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Obama Energy Policy

Hiding Renewables Inside the 'All of the Above' Energy Strategy Won't Work

Steven Cohen | Posted 05.18.2013 | Green
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Steven Cohen

The basic research on alternative energy so vital to America's future will not take place until we elect a Congress willing to spend more money on science and technology research.

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Coal Country Fights For Its Way Of Life

Reuters | Posted 04.07.2013 | Green
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By Daniel Trotta BEALLSVILLE, Ohio, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Leon Lieser has been a coal miner 49 years, his bent fingers testament to his fi...

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Obama To Confront Oil Pipeline, Climate Change

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 01.17.2013 | Green
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's second-term energy agenda is taking shape and, despite the departure of key Cabinet officials, it looks a lot l...

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After The Cliff, Another Mountain To Climb: The Twin Peaks Of Climate Change And Energy

Frank Sesno | Posted 03.19.2013 | Politics
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Frank Sesno

As President Obama prepares to take the oath for a second term, he has an opportunity to reframe the conversation around climate change and energy. It's the right time to climb up this next mountain. And the view is always better from the top.

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The Promises and Challenges of Wind Power in the US

Swara Salih | Posted 03.11.2013 | Green
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Swara Salih

While wind energy can seem like a near-ideal solution to our environmental and energy issues, it has not been without its challenges in the United States. But with sufficient R&D into offshore wind farms, the U.S. energy market could open a new chapter for the wind industry.

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Energy Sector Disruption: Three Political Lessons From 2012

Peter Gardett | Posted 03.04.2013 | Business
Read More: Elections 2012, Energy, Politics, Energy Industry, Fracking, Technology, 2012, Obama Energy Policy, Obama Energy Sector, Energy Policy 2013, Obama Green Jobs, Business News
Peter Gardett

A heavily contested presidential election against the background of sweeping changes in the energy sector itself proved a perfect time to reexamine long-held theories about the politics of energy.

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We Need a Sustainable Energy Plan

Lucian Spataro | Posted 12.24.2012 | Green
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Lucian Spataro

Environmental issues haven't been a main topic of the election. Why? Because they have no credible environmental track record to promote (in the case of Obama) or no plan that can be explained in a few words or less (in the case of Romney).

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When It Comes to Our Energy Future, Voters Have a Clear Choice

Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 12.17.2012 | Green
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Heather Taylor-Miesle

We need to build a modern energy system. We can't power a 21st century economy on a 20th century energy system. There should be no debate about that.

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The New 'Golden Age of Oil' That Wasn't

Michael T. Klare | Posted 12.04.2012 | Green
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Michael T. Klare

Those like Mitt Romney who claim that the United States can achieve energy "independence" by 2020 or any other near-term date are only fooling themselves, and perhaps some elements of the American public.

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Is Barack Obama Morphing Into Dick Cheney?

Michael T. Klare | Posted 08.21.2012 | Politics
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Michael T. Klare

As recent events have demonstrated, Obama's energy policies globally bear an eerie likeness to Cheney's, especially in the way he has engaged in the geopolitics of oil as part of an American global struggle for future dominance among the major powers.

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Sabrina Siddiqui

Obama Touts Clean Energy in Battleground State

HuffingtonPost.com | Sabrina Siddiqui | Posted 05.24.2012 | Politics
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Despite sustained criticisms from the oil industry and his presumptive general election opponent on energy issues, President Barack Obama has, in rece...

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Obama Pushes 'To-Do List,' Hits Mitt In Battleground State

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 07.24.2012 | Politics
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — As President Barack Obama readies for a return to the Iowa State Fairgrounds, his campaign is reminding voters that it was in...

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Obama's Soros-Controlled Energy Council

Ken Blackwell | Posted 07.10.2012 | Politics
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Ken Blackwell

If natural gas is an already cheap and abundant source of energy, why would we subsidize it? The answer may be found with the Soros Management Fund.

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It's Time to Tango: The Case for a Reinvigorated Western Hemisphere Energy Strategy

Federico F. Peña | Posted 06.14.2012 | World
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Federico F. Peña

A fulsome approach to developing the Western Hemisphere's energy potential would have a profoundly positive impact on America's energy security.

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Obama Pressures Congress To End Big Subsidies

AP | Posted 05.29.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's plea to Congress to end $4 billion in tax subsidies to oil companies was rebuffed Thursday as the Senate t...

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Obama Calls On Congress To End Huge Subsidy

AP | Posted 03.29.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is renewing his call for Congress to end tax breaks to oil companies. In a Rose Garden speech Thursday, Obama wi...

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Obama's March Madness

Michael Brune | Posted 05.26.2012 | Green
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Michael Brune

Spring is in the air -- but has the president really fallen madly in love with dirty energy? As usual, the answer is complicated.

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Obama Goes On The Offense For Energy

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.21.2012 | Politics
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MALJAMAR, N.M. — Wooing a nation of increasingly angry motorists, President Barack Obama and his Republican rivals are all plunging into gas-pum...

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Obama Hits Back At GOP Presidential Candidates

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2012 | Politics
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LARGO, Md. -- Vigorously defending his policies, President Barack Obama ridiculed critics of renewable energy sources Thursday, calling them naysayers...

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President Speaking On Key Issue

AP | Posted 03.15.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama makes a trip to the Washington suburbs on Thursday to talk about energy. He'll speak at Prince George's Communit...

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Jennifer Bendery

Obama Goes On Offense On Energy, Gas Prices

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 03.12.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- At a time when Congressional Republicans are scrambling to find ways to blame him for rising gas prices, President Barack Obama on Monda...

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Democrats And Republicans Battle Over Gas Prices

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.07.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans and Democrats are again battling over rising gas prices. At a hearing Wednesday, Republicans and oil indu...

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Worsening Indicator Could Cloud Obama Re-Election Hopes

AP | By TOM RAUM | Posted 02.23.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Soaring gasoline prices are threatening to undercut President Barack Obama's re-election prospects and offering Republicans an easy targ...

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Newt Makes Big Pledge

AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 04.22.2012 | Politics
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A once-powerful Washington figure himself, Newt Gingrich pledged Tuesday to state lawmakers in Oklahoma that he'd shrink the rol...

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GOP Candidate Seeks Comeback At The Pump

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 02.16.2012 | Green
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Newt Gingrich is attempting to revive his faltering campaign for president by attacking President Barack Obama's energy policy. In a column in the ...

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