POTUS: Doubling Our Clean Energy Funding to Address the Challenge of Climate Change

<> POTUS Weekly Address: Doubling Our Clean Energy Funding to Address the Challenge of Climate Change - In this week's address, the President discussed climate change and how the most ambitious climate agreement in history is creating private sector partnerships that are advancing the latest technologies in clean power. GOP-Led Congress Unlikely to OK Obama's New Clean Energy Bid - President Obama said Saturday that he will ask the Republican-led Congress to double spending on research and development into clean energy by 2020 -- but, GOP lawmakers scoff at the science behind climate change and dismiss Obama's pleas for the issue to be dealt with urgently. Obama Proposes $10-Per-Barrel Oil Tax - President Barack Obama on Tuesday will propose a $10-per-barrel fee paid by oil companies to fund investments in low-carbon transportation. Oil Fee Proposal a Bad Deal for Manufacturers