President Obama used his State of the Union address to launch a re-election campaign that will emphasize mainstream energy policies promoting both fossil fuels and renewable sources as part of a collective cure to the nation's economic ills. In what could be his final January address to Congress, Obama promised to expand the production of oil and natural gas from shale deposits, while vowing to continue making clean energy investments despite Republican criticism about its cost. Go to story #1

President Obama mentioned climate change almost in passing during last night's State of the Union address, noting: "The differences in this chamber may be too deep right now to pass a comprehensive plan to fight climate change." Go to story #2