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huffingtonpost.com - 2/3/2009
Jesse Jenkins: From Rhetoric to Reality: Is Obama's Clean Energy Goal Really That Ambitious?
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By Adam Solomon Zemel and Jesse Jenkins. Originally posted at the Breakthrough Institute Barack Obama's stance on energy issues is not the easiest to discern. While Obama the orator's language regarding energy has been inspiring - he's eloquently spoken of the need take bold steps and transform America's energy system - it is still not clear that Obama the President's policy ideas are similarly transformative. For a perfect case study, let's look at the seemingly ambitious goal to double ...
reuters.com - 2/10/2009
Obama says renewable energy key to economic future | Environment
— reuters.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday pushed for more investment in solar and wind... energy, saying the country that can make renewable energy sources price-competitive with traditional fossil fuels will become the economic ... (more) Obama says renewable energy key to economic ...

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Clean Energy Is Foundation of Proposed Stimulus
apolloalliance.org - 2/8/2009
Clean Energy Is Foundation of Proposed Stimulus
— apolloalliance.org — Even in this era of costly crisis and even more expensive rescue, $112.9 billion is still a... lot of money. That sum is what Congressional leaders and President-elect Barack Obama propose to spend over the next two years to build new transit lines, ... (more) Clean Energy Is Foundation of Proposed Stimulus

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usatoday.com - 2/6/2009
Obama wants home appliances to be more energy-efficient
— usatoday.com — That's a sharp break from Bush administration policy. It's also the latest sign Obama plans to move... aggressively to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. He's already pushed to double renewable energy in five years and boost fuel efficiency in vehicles. ... (more) Obama wants home appliances to be more energy-efficient

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From Rhetoric to Reality: Is Obama's Clean Energy Goal Really That Ambitious?
WattHead - Energy News and Commentary — By Adam Solomon Zemel and Jesse Jenkins. Also posted at HuffingtonPost Barack Obama's stance on energy issues is not the easiest to discern. While Obama the orator's language regarding energy has been inspiring - he's eloquently spoken of the need take bold steps and transform America's energy system - it is still not clear that Obama the President's policy ideas are similarly transformative. For a perfect case study, let's look at the seemingly ambitious goal to double renewable energy announced as part of President Obama's stimulus and recovery ...

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