided by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a U.S. marine waves his troops onward after using Dutch landing craft to land near Sandstrand, Norway, March 21, 2022, during the Exercise Cold Response 22. (NATO via AP)

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Finland, Sweden offer NATO an edge as rivalry warms up north
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press
Sat,08/20/22-7:33AM , 231 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first surprise, for the Finnish conscripts and officers taking part in a NATO-hosted military exercise in the Arctic this spring: the sudden roar of a U.S. Marine helicopter assault force, touching down in a field right next to the Finns' well-hidden command post.
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John F. Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate of the United States, gestures during a news conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, May 24, 2022. Kerry said Friday, July 1, that setbacks for President Joe Biden's climate efforts at home have “slowed the pace” of some of the commitments from other countries to cut climate-wrecking fossil fuels, but he insisted the U.S. would still achieve its own ambitious national climate goals in time. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

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Kerry: Despite setbacks at home, US to make climate goals
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press
Fri,07/01/22-3:58PM , 391 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.
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Lights illuminate a coal mine at twilight, Jan. 13, 2022, in Kemmerer, Wyo. With the nearby coal-fired Naughton Powerplant being decommissioned in 2025, the fate of the coal mine and its workers is uncertain. More than 500 days into his presidency, Joe Biden's hope for saving the Earth from the most devastating effects of climate change may not be dead. But it's not far from it after a Supreme Court ruling not only limited the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate pollution by power plants, but also suggests the court is poised to block other efforts to limit the climate-wrecking fumes emitted by oil, gas and coal. (AP Photo/Natalie Behring, File)

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Court leaves dwindling paths for Biden's climate mission
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press
Thu,06/30/22-11:08PM , 278 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 500 days into his presidency, Joe Biden's hope for saving the Earth from the most devastating effects of climate change may not quite be dead.

But it's not far from it.
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U.S. Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein, meets with Outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, in Beirut, Lebanon, June 14, 2022. President Joe Biden's point man for global energy problems knows, he says, that transitioning away from the climate-wrecking pollution of fossil fuels is the only way to go. As a U.S. energy adviser, Amos Hochstein advocates urgently for renewable energy, for energy-smart thermostats and heat pumps. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

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Climate concerns grow as US helps Europe replace Russian gas
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press
Wed,06/29/22-11:23PM , 412 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amos Hochstein, President Joe Biden’s point man for global energy problems, says he knows that transitioning away from the climate-wrecking pollution of fossil fuels is the only way to go.
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