President Barack Obama, who campaigned for a greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program, is focused on “clean energy” as a way to create jobs and economic investment, according to the top White House official Tuesday who declined to utter the term “climate change” when talking to reporters about the administration’s views going forward. ”Clean energy is a priority of the administration,” said Nancy Sutley, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, when asked about the administration’s position on climate change in light of White House energy and climate change adviser Carol Browner’s announced departure [see story on page 2].
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