President Obama's Earth Day speech may not have been as green as it was anticipated.

A speech in the White House's Rose Garden definitely would have been more green. President Obama spoke on Thursday at a Des Moines, Iowa plant that makes towers for wind turbines. President's team burned 9,116 gallons of fuel in the air during the 1,800 mile trip. That does not include the gasoline for the motorcade and all the various support

A proposal to change the face of the 50-dollar bill from President Ulysses S. Grant to President Ronald Reagan is not gaining much traction with voters.

Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry of North Carolina says it's time to honor the man he calls the last great president of the 20th century. But a new poll from Marist shows that 79 percent of those surveyed think the Reagan 50 is a bad idea.

Maybe most surprisingly, 71 percent of Republicans oppose the change as well as 83 percent of Democrats and 79 percent of Independents.

In the third round of the NFL draft ,Philadelphia Eagles have selected Washington defensive end Daniel Te'o-Nesheim.

The Eagles picked Te'o-Nesheim with the 86th overall selection on Friday. They acquired the pick in a trade with Green Bay, making three deals and moving down from No. 55 to 59 to 71 to 86.

Previously in the second round, the Eagles selected South Florida defensive back Nate Allen at No. 37. They took Michigan defensive end Brandon Graham with the 13th overall pick on Thursday night.

Te'o-Nesheim had 30 1/2 sacks and 149 tackles in four seasons at Washington.

University of Notre's Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the National Football League draft.

Clausen, the third quarterback has been chosen in the draft. He was the 48th overall pick. The University of Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford was the No. 1 pick by the St. Louis Rams.

McCoy led Texas to the national championship game against Alabama last season, before suffering a pinched nerve in his right shoulder in the first quarter that benched him for the remainder of the Longhorns’ 37-21 loss.

As previously Clausen was the 16th selection in the second round held today at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The first round was held yesterday and rounds four through seven are set for tomorrow.