Obama: No cap-and-trade? Then no drilling! « Green Hell Blog

On balance, President Obama is the loser. Cap-and-trade is dead forever, while offshore drilling opportunities could expand as early as January 20, 2013.

JFK's Nephew Pleads For U.S. Action On Global Warming - Top Stories - Talk Radio News Service: News, Politics, Media

“Everything we’ve got to do to deal with global warming are things we ought to be doing anyway, for the sake of our national prosperity, for the sake of building jobs, for the sake of our national security our energy security, our independence and our international leadership,” he said.

Kennedy told the committee that the U.S. should move from an energy system dependent on foreign oil to a so-called smart grid system, which would generate power for homes and businesses through digital technology.

“We need a grid system that would turn every American into an energy entrepreneur, every home into a power plant, power our country based upon American ingenuity, resourcefulness, human energy what Franklin Roosevelt called American industrial genius, rather than Saudi Arabian oil.”

What percent of American electricity is produced by burning Saudi Arabian oil?