Barack Obama Environmental Policy

The Growing Evidence of Oil's Environmental Impact

Bob Dinneen | Posted 10.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Tar Sands, Environment, Oil, Ethanol, Petroleum, Biofuels, Oil Industry, Carbon Emissions of Petroleum, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Inside DC, Green News
Bob Dinneen

It is inconceivable that an honest and transparent accounting of the carbon emissions of petroleum when compared to those of ethanol would somehow be lower. It defies logic, reason, and most of all, facts.

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Circuit Breaker: Oval Office Lights Connected to Mountaintop Removal

Jeff Biggers | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Dirty Coal, Al Gore, Renewable Energy, Coal, Mountaintop Removal, Energy Agenda, Clean Water, Green Energy, Green Recovery, Barack Obama, Mountaintop-Removal Mining, Alternative Energy, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Green News
Jeff Biggers

All Americans are connected to the tragedy of mountaintop removal. It's time to start the process of illuminating the White House, and our own homes, with clean energy.

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Selling Hope Instead of Fear: 
Redefining Activism

Christiana Wyly | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hope and Change, Obama Hope, Yes We Can, Barack Obama Hope, Fear, Fearmongering, Obama's Inauguration, Environmentalists, Hope, Inauguration Day 2009, Inaugural Ball Liveblogging, Economic Crisis, Green Inaugural Ball, Obama Hope Poster Shepard Fairey, Obama, Hope and Fear, Barack Obama, Politics of Fear, Environmental Advocates, Activism, Obama Inaugural Speech, Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Inauguration, Politics News
Christiana Wyly

We need to follow Obama's example of reaching across the barriers that divide us as a people. We must learn how to reach into our hearts and truly meet another human being exactly where they are.

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Simple Solutions for 2009

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gaza Strip War, Peace on Earth, Saving Planet Earth and Humanity, Buy American, Saving the National Economy, Obama's Cabinet, Peak Oil, Obama Transition, Global Warming, Barack Obama, Auto Bailout, The Biomethanol Economy, Isreael-Hamas, Chevy Volt, G8 Naitons Summit, Automakers Bailout, Biofuels, Gas Tax, Obama Administration, Green Energy, Recession, PO/GW, Obama Environment, Gaza Strip, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Biomethanol, G8 Nations, Detroit Bailout, Politics News
Patrick Takahashi

By now you have no doubt read a dozen reviews of 2008 and projections for 2009, all pure guesses for the latter, unless someone was carefully predicti...

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Salazar at the Interior Department: So Much at Stake

Frances Beinecke | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Wildlands, Public Lands, Oil Drilling, Green Transition, Obama's Cabinet, Salazar, Blm, Bureau Land Management, Wilderness Protection, Cabinet Appointments, National Parks, Interior Deparment, Ken Salazar Secretary of the Interior, Cheney Energy Task Force, Nrdc, Roan Plateau, NRDC Action Fund, Obama Administration, Obama Administration Environmental Policy, Bush Environmental Policy, Interior Department Corruption, Environmental Protection, Colorado, Ken Salazar and Interior Department, Interior Department Scandal, Bush Administration, Bush Ending Environmental Protections, Land Protection, Tom Gnojek, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Green News
Frances Beinecke

As Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar has to send a powerful signal that the era of unethical behavior and unchecked industry influence is over.

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Browner Not Greener: The Decline and Fall of Environmental Policy

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Epa, Environmental Policy, Carol Browner, Environmental, Environment, Everglades, Environmentalism, Lisa Sutley, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Barack Obama, Lisa P. Jackson, Patronage, Pollution, Global Warming, Politics News
Reese Schonfeld

The Times defined Carol Browner as "an acolyte of former Vice President Al Gore." The Clinton administration paid little attention to environmental issues and accomplished less.

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Obama's Animal Welfare Team

Michael Markarian | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lisa Jackson, Tom Vilsack, Epa, Agriculture, Department of Interior, Obama Cabinet Picks, Ken Salazar, Animals, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Environmental Policy, Factory Farms, The Humane Society of America, Obama Administration, Obama White House, Puppy Mills, Horse Slaughter, Obama Animal Rights, Agribusiness, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Bush Administration Animal Rights, President Elect Obama, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Obama has pledged to make progress for animal welfare and environmental stewardship, and we hope these appointees will prove to be an excellent team to help him meet these crucial goals.

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Obama's Global Challenge

Marco Trbovich | Posted 01.11.2009 | Green

Read More: President Obama, Coal Energy, Cap and Trade, Global Economy, Clean Coal, Dirty Energy, Globalization, Obama Administration, Clean Energy, Energy Policy, Robert Rubin, Clintonian, Steve Hildebrand, Consumer Goods, Obama Appointees, Green Economy, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, President Elect Obama, Citigroup, Green News
Marco Trbovich

America's energy future is a goods news, bad news joke. The good news is that America has enough domestic resources to meet its energy needs. The bad news is, the resource is coal.

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Taking on the Pessimists in Poznan

Betsy Taylor | Posted 01.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Emissions, Poland, Renewable Energy, Poznan, Climate Change, Global Warming, Barack Obama, 1sky, Copenhagen Climate Council, 350.Org, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Obama Administration, 350 Campagin, Brazil Environmental Policy, Greenhouse Gases, Pessimism, Eileen Claussen, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, President Elect Obama, Green News
Betsy Taylor

Obama is not the Messiah and he cannot be expected to work miracles. But the new president doesn't need us predicting environmental policy failure when he hasn't yet taken office.

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We Need Change at Interior, Not More of the Same

Michael Markarian | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Interior Department, Safari Club, Raul Grijalva, Secretary of the Interior, Mike Thompson, Animals, Depatment of the Interior, Nra, Obama Cabinet, Hunting Heritage Award, Federal Parks, Sport Hunting, Obama Administration, Obama Environment, Bear Protection Act, Hunting, Obama Appointments, Obama Animal Rights, U.S. Sportsman Alliance, Sportsmen's Caucus, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Environmental Conservation, Endangered Species Act, National Parks, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Obama faces a choice between a new direction that would place environmental conservation above corporate interests, and a pick similar to past selections at the Department of the Interior.

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An Open Letter to Obama: Getting Real on the Economy

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Infrastructure, Energy Efficiency, Green Infrastructure, Unemployment, Economic Stimulus Package, Infraenergy Efficient Schools, Economy, Economic Crisis, Crumbling Infrastructure, Unemployment Benefits, Climate Change, Universal Health Care, Obama Economy, Obama Health Care, Health Care, President Obama, Obama Administration, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, President Elect Obama, Politics News
Sarah van Gelder

Mr. President-elect, the potential catastrophe of run-away climate meltdown could make the economic melt down look minor by comparison.

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Each Of Us Must Help Make America Energy Smart

Brian Keane | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Green, Obama Transition, Obama, Green Living, Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, Wind Power, Obama Energy Policy, Obama Administration, Sustainable Energy, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Green News
Brian Keane

Americans must be proactive and do everything we can right now to support clean energy and energy efficiency -- without waiting for a new president, a new law or a new anything.

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President Obama Should Host a UNFCCC Climate Change Summit

Ben Carmichael | Posted 01.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Chicago Climate Exchange, John Kerry, Austin, Michael Bloomberg, Mayor Daley, Environment, Portland Oregon, Unfccc, Climate Change, Obama Climate Change, Poznan Climate Change Conference, Richard Daley, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Obama Administration, Obama Climate Policy, Obama White House, Obama Presidency, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, President Elect Obama, Oregon, Green News
Ben Carmichael

President-elect Obama has pledged that his administration will mark a "new chapter in America's leadership on climate change." The question is: What will open that first chapter?

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Greening Hollywood Launches EcoPreneur Salon

Paige Donner | Posted 12.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Ecostiletto, Eco-Friendly Business, Green for All, Green Jobs, Erm, AGL Grass, Environmentalism, Conversation, Green Living, Greening Hollywood, EcoPreneur Salon, Living With Ed, Disney, Green Economy, Aeg, Ecopreneur, Vie, Ecovations, Etta Designs, Lucky Earth, Green Business, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Barack Obama Environment, Green News
Paige Donner

Being an EcoPreneur is simply infusing environmental practices in the everyday running of your business and capitalizing on a new product or service that is inherently environmental.

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A Federal Cap-And-Trade System: More From The Summit

Paige Donner | Posted 12.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Climate Change, California EPA, Cap and Trade, Carter Roberts, Copenhagen 2009, World Wildlife Fund, Kyoto Protocols, Natalia Anderle, Dan Pellissier, Henry Derwent, Co2, Emissions, Barack Obama, Rggi, Governor Schwarzenegger, Federal Cap and Trade, Miss Brazil 2008, Wwf, Linda Adams, Energy Independence, BrasilInvest Group, Ethanol, International Emissions Trading Associationa, Deforestation, Mario Garnero, United Nations Association Brazil, Governor Schwarzenegger Environmental Policy, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, President Elect Obama, Sustainability, Business News
Paige Donner

What's interesting about the governor's climate conference is that you normally would think that international negotiations or solutions are all about Heads of State talking to each another.

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Does Obama Have What It Takes To Confront Our Climate Crisis?

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 12.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Mountaintop Removal, Clean Coal, Mountaintop-Removal Mining, Governors Climate Conference, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Barack Obama Global Warming, Jim Hansen, Coal, Barack Obama, President Obama, Obama Administration, Obama Climate Change, Obama Climate Change Video, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Barack Obama Environment, President Elect Obama, Green News
Sarah van Gelder

It is a relief that we are now discussing how, rather than whether, to address this global crisis. But will Obama's actions be up to the crisis at hand?

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When Obama Takes Office The Climate Will Change

Ben Carmichael | Posted 12.19.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Alternative Energy, George W. Bush, Environment, Global Climate Summit, Climate Change, Bush Climate Change, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Global Warming, Barack Obama, Obama Campaign Promises, Obama Administration Climate Change, Obama Climate Change Video, Obama Administration, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Green News
Ben Carmichael

Obama's administration will ground its energy and climate policy with a regard for science, as well as the broad spectrum of domestic issues that fall under the umbrella of climate and energy.

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Prospects for US Environmental Leadership By Obama

Peter M. Haas | Posted 12.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Obama Diplomacy, Obama Presidency, Sustainability, Green News
Peter M. Haas

Barack Obama's election promises much needed leadership for international environmental protection.

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