But these initiatives face challenges, too.
In many states, the initiatives face high hurdles.
The Obama Administration's initiatives face a number of Court tests.
His proposals would do no better in Congress, where even modest initiatives face intense Republican resistance.
Its clients include Paramount Pictures and Belkin, a consumer-electronics firm.All such initiatives face a problem, though.
She has, for instance, proposed legislation that would cut power companies' emissions by 25% of their projected levels by 2020.All these initiatives face an uphill battle.
The initiatives face an uncertain prospect in this election year, with Republicans in Congress hesitant to give Mr. Clinton any political advantage.
For another, the critics of initiatives are seeking to overturn their outcomes.A growing number of successful initiatives face court challenges; and sometimes their results are overturned by state legislators.
Both initiatives face bigger hurdles in the Senate, where Republicans have just enough votes to block legislation, requiring Mr. Obama to court the few Republican moderates, as he did to pass the $787 billion two-year economic stimulus package.
But if the experiences of other Internet firms are any indication, these initiatives face tough odds.
