Since President Barack Obama took office in 2009, the Department of Energy has invested nearly $5 billion in research related to carbon capture and storage. That number could change drastically with the incoming administration of Donald Trump, if his recent selection of Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) to direct the White House Office of Management and Budget is any indication.
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Democrats adopt climate change science investigation in platform
Members of the Democratic National Committee’s platform panel have formally endorsed federal investigations into climate research at fossil fuel companies, including a high-profile probe into Exxon Mobil Corp.
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Overnight Energy: Clinton picks up Sierra Club’s endorsement
SIERRA CLUB BACKS CLINTON: The Sierra Club on Thursday endorsed Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
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Major green group endorses Clinton
The NRDC Action Fund on Tuesday endorsed Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton for president, the first time the environmental group has endorsed in a presidential election.
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Facing backlash, Clinton says coal still has a future
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Facing a backlash from Appalachian Democrats, Hillary Clinton's campaign on Monday tried to reaffirm her commitment to coal communities one day after declaring on national television she was going to "to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business."
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Clinton: Banning fossil fuels on public land a ‘done deal’
Hillary Clinton appeared to endorse a plan to end fossil fuel development on federal land following Thursday night’s Democratic debate in New Hampshire.