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Latest Promises
Barack Obama
Invest $150 billion to encourage “green” business sector
‘Green business sector’ definition makes funding difficult to tally
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November 30, 2016
Barack Obama
Create cap and trade system with interim goals to reduce global warming
Obama abandons cap and trade as Republicans take over the House
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November 8, 2010
Barack Obama
Work with UN on climate change
Paris agreement signed and ratified
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December 1, 2016
Barack Obama
Work to build natural gas pipeline from Alaska
Pipeline project faces hurdles, but Obama’s kept promise to keep pushing for it
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February 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Create clean coal partnerships
Despite notable hurdles, plants that sequester carbon are advancing
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December 6, 2012
Barack Obama
Weatherize 1 million homes per year
Stimulus program to weatherize homes is falling short
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June 25, 2010
Barack Obama
Expedite oil and gas drilling from domestic shale formations
Supporters, critics of drilling both find data to support their case
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December 20, 2012
Barack Obama
Require drilling on current oil and gas leases
Early proposals disappeared and never resurfaced
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December 5, 2016
Barack Obama
Raise fuel economy standards
It’s official
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April 5, 2010
Barack Obama
Close loopholes to discourage energy speculation
Dodd-Frank law upheld pledge, but key regulation held up in court
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December 4, 2012
Barack Obama
Release oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Amid unrest in Libya, U.S. agrees to release oil from reserves
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June 23, 2011
Barack Obama
Enact windfall profits tax for oil companies
Three budget plans, no proposals for windfall profits tax, promise broken
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March 16, 2011
Barack Obama
Extend Production Tax Credit to encourage renewable energy
Extension through 2020 passed with bipartisan support in 2015
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December 19, 2016
Barack Obama
Require 25 percent renewable energy by 2025
Cap-and-trade bill died, though other trends may achieve goal without a law
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November 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Require 10 percent renewable energy by 2012
10 percent renewable electricity achieved
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July 15, 2011
Barack Obama
Establish a low carbon fuel standard
No national standard in sight
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August 2, 2012
Barack Obama
Reduce oil consumption by 35 percent by 2030
Oil consumption continues to rise despite new regulations
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December 8, 2016
Barack Obama
Reduce dependence on foreign oil
Fuel efficiency standards projected to meet campaign goals
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November 27, 2012
Barack Obama
Create 5 million “green” jobs
No clear information on number of “green” jobs created
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November 14, 2016
Barack Obama
Create youth service corps
Putting money into the “5-E” promise
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June 18, 2012
Barack Obama
Educate business about the benefits of flexible work schedules and telecommuting
A new law, new money and a pilot program made telecommuting more common
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November 2, 2012
Barack Obama
Work to ban the permanent replacement of striking workers
Still no sign of action
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June 12, 2012
Barack Obama
Create new criminal penalties for mortgage fraud
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act gives new power to prosecute mortgage fraud
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October 5, 2009
Barack Obama
Set a three-month moratorium on foreclosures
Voluntary freezes on foreclosures underway
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February 23, 2009
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