Thursday, June 17, 2010

President Obama's Energy Speech--Not a word about climate change or global warming
President Obama spoke to the nation from the Oval Office for 20 minutes this evening about energy. It started with the Gulf Oil Spill and it ended with a push for clean energy. But nowhere in the speech did he mention climate change or global warming.
[Nov '08]: Obama: Warming must be tackled now - Climate Change- msnbc.com
In surprise speech, he says U.S. to help lead 'new era of global cooperation'
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"You can be sure that the United States will once again engage vigorously in these negotiations, and help lead the world toward a new era of global cooperation on climate change," he told hundreds of scientists, executives, governors and even foreign officials gathered in Los Angeles.
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But Obama said he felt the United States must adopt mandatory curbs and join the U.N. process. "Few challenges facing America — and the world — are more urgent than combating climate change," he said.
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Obama reiterated his campaign promise of a system to cap and trade greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. "We will establish strong annual targets that set us on a course to reduce emissions to their 1990 levels by 2020 and reduce them an additional 80 percent by 2050," he said.
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"Now is the time to confront this challenge once and for all," Obama concluded. "Delay is no longer an option. Denial is no longer an acceptable response. The stakes are too high. The consequences, too serious."

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