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Al Gore on Climate Change, Extreme Weather and Keystone XL
An edited version of Suzanne Goldenberg’s interview with the former vice-president and climate campaigner, in which he calls for Barack Obama to introduce a carbon tax
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Obama Unveils ‘Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future’ [Video and Full Text]
In a policy speech today at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, President Obama outlined a broad energy agenda that, at its core, stressed the importance of reducing consumption of foreign oil — certainly not a new theme among modern U.S. presidents.
Obama Unveils US’ First Offshore Wind Energy Strategy
Administration announces plan for fast-tracking offshore wind energy projects, releases $50 million for R&D.
Getting to Obama’s Goal of 1 Million Electric Vehicles
In Tuesday night’s State of the Union, President Obama reiterated his goal of being the first country to put 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015, a plan he first put forth in 2008. And in the day since, the Obama administration began to expand on how it proposes to reach that goal.
Oil Spill Commission: $360-Million Sand Berms Were Not Effective… at Stopping Oil
Remember those $360-million sand berms the federal government ordered BP to build in the Gulf of Mexico to protect coastal Louisiana from the damaging ecological impact of oil from the BP oil spill? It turns out they didn’t really do much, at least not in terms of capturing any significant amount of oil.
