• Most Popular
  • Most Shared

FACTBOX: Energy, environment in Bush State of Union speech

Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:17pm EST

(Reuters) - President George W. Bush's annual State of the Union speech to Congress on Monday touched on several environmental and energy issues.

Barack Obama

Following are some of the highlights:

* United States to provide $2 billion over next three years to a new international clean energy technology fund to help fight climate change.

* Reaffirms U.S. commitment to work with major world economies and the United Nations to complete agreement by 2009 to slow, stop and reverse growth of greenhouse gases.

* Wants United States to reduce dependence on oil.

* Seeks more U.S. investment in advanced batteries and renewable fuels to run future cars and trucks.

* Wants United States to generate more electricity from clean coal, solar and wind energy and nuclear power that will also help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

(Reporting by Tom Doggett)
Barack Obama


More from Reuters

A male polar bear cannabalizes a polar bear cub in an area about 300km (186 miles) north of the Canadian town of Churchill November 20, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Iain D. Williams

Polar bear turns cannibal

As the world focuses on climate change in Copenhagen, the animal that has come to represent global warming is turning cannibalistic as the Arctic ice melts their hunting grounds, a U.S.-led global scientific study said.  Slideshow | Full Article 

    Climate Conference
    Emmanuel Roy, a suspect in a mortgage-fraud scheme is escorted by FBI agents after being taken into custody in New York, October 15, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

    Sowing seeds of corruption

    Corruption, whether it's crooked officials, financial fraudsters or philandering sports stars, is the country's No. 1 criminal threat, says the FBI.  Full Article 

    Corporate Crime
    Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 16, 2009. Atlantis lifted off its seaside launch pad on Monday, loaded with spare parts to keep the International Space Station flying after the shuttles are retired next year. REUTERS/Scott Audette

    Can Florida re-launch itself?

    The sunshine state's space program is a boon for local businesses, especially when a shuttle takes off. But what happens when the 29-year old program comes to a close next year?  Full Article 

    U.S.