Obama backed a cap and trade approach in 2008 and put forth a clean energy standard, which included nuclear and natural gas, to advance policies around climate change, neither of which gained enough Congressional support to become law.

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This sounds a lot like the U.S. House bill, which gives away much more money to polluters than it invests in clean energy and includes a Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) that would not increase renewable energy deployment.

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While Environmental Protection Agency clean air regulations such as the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS) can explain some of the future expected displacement of coal by natural gas, shale gas economics is a significant reason for the displacement.

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And that's why we need a clean energy standard.

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Hard drive clean-up tools should be built in, and Web-based support should be standard.

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The U123's smart looking case has a sleek, clean design and is the first Wind available in red and blue, in addition to the standard grey and white.

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Recognizing that the political opposition has doomed cap-and-trade and carbon taxes, Kaiser came up with his own version of a national Clean Energy Portfolio Standard.

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And, just like the rule concerning cars, this standard will spur growth in the clean energy sector.

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