Obama says Gulf spill a reminder that ‘days of cheap oil’ numbered, calls for action on energy
By APTuesday, June 15, 2010
Obama calls for action on ‘clean’ energy
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the Gulf Coast oil spill is a reminder that the days of cheap and easy-to-get oil are numbered.
In his Oval Office address Tuesday night, Obama said the tragedy unfolding in the Gulf should spark Congress to embrace a “clean energy” future that eases dependence on oil and other fossil fuels.
Obama hailed a bill passed in the House last year to curb pollution blamed for global warming, but he stopped short of directly calling for the Senate to pass a similar bill. He said he is open to a variety of approaches on energy from either party, as long as they seriously tackle what he calls the nation’s “addiction” to fossil fuels.
Obama says the one approach he will not accept is inaction.
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