November 7, 2012

What's Next For Climate and Clean Energy?

Alden Myer , Climate Progress


AOL Energy

After months of speeches and debates, and billions of dollars of campaign ads, the elections are over and President Obama has won a second term in office. Now comes the hard part: how to move forward in a polarized political environment where the two major parties don”t agree on the overall role of government, on most policies, and all too often, not even on the facts.

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TAGGED: Environmental Protection Agency, climate change, natural gas, President Obama

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