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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

Support for Climate Action in Davos, But Hard Work Awaits in Congress

January 31, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
algore, capandinvest, copenhagen, davos, economicstimulus, globalwarming, globalwarmingbill, stimulus

A day spent in Davos would make you think that we are the verge of policy and political breakthroughs in climate change. And we are. But don't underestimate how tough it will be to get the strongest bill possible out...continued