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<blockquote data-quote="purplesky" data-source="post: 1373047" data-attributes="member: 23628"><p><strong>Concrete Steps to Improve The Environment and Address Our Energy Needs</strong></p><p></p><p>196. Fast-tracked regulations to allow states to enact fuel efficiency standards that exceeded federal standards. </p><p></p><p>197. Fast-tracked increased fuel economy standards for vehicles beginning with the 2011 model year. It was the first time such standards had been increased in a decade. </p><p></p><p>198. Oversaw establishment of an Energy Partnership for the Americas, to create more markets for American-made biofuels and green energy technologies. </p><p></p><p>199. Obama EPA reversed a Bush-era decision to allow the largest mountaintop removal project in US history. </p><p></p><p>200. Ordered the Department of Energy to implement more aggressive efficiency standards for common household appliances. </p><p></p><p>201. Ordered energy plants to prepare to produce at least 15% of all energy through renewable resources like wind and solar, by 2021. (Republicans are trying hard to kill it.)</p><p></p><p>202. Oversaw the creation of an initiative that converts old factories and manufacturing centers into new clean technology centers. </p><p></p><p>203. Bypassed Republican opposition in Congress and ordered EPA to begin regulating and measuring carbon emissions. </p><p></p><p>204. Obama EPA ruled that CO2 is a pollutant. </p><p>205. Doubling federal spending on clean energy research. </p><p></p><p>206. Pushed through a tax credit to help people buy plug-in hybrid cars. </p><p></p><p>207. Created a program to develop renewable energy projects on the waters of our Outer Continental Shelf that will produce electricity from wind, wave, and ocean currents. </p><p></p><p>208. Reengaged in the climate change and greenhouse gas emissions agreements talks, and proposed one himself. He also addressed the U.N. Climate Change Conference, officially reversing the Bush era stance that climate change was a “hoax.” </p><p></p><p>209. Fully supported the initial phase of the creation of a legally-binding treaty to reduce mercury emissions worldwide. </p><p></p><p>210. Required states to provide incentives to utilities to reduce their energy consumption. </p><p></p><p>211. Improved siting, review and permitting stations for power plants, in an attempt to seriously improve the nation’s electric grid. </p><p></p><p>212. Following the neglect of Bush’s eight year reign, he reengaged in a number of treaties and agreements designed to protect the Antarctic. </p><p></p><p>213. Created tax write-offs for purchases of hybrid automobiles, and later he and Democrats morphed that program into one that includes electric cars. </p><p></p><p>214. Established a quadrennial review of our energy infrastructure, to encourage a modernization of the grid, and to encourage the transition away from fossil fuel use. </p><p></p><p>215. Mandated that federal government fleet purchases be for fuel-efficient American vehicles, and encouraged that federal agencies support experimental, fuel-efficient vehicles. </p><p></p><p>216. Got BP to cough up $20 billion to establish Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to reduce the need for taxpayer funds to be used for compensation and clean up. (Note: it took 20 years to get $1.3 billion for the Exxon Valdez spill. )</p><p></p><p>217. Oversaw and pushed through an amendment to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 authorizing advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. </p><p></p><p>218. Actively tried to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to eliminate the liability limits for those companies responsible for large oil spills.</p><p></p><p>219. Became the first President to simply say “Climate Change is a fact,” and set up the first federal government protocols for dealing with the impacts of climate change. </p><p></p><p>220. Initiated Criminal and Civil inquiries into the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. </p><p></p><p>221. Asserted federal legal supremacy to bar Texas from authorizing new refinery permits on its own.</p><p></p><p>222. Set up new, stricter standards limiting power plant emissions. </p><p></p><p>223. Strengthened the Endangered Species Act. </p><p></p><p>224. Strengthened protection for wildlife, and expanded enforcement of laws against wildlife trafficking.</p><p></p><p>225. Obama EPA improved boiler safety standards to improve air quality, and save 6500 lives per year. </p><p></p><p>226. Through the EPA, attemped to take steps to severely limit the use of antibiotics in livestock feed, to increase their efficacy in humans. </p><p></p><p>227. Through new EPA regulations, he created a pretext for closing the dirtiest power plants in the country, by limiting emissions of mercury and other toxic gasses. </p><p></p><p>228. Increased funding for National Parks and Forests by 10% </p><p></p><p>229. Announced greatly improved commercial fuel efficiency standards. </p><p></p><p>230. Announced a huge increase in average fuel economy standards from 27.5mpg in 2010 to 35.5mpg starting in 2016 and 54.5 starting in 2025 </p><p></p><p>231. Issued an Executive Order to facilitate investments in industrial energy efficiency that will help create jobs, while strengthening US manufacturing. Increased efficiency could save businesses $100 billion over the next decade. </p><p></p><p>232. Through an executive order, set up the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, which will to oversee Gulf Coast restoration efforts in the wake of the 2010 BP oil splll. The money to fund the restoration efforts comes from fines against BP. </p><p></p><p>233. Through executive actions and bypassing the ineffectual Rublican Congress, announced the most comprehensive plan to combat climate change in a generation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="purplesky, post: 1373047, member: 23628"] [B]Concrete Steps to Improve The Environment and Address Our Energy Needs[/B] 196. Fast-tracked regulations to allow states to enact fuel efficiency standards that exceeded federal standards. 197. Fast-tracked increased fuel economy standards for vehicles beginning with the 2011 model year. It was the first time such standards had been increased in a decade. 198. Oversaw establishment of an Energy Partnership for the Americas, to create more markets for American-made biofuels and green energy technologies. 199. Obama EPA reversed a Bush-era decision to allow the largest mountaintop removal project in US history. 200. Ordered the Department of Energy to implement more aggressive efficiency standards for common household appliances. 201. Ordered energy plants to prepare to produce at least 15% of all energy through renewable resources like wind and solar, by 2021. (Republicans are trying hard to kill it.) 202. Oversaw the creation of an initiative that converts old factories and manufacturing centers into new clean technology centers. 203. Bypassed Republican opposition in Congress and ordered EPA to begin regulating and measuring carbon emissions. 204. Obama EPA ruled that CO2 is a pollutant. 205. Doubling federal spending on clean energy research. 206. Pushed through a tax credit to help people buy plug-in hybrid cars. 207. Created a program to develop renewable energy projects on the waters of our Outer Continental Shelf that will produce electricity from wind, wave, and ocean currents. 208. Reengaged in the climate change and greenhouse gas emissions agreements talks, and proposed one himself. He also addressed the U.N. Climate Change Conference, officially reversing the Bush era stance that climate change was a “hoax.” 209. Fully supported the initial phase of the creation of a legally-binding treaty to reduce mercury emissions worldwide. 210. Required states to provide incentives to utilities to reduce their energy consumption. 211. Improved siting, review and permitting stations for power plants, in an attempt to seriously improve the nation’s electric grid. 212. Following the neglect of Bush’s eight year reign, he reengaged in a number of treaties and agreements designed to protect the Antarctic. 213. Created tax write-offs for purchases of hybrid automobiles, and later he and Democrats morphed that program into one that includes electric cars. 214. Established a quadrennial review of our energy infrastructure, to encourage a modernization of the grid, and to encourage the transition away from fossil fuel use. 215. Mandated that federal government fleet purchases be for fuel-efficient American vehicles, and encouraged that federal agencies support experimental, fuel-efficient vehicles. 216. Got BP to cough up $20 billion to establish Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to reduce the need for taxpayer funds to be used for compensation and clean up. (Note: it took 20 years to get $1.3 billion for the Exxon Valdez spill. ) 217. Oversaw and pushed through an amendment to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 authorizing advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 218. Actively tried to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to eliminate the liability limits for those companies responsible for large oil spills. 219. Became the first President to simply say “Climate Change is a fact,” and set up the first federal government protocols for dealing with the impacts of climate change. 220. Initiated Criminal and Civil inquiries into the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 221. Asserted federal legal supremacy to bar Texas from authorizing new refinery permits on its own. 222. Set up new, stricter standards limiting power plant emissions. 223. Strengthened the Endangered Species Act. 224. Strengthened protection for wildlife, and expanded enforcement of laws against wildlife trafficking. 225. Obama EPA improved boiler safety standards to improve air quality, and save 6500 lives per year. 226. Through the EPA, attemped to take steps to severely limit the use of antibiotics in livestock feed, to increase their efficacy in humans. 227. Through new EPA regulations, he created a pretext for closing the dirtiest power plants in the country, by limiting emissions of mercury and other toxic gasses. 228. Increased funding for National Parks and Forests by 10% 229. Announced greatly improved commercial fuel efficiency standards. 230. Announced a huge increase in average fuel economy standards from 27.5mpg in 2010 to 35.5mpg starting in 2016 and 54.5 starting in 2025 231. Issued an Executive Order to facilitate investments in industrial energy efficiency that will help create jobs, while strengthening US manufacturing. Increased efficiency could save businesses $100 billion over the next decade. 232. Through an executive order, set up the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, which will to oversee Gulf Coast restoration efforts in the wake of the 2010 BP oil splll. The money to fund the restoration efforts comes from fines against BP. 233. Through executive actions and bypassing the ineffectual Rublican Congress, announced the most comprehensive plan to combat climate change in a generation. [/QUOTE]
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