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Climate Change and Environment
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(From: America.gov)
Boosting Biofuels, Clean Coal Promotes U.S. Energy Independence
Biofuels to reduce foreign oil dependence by millions of barrels each year
4 February 2010
By Cheryl Pellerin, Science Writer
Washington - The United States is boosting the contribution of biofuels and clean coal to its strategy for increasing American energy independence and laying the foundation for a new clean-energy economy.
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Obama Bolsters Climate Commitments in State of the Union
29 January 2010
By Carlyn Reichel, Staff Writer
Washington — In his first State of the Union address to Congress on January 27, President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to American leadership on climate change, touting innovation and clean-energy initiatives as crucial elements in America’s economic recovery and in spurring job creation.
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Documents and Speeches
- Remarks by the President at the Morning Plenary Session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark, December 18, 2009
- Remarks at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, Copenhagen, Denmark, December 17, 2009
- "The U.S. Is on Board," Op-Ed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, International Herald Tribune, December 15, 2009
- COP-15: Frequently Asked Questions, America.gov, Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State, December 8, 2009
- Glossary of Environmental Terms, America.gov, Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State, June 26, 2009
- Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States, U.S. Global Change Research Program, June 2009
- International Energy Outlook 2009 (pdf), Energy Information Administration/U.S. Department of Energy, May 27, 2009
- Climate Change: Current Issues and Policy Tools (pdf), CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress, March 6, 2009
 Climate Change Perspectives, eJournal USA, Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State, September 2009
This eJournal USA offers perspectives of experts and activists in several key countries on effective policies to curb greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate global warming and adapt to irreversible changes, and features an introduction by U.S. special envoy Todd Stern.- Energy Efficiency: The First Fuel, eJournal USA, Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State, April 2009
Increasing the efficient use of existing energy supplies is widely acknowledged as the fastest, cheapest, and cleanest way to meet future energy needs. Energy Efficiency: The First Fuel examines the strong U.S. record of tapping efficiency as a resource, and the accelerated efforts by individuals, organizations, and governments to squeeze greater productivity from all energy sources.
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