On January 29, 2010, US President Barack Obama ordered the
federal government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 28% by
2020. The reduction order followed a December 2009 announcement
from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that greenhouse
gases threatened both public health and the environment, and was
part of a broader environmental policy outlined in Executive
Order 13514 [PDF]. In order to combat the threat of greenhouse
gases, the executive order required the federal government to
reduce energy use at federal buildings, invest in renewable
energy and operate low emission vehicles. President Obama tasked
the White House Council on Environmental Quality with
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