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Obama's Clean Power Plan Pushes Shift From Coal and Oil to Renewables
OBAMA CLEAN POWER PLAN by Paresh Nath, politicalcartoons.com
The cartoon shows President Obama extending a track toward renewable energy symbols while declaring it the key step against climate change. Uncle Sam stands on a platform marked oil and coal with industrial rigs behind him. The image responds to the August 2015 announcement of the Clean Power Plan, which aimed to cut carbon emissions from power plants by promoting wind, solar and other clean sources over traditional fossil fuels.
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