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President Obama recently made a historic speech in which he laid out a sweeping plan to reduce US carbon dioxide emissions from sources like coal and expand the use of renewables and natural gas.
President Obama has laid out a comprehensive and ambitious plan to reduce US carbon dioxide emissions from sources like power plants and expand the use of renewables and natural gas. Host Steve Curwood gets reactions from David Hawkins Director of Climate Programs at NRDC, Sierra Club’s executive director Michael Brune, and a student activist.