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Obama Tells Government to Increase Renewable Power to 20 Percent
2013-12-05 17:13:00| Transmission & Distribution World
President Barack Obama is ordering the federal government to nearly triple its use of renewable sources for electricity by 2020. read more
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Obama orders agencies to increase renewable energy use
2013-12-05 14:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Chicago Tribune: President Obama has ordered federal agencies to more than double their renewable energy use over the next seven years, part of his ongoing attempt to find ways to cut carbon emissions without cooperation from Congress. In a presidential memorandum released Thursday, Obama challenged agencies to get 20% of their energy from renewable sources by fiscal year 2020. The memorandum instructed agencies to try to meet that goal by increasing the use of wind, solar, geothermal and other energy sources...
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Obama wants to clean up Washington...energy
2013-12-05 14:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: The president boosted targets for renewable energy use by the Federal Government in a memo issued Thursday to civilian and military agencies. Frustrated by a gridlocked Congress, Mr. Obama has leveraged executive powers to implement a climate change plan he outlined in June. The administration's efforts to promote renewables have found strong opposition by backers of fossil fuels, who say a transition to clean energy undermines economic growth and the stability of the electrical grid. The latest...
Keystone Foe Steyer Brings Fight to Site of Obama Pledge
2013-12-03 22:06:21| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
As the U.S. prepares to release an environmental review of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, opponents are arguing that the project can't meet a standard for carbon emissions that President Barack Obama set in June.
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Obama announces $100 million initiative at National Institutes of Health to find cure for HIV
2013-12-03 04:51:14| Biotech - Topix.net
President Barack Obama announced a new initiative at the National Institutes of Health in pursuit of a cure for HIV, saying his administration is redirecting $100 million into the project to find a new generation of therapies.
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