{"id":22998,"date":"2016-08-14T15:38:30","date_gmt":"2016-08-14T22:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=22998"},"modified":"2016-08-14T15:38:30","modified_gmt":"2016-08-14T22:38:30","slug":"presidential-weekly-address-providing-a-better-cleaner-safer-future-for-our-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=22998","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Weekly Address: Providing a Better, Cleaner, Safer Future for Our Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, everybody.  One of the most urgent challenges of our time is climate change.  We know that 2015 surpassed 2014 as the warmest year on record \u2013 and 2016 is on pace to be even hotter.  When I took office, I said this was something we couldn\u2019t kick down the road any longer \u2013 that our children\u2019s future depended on our action.  So we got to work, and over the past seven-and-a-half years, we\u2019ve made ambitious investments in clean energy, and ambitious reductions in our carbon emissions.  We\u2019ve multiplied wind power threefold.  We\u2019ve multiplied solar power more than thirtyfold.  In parts of America, these clean power sources are finally cheaper than dirtier, conventional power.  And carbon pollution from our energy sector is at its lowest level in 25 years, even as we\u2019re continuing to grow our economy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cNVzN62l0Yg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve invested in energy efficiency, and we\u2019re slashing carbon emissions from appliances, homes, and businesses \u2013 saving families money on their energy bills.  We\u2019re reforming how we manage federal coal resources, which supply roughly 40% of America\u2019s coal.  We\u2019ve set the first-ever national standards limiting the amount of carbon pollution power plants can release into the sky. <\/p>\n<p>We also set standards to increase the distance our cars and light trucks can go on a gallon of gas every year through 2025.  And they\u2019re working.  At a time when we\u2019ve seen auto sales surge, manufacturers are innovating and bringing new technology to market faster than expected.  Over 100 cars, SUVs, and pick-up trucks on the market today already meet our vehicles standards ahead of schedule.  And we\u2019ve seen a boom in the plug-in electric vehicle market \u2013 with more models, lower battery costs, and more than 16,000 charging stations. <\/p>\n<p>But we\u2019re not done yet. In the weeks and months ahead, we\u2019ll release a second round of fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty vehicles. We\u2019ll take steps to meet the goal we set with Canada and Mexico to achieve 50 percent clean power across North America by 2025.  And we\u2019ll continue to protect our lands and waters so that our kids and grandkids can enjoy our most beautiful spaces for generations. <\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s still much more to do.  But there\u2019s no doubt that America has become a global leader in the fight against climate change.  Last year, that leadership helped us bring nearly 200 nations together in Paris around the most ambitious agreement in history to save the one planet we\u2019ve got.  That\u2019s not something to tear up \u2013 it\u2019s something to build upon.  And if we keep pushing, and leading the world in the right direction, there\u2019s no doubt that, together, we can leave a better, cleaner, safer future for our children. <\/p>\n<p>Thanks, everybody.  Have a great weekend.<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, everybody. One of the most urgent challenges of our time is climate change. 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