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Obama cited the disaster as the most vivid incentive yet to end what he called "America's century-long addiction to fossil fuels."

The President's first Oval Office address on the BP oil spill and the urgent need to turn towards a clean energy future, 06/15/10. (photo: Pete Souza/White House)

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0 # Guest 2010-06-16 12:23

Americas love of oil is not about to end. How can it? There is no replacement. Electric cars. Where does the power come from? For the most part coal. Natural gas. That is a very good idea. You could have your own pump in your garage connected to the furnace. Still have to put a hole in the ground. The sun. That is a good idea and may work in 500 years. Whether Obama likes it or not, we will have oil for many more years.

0 # Guest 2010-06-16 13:58

You are right, Gerald, our dependency won't end overnight, but we also may not have 500 years.
A start may be turning down your thermostat a degree or two in the winter or your AC thermostat up.
But if we work together it is possible to begin reducing our need for oil and move toward a cleaner world.

+1 # Guest 2010-06-16 14:44

There are sooo many ways to start. Clean diesel cars, for, immediately double gas mileage; and developing and refining solar power is a must for charging electric car batteries. Solar roofs should be encouraged by local, state & federal governments. Et cetera...

0 # cabotool 2010-06-16 16:28

I think that America should nationalize all of the BP assets that we are able to. We can return what, if any, is left after the flood of oil has been stopped and the damage has be cleaned up.

We should prosecute anyone in BP who was criminally negligent in the deaths of the eleven workers and the subsequent flood of oil. We should not be afraid to put the guilty in prison.

These things would go a long way to change the corporate greed and culture of "we take a risk and win.... we are paid. We take a risk and loose and you pay."

0 # Guest 2010-06-17 07:01

What the President didn't mention was the same thing George W. failed to mention after 9/11. Namely sacrifice. Less than 1/10 of 1% of Americans fight to "protect us from terrorists that are supposedly plotting to kill us." We're there to protect oil rights pure and simple. The rest of America simply bought gas guzzlers, went shopping and applied "support the troops" stickers on their bloated vehicles.Likewise, Obama made no mention of individual sacrifice. Get a smaller more fuel efficient vehicle, drive less, end Nascar,improve boating technology,etc. He should have said every time someone with a Gas hog SUV or truck pumps it full he or she should equate it to filling it full of the blood of an American soldier or Marine or a Gulf coast resident that's being wiped out.That includes the wildlife that's being destroyed so we can continue on with our damn junkie habits.I've a 1950 Natl. Geographic story of a Studebaker 5 passenger sedan winning a mileage contest going cross country.30 MPG!In 1950!

0 # Guest 2010-06-17 08:08

jjm, I agree with you. In addition to ameliorating alternative energy sources, we need to stop the legislators who are invested in oil stock and other investments of the corporations they regulate. This is the primary reason of their lethargic efforts for alternative sources. Research who owns what, and ask them to divest and legislate.

+1 # Guest 2010-06-17 09:36

GREAT NEWS MAYBE ON OIL.

NOW, how about Our current CONservative driven Political Addiction to Obsessive Deregulation Schemes and Obsessive De-Taxation of Corporations for the sake of....er...uh.., what was it all for the sake of again?
How about the whole insane quest for Less Government (of Ourselves) through Less Regulation (of everything Corporate) and Less Taxation (of the Global Corporate Wealthy Class) addiction thing? Why was 30 years of that a good thing? Could you tell me why again?
Can WE begin to rethink this whole destruction of OUR Government of OURSELVES thing a little more before WE end up giving Global Corporations complete Dominion over Our Country?

How about it Mr. Prez?

Do we live in a Democratic Republic of the People by the People for the People or not? Or am I mixed up because the law and the courts have decided that Corporations are people too?
Tell me, does a Global Corporate 'Person' think of itself as an American?

0 # Guest 2010-06-21 10:20

"Love" of oil?, "Addiction" --- all the clever, sneaky terminology of the Oil Industry supported by Repugnicans who aided in loosening restrictions on drilling the minute Oor two days after George W entered the White House) that GWB got in office. If this is our addiction, one must ask --"WHO ARE THE PUSHERS!!"

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