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President Obama delivers the State of the Union address on Feb. 13, 2013
Obama's Plan To Fund Clean Cars with Oil Royalties Faces Tough Test
Some see the president’s plan as an opportunity to expand drilling to protected public lands, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
WASHINGTON—With a couple of lines tucked into his State of the Union speech this month, President...
By John H. Cushman Jr.
Feb 25, 2013 | Read More
Biggest Environmental Rally in Decades Attracts Nationwide Media Attention
Sunday's 40,000-person strong Keystone XL protest in Washington, and several solidarity rallies, grabbed headlines across the country.
As many as 40,000 protesters from 30 states descended on the White House on Sunday and demanded...
By Stacy Feldman
Feb 18, 2013 | Read More
President Barack Obama
Obama Thin on Climate Promises, Tempering Hopes and Some Expectations
News analysis: In his SOTU, the president was navigating through familiar political crosswinds—including GOP opposition and adamant demands from activists.
2/13/13: This story has been updated to include a statement by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. WASHINGTON...
By John H. Cushman Jr.
Feb 13, 2013 | Read More
Protesters rally in Portland, Maine, against possible plans to pipe oil from Can
Pressure Builds for Obama to Link Oil Sands Pipelines to Climate Change
'We're trying to build the social movement' in the United States against expansion of Canadian tar sands oil extraction, says organizer.
President Obama hasn't publicly drawn a connection between climate change and the Keystone XL...
By Maria Gallucci
Jan 31, 2013 | Read More
Sen. John Kerry/Credit: Center for American Progress, flickr
John Kerry Says He'll Control Keystone XL Review as Secretary of State
Climate change is among the 'life threatening issues' that define U.S. foreign policy, he tells Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Sen. John Kerry made it clear Thursday that he will play a pivotal role in deciding the fate of the...
By Maria Gallucci
Jan 24, 2013 | Read More
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson speaks at the GreenGov Symposium in September 201
Who Will Lead for Obama on Carbon and Clean Energy Policy?
EPA and DOE leaders are key to Obama's environmental legacy as Congress remains deadlocked on climate change policies.
As a stalemated Congress shies away from taking serious action on climate change, environmentalists...
By Jason Plautz
Dec 10, 2012 | Read More
Election Outcome Changes the Climate and Energy Conversation in Congress
Environmentalists are optimistic that the electoral defeat of 11 of a targeted 'dirty dozen' sends a signal and opens new possibilities for action.
Statistically, the November elections seemed a win for the status quo in Washington—neither chamber...
By Jason Plautz
Nov 27, 2012 | Read More
Protesters rally against the Keystone XL pipeline on Nov. 18 in Washington D.C.
Protesters Confident That Carbon Math Will Force Obama to Reject Keystone XL Again
Continuing protests will spotlight the danger of burning fossil energy reserves containing 2,795 gigatons of CO2.
Karen Bagdes-Canning felt a sense of déjà vu when she marched past the White House on Sunday...
By Jason Plautz
Nov 19, 2012 | Read More
BrightSource's Ivanph solar project in California, first large-scale solar therm
California's Model Climate Policies Will Maintain Momentum in Obama Second Term
A second Obama White House guarantees California a federal supporter in its crusade to slow global warming.
For decades, California has been the engine of growth behind America's sputtering clean energy...
By Maria Gallucci
Nov 8, 2012 | Read More
Sign advertising a 'Stop the War On Coal' rally in Franklin, Pa.
Is Obama Really Waging a War on Coal?
What’s driving the decline of the U.S. coal industry? Turns out there’s no simple answer—even though some politicians want one.
Power plant operators are shuttering aging coal facilities at record rates—a trend presidential...
By Jason Plautz
Oct 16, 2012 | Read More