If the project can garner broad support, its supporters say it could reach the launch pad by the mid-2030s.
Supporters of the voluntary McConnell-Schumer approach say it is better designed to garner broad support and still achieve many of the same results.
"We continue to work closely with members of both parties on these important issues to fashion proposals that can garner broad support," said Nick Shapiro, a White House spokesman).Still, Mr. Obama is loath to follow Mr. Clinton's example too much.
But to garner broad support, it will also expand domestic production of oil, natural gas and nuclear power and offer tax breaks to manufacturers who make their facilities more energy efficient and create green jobs.
The election put an end to an awkward episode in which Mr. Kohler became Germany's second choice for the job after its first failed to garner broad support.
(Clinton continues to garner broad support among self-indentified liberal voters).
Similarly, it is unclear whether early attempts at non-FSW-led wider community engagement were successful in garnering broader support from civil society, which may serve to increase project sustainability.
The only place where the opposition seems to be garnering broad support is Washington.
Overall, results suggest that ceasing to frame renewable energy as an environmental issue and instead framing it in a way that invokes locally relevant social values may garner broader public support.
Even if not directly related to the American efforts to garner broad international support for a campaign against terrorism, the lifting of sanctions was certain to send the signal that supporting the United States at this time could bring tangible fruits.
