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February 13, 2013

Obama Stresses Energy Efficiency in SOTU

Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post


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While energy efficiency has often occupied a low-profile in the nation’s climate debate, Obama gave it plenty of air time on Tuesday night. . .

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TAGGED: State of the Union, U.S. energy policy, energy efficiency, Washington Post

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