The President can and will do it without a lame, petulant Congress, a report shows.
Despite meeting fierce opposition from the GOP in 2013, a group of clean energy experts, business leaders and former government officials believe President Obama's climate agenda has been and will continue to be successful in the coming year.
Obama can advance key measures in the battle against climate change with or without Congress, according to a report released Tuesday -- spearheaded by former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter. ...TheHill
Heather Zichal, who used to be the administration's "energy czar," is among those who have worked it out -- according to the report. We're talking about a series of executive actions.
"Whether it's 129, 200, or 72, the number of executive actions is going to be robust, Zichal said Tuesday.
"The president has a track record of success and when he finalizes the rule on existing sources that will be something that no president has ever done," Zichal said of Obama's climate regulations that aim to curb greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. ...TheHill
