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“Clean” Coal and Nukes Should Not be Part of Obama’s Energy Future – or Ours.

President Obama tackled energy in his State of the Union address on Wednesday night, but not in the way that many (including myself) had hoped. Not only did Mr. Obama push for “building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants in this country,” but he endorsed “opening new offshore areas for oil and gas […]

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Lisa P. Jackson

At Green Ball, Obama’s Cabinet Pledges Support for Clean Energy

I’m usually not one for hobnobbing with the hoi poloi.  But it was hard not to get into the groove last night at the Environmental and Clean Energy Ball in Washington, D.C., where many Obama cabinet appointees dropped by to dance, savor chocolate truffles and talk about their hopes in Obama-nation. Lisa Jackson, who’s been tapped to […]

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