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What a Difference Six Weeks Makes: A Roundup of Obama's Green Progress

March 2, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

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capandinvest, EPA waiver, federalbudget, globalwarming, jackson, mercury, obama, oilleases, salazar, utahwilderness

 People often ask me these days what it is like to advocate for environmental protections under the Obama administration. My answer is simple: it is a tremendous relief. It has only been six weeks since President Obama took office, but...continued

Obama’s Clean Car Announcement: The End of the Little Ice Age in Washington

January 26, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming

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carindustry, cleancars, EPA, EPA waiver, fuelefficiency, globalwarming, globalwarmingsolutions, obama, waxman

President Obama just announced that he wants the Environmental Protection Agency to move quickly to review the Bush administration's denial of the right of California and at least 13 other states to set global warming pollution standards for new cars....continued

It's Not Just about Hybrids: Three Tips for the Car Industry

May 23, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

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automakers, biofuels, cars, EPA waiver, globalwarming, GM, greenhousegaseemissions, pluginhybrids, prius, smartgrowth, toyota

I am a proud Prius owner, and I love my car. But the news this week reminded me that it is not enough for automakers to offer a small handful of fuel efficient models. Instead, the industry has to confront...continued