Posts Tagged ‘debate’
Tell Obama: Clean Energy, Not Offshore Drilling
http://www.repoweramerica.org/tellobama
President Obama disappointed millions of Americans by announcing his plan to open vast coastal areas to offshore oil drilling.
At a time when we need clean energy and climate solutions, this plan is a giant step backward — allowing oil companies to reap billions, while feeding America’s addiction to dirty fossil fuels.
Offshore drilling is bad policy, and we should say so. Sign the petition: http://www.repoweramerica.org/tellobama
Duration : 0:0:42
Obama on Clean Energy: Build Safe, Clean Nuclear Power Plants; New Offshore Oil & Gas Development
(1/27/10) Barack Obama–State of the Union: “To create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives. That means building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants in this country. It means making tough decisions about opening new offshore areas for oil and gas development. It means continued investment in advanced biofuels and clean coal technologies.”
Background Article:
“Obama Said to Seek $54 Billion in Nuclear-Power Loan Guarantees”: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a44IdhfYkf2s
Duration : 0:3:15
Big Issue debate: Renewable energy
Watch the latest in our series of business debates with a panel of experts from the Institute of Directors Teesside, the Evening Gazette and Teesside University. Here, the panel discuss the future of renewable energy and the importance of the continued development of this industry on Teesside.
Duration : 0:10:59