President Obama

Undoing The Clean Power Plan

The EPA Proposes Stricter Standards For Smog Limit

The election of Donald J. Trump as the next President of the United States appears to have dealt certain defeat for the Obama Climate Action Plan.

A New President And The Middle East

The US flag flies at half-staff above th

How will the election’s outcome shape the direction of U.S. Middle East policy, and how do America’s friends in the region view the prospect of a new administration? Read or watch a conversation between leading Middle Eastern journalists and U.S. policy experts. On November 10, Jamal Khashoggi, Jumana Ghunaimat, David Horovitz, Norman Ornstein, and Dennis Ross… Keep reading →

shutterstock_134001557 (1)

President Obama is arguing that climate change is a public health hazard, as the White House launches a new initiative aimed at addressing the impacts a warming planet has on communities. These initiatives are intended to address smog, allergies and the increasing risk of extreme-weather-related injuries. Obama spoke about the initiatives during a discussion at… Keep reading →

Prince Charles Visits Qatar - Day 2

The president should use this week’s visit to channel Qatar’s diplomatic energies in directions more in line with U.S. regional policy. When Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani visited the White House on February 24, President Obama contended with a Qatari diplomatic scorecard that has significant marks on both sides of the ledger. Given its historically… Keep reading →

US President Barack Obama receives appla

In a State of the Union address that mostly skimmed over energy issues – remarkable, given the generational opportunities stemming from America’s ongoing energy revolution – President Obama still underscored the yawning disconnect between his all-of-the-above energy rhetoric and his administration’s failure to put that rhetoric into action. Talking about the need for infrastructure investment,… Keep reading →

President Obama Delivers State Of The Union Address

Energy policy, a key part of President Barack Obama’s 2014 State of the Union address, played a muted role in the speech he delivered one year later. It was ironic, given the significant actions to reshape the U.S. energy profile and forestall climate change that the administration has taken and that continue to unfold. The… Keep reading →

Senate Republicans Mark Anniversary Of Plan For Keystone XL Pipeline

The federal approval process for cross-border pipelines (and there are many) historically has taken 18 to 24 months, yet the White House says that more than six years isn’t enough time to determine whether the Keystone XL pipeline is in the national interest. Perhaps the State Department can help them out. On the need for… Keep reading →

OPAL Pipeline To Connect To Baltic Sea

The big news today was an announcement that President Obama will not sign Keystone XL oil pipeline legislation currently working its way through congress. Interestingly, the announcement was made at the same time major oil and gas industry trade group American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard delivered the annual State of American Energy address, in… Keep reading →

Germany Plans 26 New Coal-Fired Power Plants

 The utility industry, legal community, environmental organizations, analysts and other stakeholders are eagerly awaiting the EPA’s new guidelines for reducing carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act for existing power plants. The rule is scheduled to be announced June 2nd. President Obama has acted aggressively to bypass congress on climate change legislation by using the… Keep reading →

Activists Protest Outside Facebook Shareholder's Meeting

The Obama administration announced last week – read the State Department’s statement here – it would further delay making a decision on the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline project until later this year – almost certainly after the midterm elections. The latest delay has many stakeholders up in arms, to say the least. In an… Keep reading →

Page 1 of 812345...8