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Obama Executive Order Pushing Government and Private Sector Towards Energy Efficiency

Published on July 22, 2010 By lajollanorris

While I know this does not exactly qualify as fresh news, but as we wait and see what will happen with the cap and trade legislation in Congress, I thought it would be interesting to mention one of the measures that the federal government already has in place to promote energy efficiency.  Back in October [...]

Cap and Trade Measure May Have to be Compromised

Published on July 2, 2010 By admin

Earlier this week, Obama finally made his trip to the Senate to help push through an energy policy bill that most notably called for a cap on greenhouse gas emissions. However, most Republicans and some Democrats opposed this measure, calling it a “national energy tax.” Instead they wanted a more limited proposal that promoted cleaner [...]