Here’s the full text of Obama’s comments on
greentech:
Four years ago, other countries dominated the clean
energy market and the jobs that came with it. We’ve
begun to change that. Last year, wind energy added
nearly half of all new power capacity in America. So
let’s generate even more. Solar energy gets cheaper
by the year – so let’s drive costs down even further. As
long as countries like China keep going all-in on clean
energy, so must we.
In the meantime, the natural gas boom has led to
cleaner power and greater energy independence.
That’s why my Administration will keep cutting red
tape and speeding up new oil and gas permits. But I
also want to work with this Congress to encourage the
research and technology that helps natural gas burn
even cleaner and protects our air and water.
Indeed, much of our new-found energy is drawn from
lands and waters that we, the public, own together. So
tonight, I propose we use some of our oil and gas
revenues to fund an Energy Security Trust that will
drive new research and technology to shift our cars
and trucks off oil for good. If a non-partisan coalition
of CEOs and retired generals and admirals can get
behind this idea, then so can we. Let’s take their
advice and free our families and businesses from the
painful spikes in gas prices we’ve put up with for far
too long. I’m also issuing a new goal for America: let’s
cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and
businesses over the next twenty years. The states with
the best ideas to create jobs and lower energy bills by
constructing more efficient buildings will receive
federal support to help make it happen.
Read more at
http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/12/greentech-
state-of-the-union-boost-obama-proposes-using-
oil-and-gas-money-to-fund-green-
energy/#rpRub5VG6ODJGffK.99
http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-
policy/president-obamas-next-steps-carbon-tax.html
"Under the legislation, a fee on carbon pollution
emissions would fund historic investments in energy
efficiency and sustainable energy technologies such as
wind, solar, geothermal and biomass. The proposal
also would provide rebates to consumers to offset any
efforts by oil, coal or gas companies to raise prices.
"I urge this Congress to pursue a bipartisan, market-
based solution to climate change, like the one John
McCain and Joe Lieberman worked on together a few
years ago. But if Congress won’t act soon to protect
future generations, I will. I will direct my Cabinet to
come up with executive actions we can take, now and
in the future, to reduce pollution, prepare our
communities for the consequences of climate change,
and speed the transition to more sustainable sources
of energy."
greentech:
Four years ago, other countries dominated the clean
energy market and the jobs that came with it. We’ve
begun to change that. Last year, wind energy added
nearly half of all new power capacity in America. So
let’s generate even more. Solar energy gets cheaper
by the year – so let’s drive costs down even further. As
long as countries like China keep going all-in on clean
energy, so must we.
In the meantime, the natural gas boom has led to
cleaner power and greater energy independence.
That’s why my Administration will keep cutting red
tape and speeding up new oil and gas permits. But I
also want to work with this Congress to encourage the
research and technology that helps natural gas burn
even cleaner and protects our air and water.
Indeed, much of our new-found energy is drawn from
lands and waters that we, the public, own together. So
tonight, I propose we use some of our oil and gas
revenues to fund an Energy Security Trust that will
drive new research and technology to shift our cars
and trucks off oil for good. If a non-partisan coalition
of CEOs and retired generals and admirals can get
behind this idea, then so can we. Let’s take their
advice and free our families and businesses from the
painful spikes in gas prices we’ve put up with for far
too long. I’m also issuing a new goal for America: let’s
cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and
businesses over the next twenty years. The states with
the best ideas to create jobs and lower energy bills by
constructing more efficient buildings will receive
federal support to help make it happen.
Read more at
http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/12/greentech-
state-of-the-union-boost-obama-proposes-using-
oil-and-gas-money-to-fund-green-
energy/#rpRub5VG6ODJGffK.99
http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-
policy/president-obamas-next-steps-carbon-tax.html
"Under the legislation, a fee on carbon pollution
emissions would fund historic investments in energy
efficiency and sustainable energy technologies such as
wind, solar, geothermal and biomass. The proposal
also would provide rebates to consumers to offset any
efforts by oil, coal or gas companies to raise prices.
"I urge this Congress to pursue a bipartisan, market-
based solution to climate change, like the one John
McCain and Joe Lieberman worked on together a few
years ago. But if Congress won’t act soon to protect
future generations, I will. I will direct my Cabinet to
come up with executive actions we can take, now and
in the future, to reduce pollution, prepare our
communities for the consequences of climate change,
and speed the transition to more sustainable sources
of energy."
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