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March 16, 2013
Energy plan can 'break the cycle' of oil dependence, Obama says
Using revenue collected from drilling on public lands to fund alternative energy research will help Americans break their dependence on oil, President Barack Obama predicted in his weekly address on Saturday.
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March 15, 2013
Obama pitches clean-fuel car plan in Chicago but signals retreat on Keystone
Barack Obama's grand vision of action on climate change shrank to $200m a year to fund research into clean fuel cars, with signs of retreat on the big environmental issues of the day.
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March 15, 2013
Obama proposes $2 billion plan for clean energy technology research
President Obama on Friday proposed taking $2 billion in royalties the government receives from offshore oil and gas leasing to fund research into clean energy technologies designed to lessen the nation’s dependence on fossil fuels to power cars and trucks.
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March 15, 2013
Can Obama's Energy Trust Fund Idea Gain Traction in Congress?
Gasoline prices and global temperatures are on the rise and so, once again, is pressure on Washington to take action on energy and climate change. The chance that the deadlocked Congress will strike a deal this year on a broad law to seriously reform the nation’s energy systems is slim to nil.
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March 15, 2013
President Obama Discusses SAFE and the Energy Security Trust at Argonne National Labs
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March 15, 2013
Obama's Energy Security Trust takes from history of U.S.-funded fracking research
When President Obama visits Argonne National Laboratory outside of Chicago today, he'll use the bully pulpit to shape a second-term policy priority: to build a national research fund that aims to take oil-burning cars off the roads.
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