Obama Energy Plan

Obama Calls On House To Pass Energy Bill; Says Polluters Will Pay

AP | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling on members of the House to pass legislation that he says will "spark a clean energy transformatio...

WATCH LIVE: Obama Lays Out Renewable Energy Plan

MSNBC | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green


President Obama is in Iowa on Earth Day to discuss his vision for a renewable energy future. The visit to the state that launched him on the road to ...

President Obama To Pitch Energy Plan, Green Jobs In Iowa

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT and MIKE GLOVER | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green


NEWTON, Iowa — President Barack Obama, standing Wednesday in the shell of a once-giant Maytag appliance factory that now houses a wind energy co...

America Can Have Both Utah Wilderness and Affordable Heating Bills

Frances Beinecke | Posted 02.12.2009 | Green


Frances Beinecke

We don't have to choose between protecting places of rare beauty and keeping homes heated at affordable rates. We can do both.

The Methane Bomb is Ticking: Here's an Energy Plan to Defuse It

Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte | Posted 12.20.2008 | Green


Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte

Why is a sudden increase in atmospheric methane particularly frightening? The standard assumption until now has been: control global warming by turning off the human spigot.

Obama Team Primed for a "Green Stimulus" to the Economy

Nathan Gardels | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics


Nathan Gardels

I spoke with Laura D'Andrea Tyson, a top economic adviser on Obama's transition team who headed Clinton's Council of Economic Advisors, about the need for a "green stimulus."

Obama Triggers First Environmental Dividend

James Hoggan | Posted 12.08.2008 | Green


James Hoggan

The U.S. wind has obviously shifted and leading Democrats have been increasingly critical of higher-carbon sources of crude oil.

McCain, Obama Race To Promise More Plug-In Cars, Clean Driving

Popular Mechanics | Chris Ladd | Posted 09.19.2008 | Green


As the fight for the White House turned into an all-out energy policy battle this summer, both Senators John McCain and Barack Obama have thrown their...

Enviros Upset Over Obama's Drilling Stance, Happy With Rest of Energy Plan

Kate Sheppard | Posted 08.13.2008 | Green


Kate Sheppard

Many in the environmental community are annoyed by Barack Obama's change of position on offshore drilling, even while they applaud his comprehensive energy plan.

Obama Delivers a Real Energy Plan for America: Efficiency Now, 10% Renewables by 2012, One Million Plug-ins by 2015

Joseph Romm | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics


Joseph Romm

This is easily the best energy plan ever put forward by a nominee of either party. By comparison, the plan of John "Nothing but Nukes" McCain plan is a joke.