President Obama: Combating Global Warming vs. All of the Above Energy
Summary . The United States has never passed a law enshrining a national policy to combat global warming. In the absence of Congressional action, President Obama presented his Climate Action Plan in a speech and accompanying written program on June 25, 2013 . It contains a large number of specific initiatives grouped as cutting carbon pollution, protecting the country from the impacts of global warming, and working internationally to fight global warming. The Action Plan contains many worthy features, some of which can be put into operation by administrative action, and others requiring budgetary action by the Congress. It complements actions already taken to make cars and electric generating plants operate with greater fuel efficiency. The President has also promoted an “All of the Above” energy policy which includes expanding domestic production of fossil fuels. New fossil fuel uses make certain that GHG emissions will continue for decades. ...