Energy, Climate Change
and Our Environment

The President has taken unprecedented action to build the foundation for a clean energy economy, tackle the issue of climate change, and protect our environment.

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“We can’t have an energy strategy for the last century that traps us in the past. We need an energy strategy for the future – an all-of-the-above strategy for the 21st century that develops every source of American-made energy.” - President Barack Obama, March 15, 2012

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Securing American Energy

Learn more about the Administration’s efforts to reduce our dependence on oil, promote energy efficiency, and invest in a clean energy future.

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Climate Change

Find out the steps the Administration is taking to reduce the emissions that contribute to climate change and pollute our air and water.

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Our Environment

Learn how the Federal Government is coming together to protect our nation's precious natural resources.

Energy Blueprint

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Read about the Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future, or download a one-year progress report on the Administration’s energy plan.

Recent News

  • Better Building Federal Award Underway

    The nomination period for the 2013 Better Building Federal Award (BBFA) is now open. This contest builds on the Federal Government’s goal to reduce energy intensity – or energy consumed per square foot – by 30 percent by 2015 through encouraging, recognizing, and rewarding Federal agencies that achieve the greatest annual savings in energy intensity.

  • Growing Our Economy Through the Great Outdoors

    The President of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association discusses how the Obama Administration's work to protect our outdoor spaces is important for small businesses and our economy.

  • A Long-Term Game Plan for Solar Energy Development on our Public Lands

    As part of this administrations commitment to renewable energy, the Bureau of Land Management is releasing its final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States (Solar PEIS).

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The Obama Energy Agenda
and Gas Prices

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