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Article: United States: Obama to cut greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent by 2020.
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- August 11, 2009
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Byline: datta003
President Barack Obama is expected to order federal agencies next month to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent from 2010 levels within 10 years, Federal Times has learned.
The new mandate is contained in a draft executive order on federal energy usage that will be distributed for agencies review as early as this week, said Dan Amon, senior energy adviser at the Environmental Protection Agency. Obama is expected to sign the order next month.
To shrink their carbon footprints, agencies will need to build sustainable facilities, generate renewable power, cut fuel consumption, purchase environmentally friendly products and ...