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Obama just created a carbon cap-and-trade program
As the Obama Administration honed its historic new climate rules affecting power plants, it began thinking about electricity more broadly.
John Upton

Aug 6, 2015

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Three trends that make Obama’s clean power plan a good bet on the future
Obama’s Clean Energy Plan will take advantage of rapidly falling costs for renewables, vehicle electrification, and the explosion in big data and information technology.
Jules Kortenhorst

Aug 4, 2015

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Obama pushes hard for clean power as Abbott hits the brakes
Obama’s Clean Energy Plan will lift share of renewables to 28 per cent by 2030, and force closures of coal generators. But the fossil fuel lobby and conservatives are attacking the plan, labelling it an “energy tax”, even though electricity bills will fall. Sound familiar?
Giles Parkinson

Aug 4, 2015

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Obama’s clean power plan will actually lower consumer energy bills
A new study examines how states can reduce carbon pollution cheaply while also keeping household energy prices low.
Ari Phillips

Jul 31, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

The mystery of Hanergy’s thin film market surge and crash
Why is Hanergy opening 1,500 retail stores in China to sell solar stuff? And why did the firm have a market cap of $38.64B?
Eric Wesoff

May 22, 2015

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Obama 2016 budget ups ante on climate, clean energy
US president Barack Obama’s 2016 budget proposal ups investment in clean energy and dedicates $4bn to emissions reduction. Meanwhile, in Australia…
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 3, 2015

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3 White House charts show why world needs to act immediately on climate change
New White House report explains why Obama appears to be acting on climate change with a sense of urgency: ‘delay is costly’.
Mat Hope

Aug 1, 2014

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How President Obama will tackle US coal emissions
Obama will unveil new regulations to slash carbon emissions from coal-fired power stations, and up the ante in climate policy.
Simon Evans

Jun 2, 2014

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White House goes solar, as Obama pushes hard on PV
There is – once again – a 6.3kW solar system on the White House roof, as Obama gets major retail names to commit to 850MW of solar installations.
Eric Wesoff

May 12, 2014

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Obama administration takes action on climate ‘resilience’
Obama has issued an Executive Order establishing a new task force that will work to make U.S. communities more resilient to climate change-related impacts.
Andrew Freedman

Nov 4, 2013

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Obama slams door shut on coal, and opens the gate for solar
Citigroup sounds the death-knell for new coal investment in the world’s biggest economy, saying Obama’s new regulation, the plunging price of renewables and falling demand is squeezing it out of the market. It says coal can no longer compete with gas and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 24, 2013

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Exxon joins growing carbon tax bandwagon in the US
President Obama won’t push button on a carbon tax, despite oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil voicing its support.
Stephen Lacey

Nov 16, 2012

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