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Congressional Complexities Challenge Climate Change Efforts
25 September 2009
By Cheryl Pellerin, Staff Writer
Washington — While President Obama has pledged a U.S. commitment to lead the campaign against the dangers of climate change through global partnerships, a complicating factor confronting such sweeping international efforts is the need to obtain approval from sometimes reluctant national legislatures.
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Documents and Speeches
- Glossary of Environmental Terms, America.gov, Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State, June 26, 2009
- Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States, U.S. Global Change Research Program, June 2009
- Remarks by the President on Alternative Energy, Thunderbird Hangar, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 27, 2009
- International Energy Outlook 2009 (pdf), Energy Information Administration/U.S. Department of Energy, May 27, 2009
 Climate Change Perspectives, eJournal USA, Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State, September 2009
This eJournal USA offers perspectives of experts and activists in several key countries on effective policies to curb greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate global warming and adapt to irreversible changes, and features an introduction by U.S. special envoy Todd Stern.- Energy Efficiency: The First Fuel, eJournal USA, Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State, April 2009
Increasing the efficient use of existing energy supplies is widely acknowledged as the fastest, cheapest, and cleanest way to meet future energy needs. Energy Efficiency: The First Fuel examines the strong U.S. record of tapping efficiency as a resource, and the accelerated efforts by individuals, organizations, and governments to squeeze greater productivity from all energy sources.
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