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One Year Later: Obama's Most Defining Environmental Moments (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein/Eve Solomon | Posted 11.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Drilling in Alaska, Obama Environment, Lisa Jackson, Copenhagen 2009, Steven Chu, Slidepoll, One Year Later, Epa, Climate Change, Barack Obama, Green News

As part of HuffPost's One Year Later series, we're looking back at many of the significant moments since Obama was elected. After 8 years of an admini...

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Sean Hannity Steals From Hollywood In His Mockumentary, "The Valley Hope Forgot"

David Fiderer | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Environment, Drought, California Drought, California, Sean Hannity, Fox News, Environmentalism, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, California-Drought-Emergency, Global Warming, Barack Obama, Video, Green News
David Fiderer

Depression-era symbolism resonates in California, a state with 12.2 percent unemployment. So Fox News fabricated a narrative taken from the plot of Chinatown to complement Dustbowl images from The Grapes of Wrath

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California Dreaming: Driving on Sunshine

Kevin George | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Co2 Emissions, Obama Environment, Energy Grid, Tesla Roadster, Plug-in Cars, Solar Panels, Environmentalism, Sustainability, Electric Vehicles, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Solar Power, Climate Bill, Gas Prices, Tesla Motors, Chrysler, Toyota Sales, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Obama National Security, Ford, Volkswagen, Nissan, General Motors, National Security, Hyundai, Toyota Prius, Electric Cars, California-Electricity, Us-Electricity-Grid, Battery Life, Gasoline, Clean Coal, Coal Industry, Incentives, Chevy Volt Battery, Bmw, Battery-Powered Car, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Gas Guzzlers, Green News
Kevin George

Bottom line, if your enthusiastic about EVs, this may be your time to plug-in and get involved. Find out for yourself why there's electricity in the air around EVs.

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Administration: The West Will Have Its Renewable Energy

AP | MIKE STARK | Posted 07.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Obama Environment, Alternative Energy, The West, Green Energy, Green Politics, Green News

PARK CITY, Utah — Cabinet leaders in the Obama administration promised Monday to help Western states develop a robust system for delivering rene...

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Road-Building In National Forests Halted For One Year

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 06.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, National Forests, Vilsack, Obama Environment, Roadless Rule, Forest Road-Building, Green News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is ordering a one-year moratorium on most road-building and other development on about 50 million acres of...

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Obama In Front Of Giant Solar Array (PHOTO)

AP | Posted 06.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Green Energy, Obama Environment, Solar Power, Feature Photo, Green News

I really enjoy this one -- even more than the one where Obama and Biden looked like they got their feet stuck in solar panels on that roof in Denver. ...

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Obama Tours Solar Array At Las Vegas Air Force Base

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 06.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Obama Environment, Green Energy, Las Vegas-Nevada, Las Vegas, Solar Power, Green News

LAS VEGAS — President Barack Obama on Wednesday hailed solar energy as a cost saver for a major Air Force base, one stop on a Western trip devot...

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France To Obama: "Yes You Can... Do A Lot More" On Environment

AP | ANGELA CHARLTON | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green

Read More: France, Obama Environment, Climate Change, Environment, China, Green Politics, Barack Obama, Green News

PARIS — The world's biggest polluters made progress on a global deal to finance efforts to fight global warming and help poor countries cope wit...

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Obama Nominates Top Polluter Lawyer To Enforce Environmental Laws

Think Progress | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Environment, Obama Attorney Generals, Ignacia Moreno, Attorney General, Obama Attorney General, Obama Assistant Attorney Generals, Politics News

President Barack Obama has nominated a lawyer for the nation's largest toxic polluters to run the enforcement of the nation's environmental laws. On T...

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Crying Wolf Again: Big Business Gearing Up for a Fight Against Obama's Environmental Program

Donald Cohen | Posted 06.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Epa, Obama Epa, Environmentalism, Obama Environment, Barack Obama, Green News
Donald Cohen

The auto industry and its allies have been consistently wrong whenever they've warned that tougher standards will destroy car company's profits and kill jobs.

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Obama Administration Will Stick With Bush Climate Ruling

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 06.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Environment, Greenhouse Gases, Environment, Polar Bears, Animals, Pollution, Global Warming, Green News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, which promised a sharp break from the Bush White House on global warming, declared Friday it would stick ...

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US Supports Reducing Pollution, But Takes It Slowly

AP | JOHN HEILPRIN | Posted 06.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Micronesia, Obama Environment, Climate Change, Environment, Air Pollution, Cfcs, Pollution, Hfcs, Global Warming, Green News

UNITED NATIONS — The Obama administration called hydrofluorocarbons widely used in refrigerators and air conditioners "a very significant" threa...

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Economy, Gas Drilling Regulations Worry Colorado Community

coloradoindependent.com | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Obama Environment, Drilling, Environment, Drilling Regulations, Natural Gas, Green News

Government officials on the Western Slope are bracing for a drop-off in natural gas drilling of up to 80 percent this summer -- and a corresponding pl...

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Obama's First 100 Green Days

Dave Burdick | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Mercury, Environment, Energy, Obama Environment, Slideshow, Pollution, Green Politics, Barack Obama, 100 Days, Green News
Dave Burdick

Barack Obama: The first ______ president. Can we put the word "green" in that blank?

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Obama Administration Flips Bush Endangered Species Ruling

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 05.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Endangered Animals, Obama Environment, Environment, Endangered Species, Animals, Green Politics, Bush Midnight Regulations, Green News

WASHINGTON — Federal agencies again will have to consult with government wildlife experts before taking actions that could have an impact on thr...

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Mountaintop Mining Rule REVERSAL Could Be Coming

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 05.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Obama Environment, Mountaintop Mining Rule, Environment, Mountaintop Removal, Ken Salazar, Pollution, Green Politics, Coal, Mountaintop Mining Rule Reversal, Barack Obama, Green News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration took steps Monday to reverse a last-minute Bush-era rule that allows mountaintop mining waste to be dumped...

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Solar Industry Seeks Water Out West, Finds Little

AP | RITA BEAMISH | Posted 05.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Environment, Energy, Water, Environment, Green Energy, Solar Power, Green News

OAKLAND, Calif. — A westward dash to power electricity-hungry cities by cashing in on the desert's most abundant resource _ sunshine _ is clashi...

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Obama Calls Canadian Seal Hunt "Inhumane"

thestar.com | Posted 05.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Environment, Seals, Seal Hunt, Canada, Peta, Animals, Green News

"As you know, Canada annually opens its eastern waters to commercial seal hunting. The United States and European Union have been unified in their opp...

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President Obama's Eco-Gaffe (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Environment, Waste, Plastic, Green Living, Barack Obama, Bottled Water, Green News

It doesn't seem like so long ago that the president was first caught shirtless, inspiring "oohs" and "aahs" all across the land. You probably don't re...

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House Climate Bill Proposal Tougher Than Obama Asked For

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Ed Markey, Obama Environment, Climate Bill Proposal, Climate Bill, Henry Waxman, Green Politics, Barack Obama, Green News

There's finally a trailhead for the long, slow road toward a climate bill. Representatives Ed Markey and Henry Waxman announced their bill proposal, w...

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Obama Signs Wilderness Bill

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green Politics, Obama Environment, Wilderness Bill, Washington-United States, Green News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed legislation Monday setting aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as protected wilderness. O...

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Greening The White House: Obamas Look For Ways To Outdo Predecessors

AP | NANCY BENAC | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green

Read More: White House, Obama Environment, Greening the White House, Green Living, Giy, Green News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will find out two things as he studies how to make the White House more environmentally friendly: No. 1: It...

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Obama Talks Renewable Energy And New Technology (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Environment, Video, Green Technology, Green Politics, Barack Obama, Green News

President Barack Obama is speaking today on new technology and clean energy, after administration officials have communicated that renewable energy po...

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Obama Administration Says Energy Reform Not Negotiable

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 04.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Obama Environment, Green Energy, Green Stimulus, Green Politics, Green Technology, Green News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday the nation must move quickly to develop clean and innovative sources of energy after years of de...

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Obama's Environment Policy May Have Drawn Short Straw

TIME | Jay Newton | Posted 04.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Obama Environment, Green Politics, Green News

Already, House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Henry Waxman has told environmental groups that while he aims to have the greenhouse-gas legisla...

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