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To meet the climate challenge, the United States needs a comprehensive national approach. Well-designed federal policy can cut emissions and strengthen resilience while driving economic growth.

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Meeting our energy needs
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We can build on innovative power sector policies
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The new coal plant standard
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President Obama’s Climate Action Plan in the Near Term
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U.S. Department of Energy Investment in Carbon, Capture and Storage

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) oversees federal efforts to advance the deployment carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. In addition to working on the research and development of CCS component technologies, DOE has provided financial support to multiple commercial-scale …

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Headwinds for coal
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Obama will need to act on his climate plan with a sense of urgency
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Get outside the beltway to change the climate debate
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Clean Energy Steps: Necessary but not sufficient for climate action
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Summary of the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (S.761)

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. The short title of this bill is the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013. Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. “Secretary,” for purposes of this act, is defined as the Secretary of …

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