Energy & Climate Czar Leaves White House

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Carol Browner came to the White House two years ago to help the President convince Congress to legislate a cap on greenhouse gas emissions. But, after failing to win Senate support for a climate bill, Obama has turned his attention to clean energy, and Browner is leaving her post. Living on Earth’s Washington Correspondent Mitra Taj reports.

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