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

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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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NPR asked all its followers to describe President Obama's State of the Union speech in three words. Then, using Wordle, NPR built this word cloud of the most common responses. Surprise! Out of 4,000 responses from self-described Democrats, Republicans and Independents the word people used the most was not jobs, education, innovation or future. It was salmon! Continue reading →

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Did anyone else's ears perk up when Obama called out federal salmon management as his favorite example of government inefficiency? 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 →

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Highlights from President Obama's State of the Union speech Continue reading →

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