Remarks by the President Obama at the GLACIER Conference — Anchorage, AK

White House
For Immediate Release

Remarks by the President at the GLACIER Conference — Anchorage, AK

Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center
Anchorage, Alaska

5:00 P.M. AKDT

THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  (Applause.) It is wonderful to be here in the great state of Alaska.  (Applause.)

I want to thank Secretary Kerry and members of my administration for your work here today.  Thank you to the many Alaskans, Alaska Natives and other indigenous peoples of the Arctic who’ve traveled a long way, in many cases, to share your insights and your experiences.  And to all the foreign ministers and delegations who’ve come here from around the world — welcome to the United States, and thank you all for attending this GLACIER Conference. Tiếp tục đọc “Remarks by the President Obama at the GLACIER Conference — Anchorage, AK”

Obama Makes Urgent Appeal in Alaska for Climate Change Action

 

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and STEVEN LEE MYERS AUG. 31, 2015

Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott of Alaska hugged Gov. Bill Walker, back to camera, after President Obama arrived Monday in Anchorage. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times

ANCHORAGE — President Obama on Monday issued a global call for urgent action to address climate change, declaring that the United States was partly to blame for what he called the defining challenge of the century and would rally the world to counter it. Tiếp tục đọc “Obama Makes Urgent Appeal in Alaska for Climate Change Action”