Obama Stresses Energy Investment but Policy Battles Loom

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Feb. 24, 2009

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Tim Brennan comments that President Obama's emphasis on climate legislation and renewable energy in a prime time address indicates the importance his administration places on the issues.

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Tim Brennan is a senior fellow at RFF. His primary research interests are regulatory economics and competition policy, with applications to the electricity, telecommunications, and postal sectors.

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