Latest Promises In National

Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Create a National Health Insurance Exchange
Marketplace today is similar to original vision, but not identical | January 3, 2017
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Require utilities to reduce electricity demand
Energy efficiency rules help reduce, but don’t demand, electricity use | December 12, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Reduce energy consumption in federal buildings
Building promise gets an energy boost a little too late | November 14, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Modernize the nation’s electricity grid and use “smart grid” practices
Stimulus included a significant down payment on upgrading the nation’s grid | December 13, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Require production of more biofuels
No new 60 billion-gallon requirement | August 10, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Require new federal fleet purchases to be half plug-in hybrids or electric vehicles
Nowhere near half | August 3, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Modernize air traffic system
Progress made on air traffic system, controllers’ morale | October 27, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Create job training programs for clean technologies
Obama comes through on both parts of this promise | January 8, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Ask people and businesses to conserve electricity
Obama’s request is in the fine print | December 18, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Support high-speed rail
High-speed rail gets stimulus money | March 11, 2009