As Obama announced at a town hall meeting Thursday, clean energy will support the economic recovery and uphold the environment. 

 At the meeting, one of the participants asked Obama what can be done to make environmental policies more effective. So, the president suggested promoting renewable energy and reducing the nation's dependence on foreign oil.

 Obama pointed to clean-energy programs already being financed by the economic stimulus package. He explained that renewable energy has the enormous potential to become a huge engine for the economic growth.

 The president promised he'll be boosting a broader clean-energy initiative as soon as he’s done working on health care legislation.