obama clean energy Archives

Obama: Federal Government Has 7 Years To Triple Renewable Energy

December 6th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor

Originally published on Climate Progress. By Emily Atkin When President Obama made his second State of the Union address, he talked [&hellip

10 Key Clean Energy Statements From Obama’s Climate Speech

June 26th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan

Obama spent a long time (rightfully so) setting the stage in his climate and energy speech by discussing the threats [&hellip

Joe Romm On Obama’s Climate Speech (+ Video & Transcript Of Obama’s Speech)

June 26th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan

Dr Joe Romm is a leading voice on climate and energy policy and politics issues. As his Climate Progress bio [&hellip

Obama Gets Real On Climate Change & Our Clean Energy Future (VIDEO)

January 22nd, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan

Obama has decided, for one reason or another, that it’s time to finally get serious about the biggest challenge facing [&hellip

On Obama: CleanTechnica’s Evaluation & Endorsement

November 4th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan

Following up on my “On Romney” post from earlier today, here is my take on President Obama, especially in [&hellip

Hurricane Sandy Has a Clean Power Message for Mitt Romney, Too

October 28th, 2012 | by Tina Casey

If presidential candidate Mitt Romney didn’t get Hurricane Isaac’s wind power memo back in August, maybe Hurricane Sandy can [&hellip

Difference Between Obama & Romney on Energy, Climate Change, Clean Air, Energy Efficiency, & Public Lands

October 26th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan

Here’s the bulk of a long email I received from the NRDC this week. Very apt, very on point, [&hellip

NRG Bluewater Earns 1st “Smart from the Start” Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Wind Lease

October 25th, 2012 | by Andrew

The federal OCS lease grants NRG Bluewater exclusive right to submit one or more plans to BOEM to conduct activities in support of offshore wind energy development spanning 96,430 acres some 11 nautical miles off the coast of Delaware.

Cars

Romney Gets the Energy Facts Wrong in Wednesday’s Debate

October 4th, 2012 | by Guest Contributor

Editor’s note: Here’s a great guest post from NRDC Action Fund on Romney’s outside-reality energy comments last night (notably, [&hellip

Autonomous Vehicles

Cleantech Link Love

September 28th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan

Some more top cleantech news from around the interwebs! Clean Cars 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive Makes Official, [&hellip

Clean Power

Obama Admin Fast-Tracks 7 Solar/Wind Projects as part of “We Can’t Wait” Renewable Energy Strategy

August 8th, 2012 | by Andrew

Part of Obama's "We Can't Wait" renewable energy strategy, the 7 projects have been deemed "nationally and regionally significant." If completed, they would add 5 GW of max rated clean, renewable power capacity to the US total.

Air Quality

On the Right Track: Green Buildings, Clean Energy News Highlights Obama’s Energy Policy

June 29th, 2012 | by Andrew

Leadership from the Obama Administration has set the federal government on the right track in terms of energy use and management while also engaging state and local government, private sector businesses and local public interest groups in efforts to boost energy efficiency and clean energy use. Two announcements this week drive the point home