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Obama Heads to Iowa for Earth Day
President Barack Obama is going on the road to pitch his energy plan -- as well as environmentally friendly jobs production -- in a hard-hit Iowa town, while administration officials make a similar push back in Washington
Earth Day 2009
Earth Day 2009
lawhawk.blogspot.com — Today is Earth Day, which makes me wonder why every day isn't treated as earth day, just... like every day should be Mother's Day and Father's Day (via the 5th Commandment).There are lots of efforts to make folks go green, although many people, like Al Gore, are tremendous hypocrites in telling ... (more) Earth Day 2009
Obama Marks Earth Day at Iowa Wind Tower Plant
voices.washingtonpost.com — By Michael A. Fletcher NEWTON, Iowa -- President Obama marked Earth Day by traveling to a wind... turbine tower plant here to promote his renewable energy policy, which he said will simultaneously create jobs, increase national security and help the ... (more) Obama Marks Earth Day at Iowa Wind Tower Plant
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