At Friday's White House Conference on Conservation, President Barack Obama tipped his hat to Medford’s new thermal trading program, which he held up as an example of a win-win for business and the environment. Continue reading →

Filed under: Water, Barack Obama, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Thermal Trading

Remember that salmon joke Obama made in last year's State of the Union address? Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Barack Obama, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Salmon, State of the Union

We had to wait awhile to hear what President Obama had to say about hot topics in the environment during last night's State of the Union Address. (I didn't hear anything about the Keystone XL pipeline, did you?). Continue reading →

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Filed under: Energy, Barack Obama, Clean coal, Nuclear energy, State of the Union

So, President Obama didn't bring up global warming or climate change in his State of the Union speech. That wasn't a big surprise, though some were still disappointed. He did give a nod to several environmental issues, including clean energy, electric vehicles, biofuels, cutting oil subsidies, and high-speed rail. Continue reading →

Filed under: Energy, Transportation, Barack Obama, Clean coal, High-speed rail, Nuclear energy, State of the Union