The White House Blog

Yesterday, Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Heather Zichal hosted a live chat to take questions from the public on energy and climate legislation.  Earlier in the day, President Obama met with a bipartisan group of Senators in the Cabinet room to discuss the importance of passing comprehensive energy and climate legislation this year. 

• Opening remarks
• Is the President committed to a bill that includes a tax on carbon emissions?
• Is the Administration considering carbon fees and rebates in addition to cap and tax models?
• What is clean energy?
• How will we make the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy?
• What about nuclear energy?
• What is the Administration doing to promote geo-thermal energy?
• How will the transition to SMART grid create jobs and benefit consumers?
• Why hasn’t the HOMESTAR bill passed?
• How much will cap and trade cost taxpayers?
• Can we put out of work oil rig workers to work on clean energy initiatives?
• What about a national investment bank to fund clean energy projects?
• How will workers get trained for the clean jobs of the future?
• Why haven’t the solar panels been reinstalled at the White House?