Tag: Barack Obama - Page 4
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Barack Obama: "Climate Change is Not a Hoax"
The president offers up the most pointed words on climate change he's uttered in years in his speech at the Democratic National Convention.
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Bill Clinton Defends Obama's Clean Energy, Efficiency Policies in Marathon Speech
The former president was the first major speaker at the Democratic National Convention to tackle climate change.
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5 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy Projects Fast-Tracked by Obama Administration
Located across Arizona, California, Nevada, and Wyoming the projects will power 1.5 million homes -- and include a massive 3 GW wind farm.
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Thousands of Lives Would Have Been Saved If Obama Had Backed Stronger Smog Standards
According to Johns Hopkins scientists up to nearly 8000 lives would have been saved annually if President Obama backed the EPA's strongest recommendations for ozone pollution limits.
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President Obama Won't Be Attending Rio+20 Sustainability Summit
Instead Secretary of State Clinton and EPA head Lisa Jackson will be going. This makes the third UN environmental conference the President has failed to attend.
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Mitt Drops by Solyndra
The presidential candidate drops by the failed solar company to pointlessly beat a dead horse. Does anyone still care?
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Energy News: Obama EPA Less Tough on Oil Industry Than Bush's; Energy Corps' Doublespeak on Climate
Plus, the growing China-US tariff slapdown looks like it may expand to wind power products too...
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Obama Goes to Bat for Clean Energy
The president talks up clean energy on the campaign trail.
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Will President Obama Attend Rio+20? Green Groups Urge Him to Commit
Will we have a repeat of COP15, where Obama jetted in at the last minute, entered through the back door and exited the same way?
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Whether on Gay Marriage or Environmentalism, We Must Move Forward
By spotlighting the anti-gay views of his opposition, gay rights activists gave President Obama an opportunity to make history on gay marriage. Can the environmental movement do the same?
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Romney Resurrects Solyndra, Claims Obama Blew it on Clean Energy
Yes, the GOP is already trying to make Solyndra a campaign issue.
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Obama Campaign Ads Paint Romney as "In the Tank" for Big Oil
The president's earliest attacks on his presumptive opponent focus on his ties to the oil industry. Watch:
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TreeHugger Radio #204: A BP Engineer is Arrested, Obama Acts Serious on Energy, and Discovery Skates Over the Science
Brian and Jacob talk about floating wind turbines, a kindler, gentler Burger King, and what the Discovery Channel left out of Frozen Planet.
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After Slow Jamming the News, President Obama Wishes for Clean Energy Reform (Video)
When asked what he would change immediately, if he could, President Obama talked about reforming energy policy to favor clean alternatives.
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Obama Says His Re-election Campaign Will Call for Action on Climate Change
Obama tells Rolling Stone that he's planning on making climate issues part of his reelection campaign—which could make for a shrewd political move.
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Obama Ate Dog as a Kid. Romney Strapped His on the Roof of a Car. Who Cares?
You don't even want to know what Santorum did to his dog.
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GOP Slaps Keystone XL Onto (Another) Transportation Bill, Obama Threatens Veto
The GOP is, once again, trying to slap a measure approving their favorite pipeline into unrelated transportation legislation. Obama says he'll veto if they do.
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Obama Proposes $52 Million Program to Take on Oil Speculators
The president seeks to strengthen federal oversight of commodities traders, hopes to rein in market manipulation.
