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Environmental activists look forward to Obama’s second term

Environment

While they didn’t get everything they wanted in President Barack Obama’s first term, nor did they get all they asked for at the ballot box in November, environmental activists are bullish about how the second Obama term will play out, in regard to the environment.

New energy standards for light bulbs

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Greening the grid

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Obama’s rock star science team

Environment

Lawmakers Debate Nuclear Energy

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