Obama Prepares to Turn Focus to Climate Change: U.S. President Barack Obama will soon announce a set of proposals aimed at fulfilling his second-term promise to curb the growing threat of climate change.
Heather Zichal, the president's chief advisor on energy and climate change, told a forum in Washington Wednesday that Obama plans to issue a series of executive orders to accelerate clean energy development and boost the energy efficiency of appliances and buildings.
Zichal also said the Environmental Protection Agency will use ...