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US and Mexico sign agreement for development of transboundary oil and gas resources in Gulf of Mexico; access to nearly 1.5M acres of US Outer Continental Shelf

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As a result of this Transboundary Agreement—which Presidents Obama and Calderon had committed in 2010 to reaching—nearly 1.5 The total area of the Western gap is approximately 5,092 square nautical miles (17,467 square kilometers), an area slightly smaller than the state of New Jersey.

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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

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Shortly after taking office in January, President Barack Obama directed EPA to assess the appropriateness of denying the waiver. EPA received a letter from California on January 21, 2009, raising several issues for Administrator Jackson to review regarding the denial.

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Stephen Welby: A Man on a Mission

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IEEE’s mission of advancing technology for the benefit of humanity drew him to the organization, he says, after he served a term in the Obama administration as U.S. Welby visiting IEEE's server room in its offices in Piscataway, New Jersey. assistant secretary of defense for research and engineering. About Stephen Welby.

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More states follow California’s clean car standards

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A new Environmental Defence Fund report shows that 13 states have adopted California’s clean car standards that aim to save hundreds of dollars annually at the pump and reduce heat trapping greenhouse gases. The decision follows President Obama’s landmark agreement to adopt federal emission standards for the model years 2012-2016.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 NJ Transit, New Jersey: $250,000. billion have been made available for transit improvements throughout the US. The DOT is making $48.1

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The Cantwell-Collins plan is almost exactly what Mr. Obama proposed in the campaign and after first taking office–a 100 percent auction of permits and a large tax rebate to the public. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) After 2014, the amount of allowances shrinks gradually by 2.5

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