Obama links budget to environment

[ProSense]

Obama links budget to environment

By PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Monday the nation must move quickly to develop clean and innovative sources of energy after years of delay.

"We've seen enough," Obama said at a White House event intended to draw attention to his energy proposals. "We can remain the world's leading importer of foreign oil, or we can become the world's leading exporter of renewable energy."

The president's comments came following a weekend in which administration officials indicated his campaign promise to explore new sources of renewable energy is one element of his budget that is nonnegotiable. Obama is devoting much of his time these days to build support for his $3.6 trillion budget proposal.

Speaking to entrepreneurs in the fields of energy, Obama told them their country needs them to create jobs and be inventive. In turn, he said: "Your country will support you. Your president will support you."

The administration's $787 billion stimulus package includes $39 billion for the Department of Energy and $20 billion in tax incentives for clean energy.

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[Aloha Spirit]

1. It was very cool to watch.. i think everyone everyone enjoyed the story about Serious Materials

http://www.seriousmaterials.com/index.html
(don't click if your sound is on at work....loads with a guy talkng)

So, remember that window plant that closed in Pennsylvania without giving their employees 60 days notice?

Well, this green company bought the plant and reopened recently, reemploying those people.
With the help of federal funding and Governor Rendell.

http://www.seriouswindows.com/html/kensington_pr.html

Good story.

Obama clearly wants to see more of this happening with the ARRA funding and his new budget.

[Adelante]

2. Terrific

Thanks for posting this.

[Aloha Spirit]

3. Also, Obama's nerdy delight was on display as the lady from MIT showed him

a bunch of new gadgets... solar cell windows, car batteries that charge in minutes, hyper-efficient lightbulbs..
He cracked a joke about her telling him not to touch anything,.. he had to change his plan because he was intending to do a bunch of experiments for the audience.. ha.
Sooooo geeky.

[NYC_SKP]

4. Obama: "We've achieved more in 2 months...than in perhaps 30 years..."

"We have achieved more in two months, in support of a new clean energy economy, than we've achieved in perhaps thirty years."

Ain't it the truth?!!!

Quote above begins at 1:52 in this clip: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1243705446?bclid=1201016315&bctid=17285487001

:patriot:

[FrenchieCat]

5. Excellent!