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America’s Environmental Stewards.

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America’s Environmental Stewards

By Matt Vella

President Barack Obama campaigned on a promise to make the U.S. a global leader in numerous green issues, from finding viable alternatives to oil to taking stronger measures to curb global warming. In a thinly veiled criticism at the previous administration, he suggested his appointments would also de-politicize science in the White House. Here's a look at President Obama's incoming green team.