 President Obama Just Sent The Climate Change Industry Some Very, Very Bad NewsOn Friday, President Obama gave climate change activists a small, but potentially game changing victory. U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will temporarily cease giving out permits to new coal mining leases on federal land. This pause will take place while the federal government s coal program is brought under review. It has been about thirty years since major changes were made to the program. How do we manage the program that is consistent with our climate change objective? There is no short answer,  Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said during a news conference.  It is also clear that we need to take into account the science we have now on the environment and climate change. There is no certainty to how long this leasing pause lasts. Reuters reports that it could last as long as three years. This is not good news to the coal industry, which has been in substantial decline for the past few years. Due to a combination of regulations, and competition from other fuel sources, such as natural gas and the massive cost decrease in solar, and the hard work of climate activists, big coal has been forced to survive by exporting coal. We have an obligation to current and future generations to ensure the federal coal program delivers a fair return to American taxpayers and takes into account its impacts on climate change,  Jewell said.What does this mean for the climate? According to Climate Central, this is big deal. They report that: About 40 percent of all the coal produced in the U.S. comes from mines on federal public lands, mainly in the West. As of the end of 2014, there were 308 active coal mining leases on more than 464,000 acres of public lands in Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Montana and Colorado, with an additional 10,500 acres in Kentucky, Alabama and West Virginia.Burning coal and other fossil fuels for electricity is the largest single source of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, accounting for about 31 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gases. Now of course, without congressional action, an incoming President could end this pause. But a Republican victory seems unlikely, and the Democratic candidates do not have a lot of love for big coal. Bernie Sanders has pledged to halt all new federal leases for fossil fuel mega projects. Sanders could do this without the need of approval from Congress. A move like that would be a giant victory for the planet and all the people who live in it.Featured Image Credit: By The Official White House Photostream (P060809PS-0350) [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsNews
president obama just sent the climate change industry some very very bad nelson friday president obama gave climate change activists small potentially game changing victory interior secretary sally jewel temporarily cease giving permits new coal mining leases federal land this pause take place federal government coal program brought review it thirty years since major changes made program how manage program consistent climate change objective there short answer interior secretary sally jewel said news conference it also clear need take account science environment climate change there certainty long leasing pause lasts reuters reports could last long three years this good news coal industry substantial decline past years due combination regulations competition fuel sources natural gas massive cost decrease solar hard work climate activists big coal forced survive exporting coal we obligation current future generations ensure federal coal program delivers fair return american taxpayers takes account impacts climate change jewel mean climate according climate central big deal they report about percent coal produced comes mines federal public lands mainly west as end active coal mining leases acres public lands wyoming utah new mexico montana colorado additional acres kentucky alabama west coal fossil fuels electricity largest single source greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change accounting percent greenhouse gases now course without congressional action incoming president could end pause but republican victory seems unlikely democratic candidates lot love big coal bernie sanders pledged halt new federal leases fossil fuel mega projects sanders could without need approval congress a move like would giant victory planet people live image credit by the official white house photostream public domain via wikimedia commonsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT:  President Obama Just Sent The Climate Change Industry Some Very, Very Bad NewsOn Friday, President Obama gave climate change activists a small, but potentially game changing victory. U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will temporarily cease giving out permits to new coal mining leases on federal land. This pause will take place while the federal government s coal program is brought under review. It has been about thirty years since major changes were made to the program. How do we manage the program that is consistent with our climate change objective? There is no short answer,  Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said during a news conference.  It is also clear that we need to take into account the science we have now on the environment and climate change. There is no certainty to how long this leasing pause lasts. Reuters reports that it could last as long as three years. This is not good news to the coal industry, which has been in substantial decline for the past few years. Due to a combination of regulations, and competition from other fuel sources, such as natural gas and the massive cost decrease in solar, and the hard work of climate activists, big coal has been forced to survive by exporting coal. We have an obligation to current and future generations to ensure the federal coal program delivers a fair return to American taxpayers and takes into account its impacts on climate change,  Jewell said.What does this mean for the climate? According to Climate Central, this is big deal. They report that: About 40 percent of all the coal produced in the U.S. comes from mines on federal public lands, mainly in the West. As of the end of 2014, there were 308 active coal mining leases on more than 464,000 acres of public lands in Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Montana and Colorado, with an additional 10,500 acres in Kentucky, Alabama and West Virginia.Burning coal and other fossil fuels for electricity is the largest single source of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, accounting for about 31 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gases. Now of course, without congressional action, an incoming President could end this pause. But a Republican victory seems unlikely, and the Democratic candidates do not have a lot of love for big coal. Bernie Sanders has pledged to halt all new federal leases for fossil fuel mega projects. Sanders could do this without the need of approval from Congress. A move like that would be a giant victory for the planet and all the people who live in it.Featured Image Credit: By The Official White House Photostream (P060809PS-0350) [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: president obama just sent the climate change industry some very very bad nelson friday president obama gave climate change activists small potentially game changing victory interior secretary sally jewel temporarily cease giving permits new coal mining leases federal land this pause take place federal government coal program brought review it thirty years since major changes made program how manage program consistent climate change objective there short answer interior secretary sally jewel said news conference it also clear need take account science environment climate change there certainty long leasing pause lasts reuters reports could last long three years this good news coal industry substantial decline past years due combination regulations competition fuel sources natural gas massive cost decrease solar hard work climate activists big coal forced survive exporting coal we obligation current future generations ensure federal coal program delivers fair return american taxpayers takes account impacts climate change jewel mean climate according climate central big deal they report about percent coal produced comes mines federal public lands mainly west as end active coal mining leases acres public lands wyoming utah new mexico montana colorado additional acres kentucky alabama west coal fossil fuels electricity largest single source greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change accounting percent greenhouse gases now course without congressional action incoming president could end pause but republican victory seems unlikely democratic candidates lot love big coal bernie sanders pledged halt new federal leases fossil fuel mega projects sanders could without need approval congress a move like would giant victory planet people live image credit by the official white house photostream public domain via wikimedia commonsnews