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Setting a leadership path: Obama Executive Order on Federal Energy

October 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Somewhat hidden to most Americans (on purpose), the Bush Administration’s Executive Order 13423 was perhaps the best energy-related action taken by George W Bush. It set meaningful energy efficiency targets and created paths for more effective energy management across the federal government. Today, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order that builds on 13423 [...]

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Tags: architecture2030 · barack obama · climate change · environmental · government energy policy

What about President Obama’s Drinking Problem?

July 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments

According to the Washington Post, Barack Obama has a serious problem: he is too perfect. Thus, there is much press attention searching for Obama’s character flaws, ever more diligently focusing on Obama’s cigarette usage rather than asking probing questions at press conferences on irrelevancies like energy policy. Considering the fact that the last President [...]

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Tags: barack obama · environmental · water

President Obama makes a strong, public call for a yes vote on ACES

June 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment

President Obama made quite favorable comments about the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act at the opening of his press conference. (And, of course, no journalist thought this issue meriting a question …) Today, the President made a strong statement calling on all members of the House to vote for this legislation. In his [...]

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It came from a blogger …

June 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Yesterday, President Barack Obama had a daytime press conference that is being viewed with outrage by many in the media world. That ‘outrage’ is manufactured and displaying ignorance.
Obama presaged the questioning with a statement that included much discussion of the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act which is going to be up [...]

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Tags: Washington Post · barack obama · journalism

Listening to a President …

April 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment

One of the struggles of the new Administration is adapting to having a US President who is actually worth listening to, for whom it is worth carving time out to watch and listen to public statements and the impressive number of press conferences/availabilities and town halls. Issues of energy and climate change come up [...]

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Tags: Energy · Obama Administration · barack obama · climate change

President Barack Hussein Obama speaks to energy and global warming

January 20th, 2009 · No Comments

In his inaugural address, President Barrack Hussein Obama did not shy away from making serious statements. We live in serious times and President Obama’s speech reflected that in a call on all to step up in addressing those challenges. And, amid his words, the President gave weight to issues of energy and global warming.
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Tags: Energy · barack obama · climate change · environmental

Heed the Call! The morning after and beyond …

November 4th, 2008 · Comments Off

Barack Obama has fostered one of the most impressive political machines, if not social movements, in American history. As much community organizers as political operatives, the Obama campaign has created neighborhood and community teams of volunteers who will merit a great deal of the credit for sweeping him into office. What happens, starting tomorrow, [...]

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Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · 2008 presidential campaign · Energy · barack obama · energy efficiency · government energy policy

A natural conclusion …

October 31st, 2008 · Comments Off

The journal Nature has come out with a solid endorsement of Barack Obama for President: America’s choice.
The opening:
The values of scientific enquiry, rather than any particular policy positions on science, suggest a preference for one US presidential candidate over the other.
The conclusion:
This journal does not have a vote, and does not claim any particular [...]

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Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · 2008 presidential campaign · Energy · barack obama

Al: It is time to pick up the phone …

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

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The VP rumors are running hot and heavy. Kaine? Bayh? Sibelius? Clark? Clinton? Biden? Every direction one looks, a different name.
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This choice will say something serious about Barack Obama’s commitment to taking action on the greatest challenge that this nation, that humanity might ever have faced.
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This choice matters. And you [...]

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Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · 2008 presidential campaign · Al Gore · Energy · barack obama

McCain campaign strategy working: media reporting “no difference” re Global Warming

August 14th, 2008 · Comments Off

A critical Republican campaign strategy is working when it comes to framing for the November election. Despite actual facts, media reporting increasingly reports that there is no difference of import between John McSame McCain and Barack Obama when it comes to the arenas of energy and Global Warming. Take David Kesterbaum’s NPR report this morning
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