Now past the four-year, halfway point of his efforts to leave a lasting legacy on US energy policy, President Barack Obama is striking a conciliatory tone with the oil industry, perhaps in a bid to forge alliances in Washington, or in recognition of the US' potential leadership role in the global unconventional oil and gas boom. In an unusually forthright State of the Union address this month, Obama promised to accelerate oil and gas permitting and implored Congress to pass climate legislation - a combination that would embody the "all of the above" energy approach that both major US political parties have rallied behind.
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