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Obama Energy Policy

Will America Lose the Clean Energy Race?

Teryn Norris | Posted 08.26.2009 | Green

Read More: National Defense Education Act, Obama Energy Policy, Climate Policy, Education, Clean Energy Race, Clean Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Department of Energy, Energy Policy, China Economy, National Energy Education Act, Apollo Project, Barack Obama, Re-Energyse, South Korea, China, Green News
Teryn Norris

The U.S. is not only investing far less in our clean energy industries than Asian nations, but also falling behind in energy science and technology education.

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Manufacturing America's Clean Energy Future

Phil Angelides | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Obama Clean Coal, Cap and Trade, Carbon Emissions, Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Energy Policy, Green News
Phil Angelides

If we truly want to curb climate change and fix the economy, we need to adopt a strong carbon cap.

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Waxman-Markey Gives Nearly 5 Times More to Polluters than Clean Energy

Teryn Norris | Posted 06.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Clean Energy Investment, Climate Policy, Energy Policy, Waxman-Markey, Green News
Teryn Norris

Our analysis finds that Waxman-Markey would spend about $9 billion annually on a range of things that could generously be classified as technology innovation.

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EPA & Regulation of Greenhouse Gases

Sandra Thompson | Posted 06.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Epa, Biofuels, CAFE Standards, Clean Air Act, Greenhouse Gases, Ethanol, Green News
Sandra Thompson

The goal of both EPA and industry should be better biofuels and not necessarily more biofuels. This can be accomplished in partnership from industry and the scientific community.

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McCain Slams Obama Global Warming Plan

AZ Central | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Energy, John McCain Global Warming, Obama Global Warming, McCain Global Warming, John McCain, Obama McCain, Green Energy, Barack Obama Global Warming, Energy Policy, Barack Obama, Obama Mccain Global Warming, Climate Change, Global Warming, Green News

Sen. John McCain blasted President Barack Obama's global-warming plan Tuesday, saying it would hurt an already battered economy by raising energy cost...

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Obama's Great Society

Dylan Loewe | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Obama Health Care Reform, Obama Lyndon Johnson, Obama Speech, Obama Bill Clinton, President Obama, Obama Great Society, 100 Days, Obama Administration, Obama State of the Union, State of the Union, Barack Obama, Politics News
Dylan Loewe

What was most impressive about the speech was not its cadence and tone, but the framing used to sell its contents.

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Will Obama Put Real Money on the Table for Clean Energy?

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 03.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Energy, Economic Stimulus Package, Alternative Energy, Smart Grid, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Innovation, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Public Investment, Energy Policy, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Green News
Jesse Jenkins

For those paying close attention, there was a nugget of critical energy and climate policy news buried at the tail end of a Saturday New York Times story focused on President Obama's budget plans.

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Economic Stimulus, Clean Energy and the Scale of Our Challenge: Grading the Stimulus Energy Investments

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Energy, Electricity, Economic Stimulus Package, Smart Grid, Stimulus Package, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Clean Energy, New Energy Economy, Plug-in Hybrids, Energy Policy, Global Warming, Barack Obama, Oregon, High Speed Rail, Green News
Jesse Jenkins

What does $80 billion really mean in the context of the 21st century United States energy system?

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Create Your Own Green Job

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 03.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Southern California Edison, Solar Energy, Smart Car, MP3 250, Green Jobs, Karel, Charles Karel Bouley, MP3 500, Service, ZENN Car, Piaggio, Green Living, GEM Car, Solar Power, Energy, Vectrix, Solar Panels, Environment, Green News
Charles Karel Bouley

Barack asked all of us. Your turn. I found solutions. Maybe they're not for you, but find your own. They're out there. Don't wait for a bail out or a government program or hand. Take the lead.

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What Obama Can Learn from "Old Europe"

Steven Hill | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Environment, Europe, Obama, Economic Stimulus Package, Energy Policy, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Global Warming, Obama Energy Policy, Obama Healthcare, Obama Economy, Barack Obama Economy, Politics News
Steven Hill

For three of President Obama's top priorities -- energy and climate change, health care, and jumpstarting the economy -- he would do well to look toward "old Europe" for guidance.

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The Geography of Climate Politics

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Red States, Politics, Geography, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Sherrod Brown, Blue States, Clean Technology, Climate Change, Democrats, Energy Policy, Coal, Global Warming, Claire McCaskill, Green News
Jesse Jenkins

When it comes to the geography of climate politics, it doesn't break down along the much-ballyhooed "red state/blue state" divide.

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Something to Chu On

Brian Keane | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Environment, Government, Steven Chu, Alternative Energy, Green News, Renewable Energy, Obama, Clean Energy, Department of Energy, Energy, Obama Energy Policy, Obama Cabinet, Doe, Government Funds, Epa, Farmers Market Consortium, Obama Climate Change, Department of Agriculture, Obama Environment, Tommy Thompson, Obama Appointments, Climate Change, Obama Ann Veneman, Usda, President-Elect Obama, Czars, Green News
Brian Keane

To be sure, the nomination of Steven Chu -- like almost all of the Obama appointments -- represents a striking and hopeful departure from the approach we've seen under President Bush.

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A Message to Congress: Energy Smart Programs Will Save the Economy

Brian Keane | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment and Government, Energy Efficiency, Congress, Alternative Energy, Green News, Clean Energy, Green Living, Green Energy, Barack Obama, Tom Friedman, Obama Energy Policy, Clean Coal, Obama Green, Tennessee Coal Ash, Nuclear Energy, Green Building, Obama Administration Environmental Policy, Obama Job Creation, TVA Kingston, Obama Green Infrastructure, Obama Environment, Japan Earthquake, Job Creation, Retrofitting Buildings, Green News
Brian Keane

Despite Friday's piece in the Times, there seems to be a growing consensus around Washington that the road to our nation's economic salvation will be ...

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Increasing Agreement on Carbon Taxes -- Goodbye 2008 Conventional Wisdom

Dan Rosenblum | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Obama Energy Policy, Thomas Friedman, Foreign Oil, Cap and Trade, Wto, Automakers Bailout, Charles Krauthammer, The New York Times Op-Ed, Gas Tax, Bob Inglis, Obama Administration Environmental Policy, Environmentalism, Obama Gas Tax, Arthur Laffer, Barack Obama, Republicans Gas Tax, Wall Stree Journal Op-Ed, Carbon Tax, David Frum, Congress Gas Tax, Detroit Bailout, Green News
Dan Rosenblum

This convergence of opinion from Left and Right signals an extraordinary opportunity to obtain bipartisan support for a revenue-neutral carbon tax.

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Achieving the Impossible: Expectations for an Obama Presidency

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Hillary Clinton, Eugene McCarthy, George H. W. Bush, Lyndon Johnson, Barack Obama, New Hampshire, George W. Bush, Obama Energy Policy, Obama Energy, Obama Administration, Obama Economy, Obama Health Care, Obama Foreign Policy, Obama Presidency, Obama Expectations, Obama Iraq, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

The early keys to a successful Obama administration will be managing expectations and setting up an administration that will be proactive and not get sidetracked by the inevitable events and crises.

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A Solution for Barack

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Peak Oil, Hawaiian Hydrogen Clipper, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Global Warming, Obama Energy Policy, National Energy Policy, Obama Energy Transition Team, Gasoline Prices, Spark Matsanuga, OETT, Oil Prices, Obama Administration, Green Aviation, Green News
Patrick Takahashi

After the Energy Crises of 1974 and 1979, there was a flurry of activity, followed by a general abandonment of anything sustainable. Hopefully, we can be smarter this time.

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This Just In: Adults Put Back in Charge at DOE

Josh Nelson | Posted 01.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Renewable Energy, Politics, Stephen Chu, Science, Green, Global Warming, Climate Change, Barack Obama, Political News, Environment, Carol Browner, Bush Administration, Lisa Jackson, Epa Chief, Department of Energy, Energy, Obama Energy Policy, Steven Chu Obama, Obama Energy, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, Green News
Josh Nelson

For the past eight years our energy and environmental policies have been run by children. All of that is set to change with the welcome news of Obama's apparent new Energy Secretary, Steven Chu.

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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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Green Jobs and Biofuels

Bob Dinneen | Posted 01.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Renewable Energy, Cellulosic Ethanol, Ethanol, Biofuels, Green Jobs, Obama Energy Policy, Obama Jobs, Barack Obama, Green News
Bob Dinneen

One of President-elect Obama's key objectives early in his administration is to create 2.5 million jobs through investment in green technologies.

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What's Next for Obama, Green-wise?

Wall Street Journal | Keith Johnson | Posted 01.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Obama Energy, Obama Energy Policy, Obama Environmental Policy, President Obama, Obama Environment, Environment, President-Elect Obama, Green News

After filling the economic and national security rosters, the Obama administration will turn to environmental and energy questions, such as the EPA an...

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

Nathan Gardels | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Obama Energy Policy, Big Three Automakers, Obama Green, Obama Energy Plan, Big Three, The Big 3, Green Stimulus, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Detroit Bailout, Politics News
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."

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Obama Hits Green Homerun With Remarks to Govs on Energy, Climate

Josh Dorner | Posted 12.19.2008 | Green

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Governor's Climate Summit, S Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Obama Energy Speech, Economic Recovery, Sierra Club, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Green News
Josh Dorner

President-Elect Obama's remarks should quiet any remaining suspicions that his campaign pledges were merely fleeting campaign promises to be discarded after Election Day.

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Barack Obama's Bridge to the 22nd Century

Clint Wilder | Posted 12.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, President-Elect Barack Obama, Malia Obama, Ann Nixon Cooper, S Renewable Energy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Fossil Fuels, Obama Family, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Barack Obama, Sasha Obama, Green News
Clint Wilder

2104 is the year that ten-year-old Malia Obama would turn 106, and her younger sister Sasha would do so in 2108. What will the nation and the world look like then?

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Rep. Jay Inslee Would Make a Fine Pick for Energy Secretary

Jeremy Jacquot | Posted 12.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Energy, Green Jobs, Barack Obama, Obama Cabinet, Obama Energy Policy, Obama Energy Secretary, Obama Issues, Green News
Jeremy Jacquot

If the president-elect wants to highlight the national security or business dimensions of energy, he could select from a list of lesser-known candidates.

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Transition Topic II: Energy Independence

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Solar, Geothermal, Energy Dependence, Environment, Oil, Drilling, Renewable Energy, Wind, Obama Energy Policy, Obama Transition, Barack Obama, Green News
Jeff Schweitzer

All the elements embedded in Obama's energy program make good sense, and deserve our enthusiastic support. But wind, solar and geothermal energy are not the ultimate endpoint.

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