Obama Says U.S. Should Help Lead Move Toward Cleaner Energy - Forex TV

(RTTNews) - President Barack Obama said the United States is doing its part to reduce greenhouse gases, calling a move toward a clean energy economy one of the priorities of his presidency.

Obama made the comments at a G-8 summit in Italy, where leaders of the world's largest economic powers have gathered to discuss a variety of subjects, including the impact of global warming.

Arguing that the "science is clear" about the affects of pollutants on the environment, Obama said that the U.S. has a historic responsibility to help lead a move toward cleaner energy.

He stated that the U.S. has "fallen short" of its environmental responsibility in the past, but said that "those days are over."

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