President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress lays out a broad agenda for restoring financial stability and confronting the nation's long-term economic challenges. Repowering America by investing in clean energy must be at the heart of any successful economic recovery plan. NRDC experts offer analysis and insights about the president's energy and environmental initiatives.
Two weeks ago, I gave a speech at MIT urging the students to use their ingenuity and engineering expertise to help stop global warming. It was inspiring to speak directly to young people who have the talent to help put...continued→
When I heard that President Obama was going to visit Southern California Edison's Electric Vehicle Test Center, I pictured him behind the wheel of a plug-in vehicle with a big smile on his face. He'd step on the accelerator, feel...continued→
President Obama gave a speech today at Southern California Electric Vehicle Center. Not much to say about it other than...WOW! The only glitch I spotted was his mention of "clean coal" -- which certainly does not exist. Obama's remarks excerpted below (emphasis added)....continued→
In his State of the Union address and his federal budget, President Obama championed incentives for cleaner vehicles, expanded public transit, and more American jobs. A couple of weeks ago, I saw one of the places where all three of...continued→
Last week I traveled to Washington for the first time since the inauguration, and returning was a revelation. It is almost impossible to describe the changed atmosphere there and to absorb the impact of the shift in administration. People are...continued→
Green Inc., Grist and Climate Progress respond to President Obama's speech. Read Switchboard bloggers' reactions to it here. U.S. Circuit Court overturns a ban on mountaintop removal. The United States reverses policy by signing an international pact to reduce mercury emissions....continued→
In his speech to the nation last night, President Obama connected the dots between a healthy, vibrant economy and clean energy. He pointed out that our oil dependence continues to gravely threaten our security and economy, that our ill auto...continued→
In a new Nature article, Peak energy: promise or peril?, author Kurt Kleiner raises the specter of fossil fuel supplies dwindling far faster than previously thought. He explores the view of many experts who question whether there will be enough coal, oil and natural gas to...continued→
Last night, President Obama spoke of turning difficulty into opportunity on a grand scale. But the grand scale comprises many smaller, local stories where we must also do our best to do the same. In particular, in...continued→
Before I left the office today, I read an advance excerpt of President Obama's speech to Congress. One line that stuck out was: "We will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before."...continued→
President Obama gave the "State of the Nation" address tonight and didn't disappoint. He continues to beat the drum for efficiency and display a big picture understanding of how we can improve our economic outlook and take urgent action on...continued→
In a forceful speech tonight, President Barack Obama asked America to join him in bringing about a revolution in how we produce and use energy. Already in his young presidency, he has signaled his desire to regulate greenhouse gases from...continued→
Tonight, President Obama made his first speech to a joint session of Congress -- his "State of the Nation" speech. He continued to send a clear signal that addressing the challenge of global warming is one of his top priorities. ...continued→
Beyond the applause and happy smiles in tonight's Presidential address, what made me realize that we are in a new era was how the President wove his energy agenda throughout the speech. What a difference from the Presidential addresses of...continued→
The President’s speech tonight to a joint session of Congress opens some very big doors for the West. We don’t have to choose between door number one, door number two, and door number three. For the first time in memory,...continued→
Tonight Barack Obama delivered an inspirational speech to a country in need of hope, something he was not short on throughout the campaign and not short on tonight. It made me hopeful to hear him make clean energy a fundamental...continued→
More than 80,000 chemicals now in use have never been fully assessed for toxic impacts on human health and the environment. The law must be reformed.
