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Cleaner Cars, Less Foreign Oil

John Podesta, Carl Pope, and Gene Karpinski lay out an agenda for cutting our oil dependence and investing in cleaner transportation.

Multimedia & Video

Richard Caperton on the Energy Department's Loan Guarantee Program Richard Caperton on the importance and success of the Energy Department's loan guarantee program.

The Impacts of the EPA's Proposed Air Toxics Standards EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe discusses the EPA's proposed protections.

Gulf Coast Recovery After the BP Oil Spill Michael Conathan analyzes the Gulf Coast recovery process after the BP oil spill.

Which Is Greener? Take Two It’s time to test your knowledge of green products and practices once again with this interactive quiz.

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