President Obama has started working on his energy proposals for this year. He is hoping to have bipartisan support with his proposals, which include clean coal powerplants and technology, and more nuclear power along with offshore drilling. Obama said that it(drilling and nuclear power) was good for our national security as well as for the economy. It's good for national security because we won't be as dependent on foreign oil, and it's good for our economy because it will create jobs. He is also calling on Washington and the private sector to spend more money on bio fuels. Also, the EPA just created a new rule requiring the US companies to produce 13 billion gallons of renewable fuels this year, which is up from about 11.1 last year. The goal is to produce 36 billion gallons by the year 2022.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/03/obama-pushes-energy-plan-aimed-drawing-gop-support/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+foxnews%252Fpolitics+%2528Text+-+Politics%2529
My Opinion: I feel that this is a step in the right direction. I feel that nuclear power is a good alternative energy source. I also feel that using more of our own oil will be very beneficial to our economy. I like his ideas of bipartisanship, and I hope that this energy stuff will really pick up speed. Lastly, I hope the government provides good compromises between the environmentalists and the people who want to drill here. Hopefully the environmentalists won't shut all of this stuff down, as it is a really good energy potential.
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