Clean Energy Politics

by Erica Werner Real Clear Politics published October 2, 2010 President Barack Obama is promoting his administration's investments in clean energy technologies like wind and solar, arguing they produce jobs and are essential for the country's environment and economic security. In his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, a month out from crucial midterm elections, the president also accused Republicans of wanting to scrap incentives for such projects. Click Here

Why the U.S. should give up on the clean energy race By Eric Lukas Monday, September 27, 2010 - 12:37 PM Energy alarmism is on the rise again in the United States. This time, the looming phantom is not peak oil, but the danger of the United States falling behind in alternative energy development. Reprising a role it has played well in trade circles for

The whole oil drilling catastrophe off Texas raises the question of the need and continued use of fossil fuel in any form. 11 men dead, thousands of endangered fish and birds killed, fishermen economically dislocated, tourism impeded, swimming water quality unhealthy. All for petroleum we can not afford to fill our tanks with because the price is controlled by the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX.com)

Clean Energy Politics News: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________ For Immediate Release                          September 22, 2009 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON'S CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT United Nations Headquarters New York, New York 9:46 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Thank you very much.  Good morning.  I want to thank the Secretary General for organizing this summit, and all the leaders who are participating.  That so many of us are here today

Clean Energy Politics News: Hu Jintao's U.N. speech, Sept. 23, 2009 [caption id="attachment_135" align="alignnone" width="475" caption="Chinese President Hu Jintao delivering a speech on clean energy at the UN in 2009"][/caption] PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC