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President Obama refused to back off his support for clean energy initiatives in his State of the Union address, pushing back against some of Republicans' fiercest policy criticisms of his administration.
Obama called for an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy in the speech, promoting the work his administration has done to ease exploration of oil and natural gas. But he doubled down on new incentives for clean energy research and employment amid Republican criticism over the past year on the administration's approach to those initiatives.
The president calls opportunity for all the "defining issue of our time" in his State of the Union Address.
"I will not cede the wind or solar or battery industry to China or Germany because we refuse to make the same commitment here. We have subsidized oil companies for a century. That’s long enough," Obama said. "It’s time to end the taxpayer giveaways to an industry that’s rarely been more profitable, and double-down on a clean energy industry that’s never been more promising. Pass clean energy tax credits and create these jobs."
That section of the speech seems intended to address some of the most withering criticism from Republicans, who have launched an investigation into whether the administration expedited clean energy loans to Solyndra, the now-defunct clean energy company backed in part by a major Democratic donor.
Moreover, Republicans have loudly criticized the administration's decision to reject an application to build a major transnational oil pipeline between the U.S. and Canada. Republicans said the pipeline was poised to create thousands of jobs.
Obama also took steps to address climate change, decrying Congress for failing to take charge in the battle against global warming. (The Democratic-held House passed a cap-and-trade bill in 2009, but it failed in the Senate despite Democrats' additional control of that chamber.)
"The differences in this chamber may be too deep right now to pass a comprehensive plan to fight climate change. But there’s no reason why Congress shouldn’t at least set a clean energy standard that creates a market for innovation. So far, you haven’t acted," Obama said. "Well tonight, I will. I’m directing my Administration to allow the development of clean energy on enough public land to power three million homes. And I’m proud to announce that the Department of Defense, the world’s largest consumer of energy, will make one of the largest commitments to clean energy in history –- with the Navy purchasing enough capacity to power a quarter of a million homes a year."
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studies show that in the U.S., wind turbines kill between 40,000 and 70,000 birds per
year
Is it dangerous to live close to wind turbines?
Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environment/is-it-dangerous-to-live-close-to-wind-turbines-14441692.html#ixzz1kTTFTnFD
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environment/is-it-dangerous-to-live-close-to-wind-turbines-14441692.html
Dangers of Solar Panels
http://www.firehouse.com/forums/showthread.php?105422-Dangers-of-Solar-Panels
Solar panels pose an environmental hazard, claims report
http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/14/solar-panels-pose-an-environmental-hazard-claims-report/
Solar Panels Exposed: Is Your Health Seriously Being Damaged Because of Renewable Energy?
http://www.renewableenergygeek.ca/solar-power/solar-panels-health-warning-hazzard/
Solar Panels Could Pose Dangers to the Environment
http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2009/01/solar-panels-dangers-to-the-environment/
Shocking. Another electric car recall.
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/12/31/shocking-another-electric-car-recall/
oil and gas industry doegets same tax breaks that any other companies get.
Where Does That Oil Go?
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/PainAtThePump/story?id=4353789&page=1
There’s more in a barrel of oil than just gasoline
http://www.exxonmobilperspectives.com/2011/06/05/theres-more-in-a-barrel-of-oil-than-just-gasoline/
what do we make with a barrel of oil?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_products_do_you_get_out_of_a_barrel_of_crude_oil
Every 42-gallon (159-liter) barrel of oil can be refined into
Every 42-US-gallon barrel of crude provides a little more than 44 gallons of petroleum products. This is gained due to processing of crude. From one barrel we get (in gallons):
From petrochemical feedstocks many everyday-life products are then obtained. Some examples are:
If I know correctly then, 1 Oil barrel = 42 US gallons which in turn = 158.9873 litres, which is approximately 59 litres.
Answer
On average 20 gallons of gas per barrel. See the California web site: www.energy.ca.gov/gasoline/what's in a barrel oil
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_products_do_you_get_out_of_a_barrel_of_crude_oil#ixzz1kTcHNEOI
A partial list of products made from Petroleum
(144 of 6000 items)
One 42-gallon barrel of oil creates 19.4 gallons of
gasoline. The rest (over half) is used to make things like:
Solvents
Diesel fuel
Motor
Oil
Bearing Grease
Ink
Floor
Wax
Ballpoint Pens
Football Cleats
Upholstery
Sweaters
Boats
Insecticides
Bicycle Tires
Sports
Car Bodies
Nail
Polish
Fishing lures
Dresses
Tires
Golf
Bags
Perfumes
Cassettes
Dishwasher parts
Tool
Boxes
Shoe
Polish
Motorcycle Helmet
Caulking
Petroleum Jelly
Transparent Tape
CD
Player
Faucet
Washers
Antiseptics
Clothesline
Curtains
Food
Preservatives
Basketballs
Soap
Vitamin Capsules
Antihistamines
Purses
Shoes
Dashboards
Cortisone
Deodorant
Footballs
Putty
Dyes
Panty
Hose
Refrigerant
Percolators
Life
Jackets
Rubbing Alcohol
Linings
Skis
TV
Cabinets
Shag
Rugs
Electrician's Tape
Tool
Racks
Car
Battery Cases
Epoxy
Paint
Mops
Slacks
Insect
Repellent
Oil
Filters
Umbrellas
Yarn
Fertilizers
Hair
Coloring
Roofing
Toilet
Seats
Fishing Rods
Lipstick
Denture Adhesive
Linoleum
Ice
Cube Trays
Synthetic Rubber
Speakers
Plastic Wood
Electric Blankets
Glycerin
Tennis
Rackets
Rubber
Cement
Fishing Boots
Dice
Nylon
Rope
Candles
Trash
Bags
House
Paint
Water
Pipes
Hand
Lotion
Roller
Skates
Surf
Boards
Shampoo
Wheels
Paint
Rollers
Shower
Curtains
Guitar
Strings
Luggage
Aspirin
Safety
Glasses
Antifreeze
Football Helmets
Awnings
Eyeglasses
Clothes
Toothbrushes
Ice
Chests
Footballs
Combs
CD's & DVD's
Paint
Brushes
Detergents
Vaporizers
Balloons
Sun
Glasses
Tents
Heart
Valves
Crayons
Parachutes
Telephones
Enamel
Pillows
Dishes
Cameras
Anesthetics
Artificial Turf
Artificial limbs
Bandages
Dentures
Model
Cars
Folding Doors
Hair
Curlers
Cold
cream
Movie
film
Soft
Contact lenses
Drinking Cups
Fan
Belts
Car
Enamel
Shaving Cream
Ammonia
Refrigerators
Golf
Balls
Toothpaste
Gasoline
Americans consume petroleum products at a rate of three-and-a-half gallons of
oil and more than
250 cubic feet of natural gas per day each! But, as shown
here petroleum is not just used for fuel.
http://iprb.org/products.html
Did you know that more than 1000
small independent companies and their employees from more
than 40
Illinois counties produce nearly 10 million barrels of crude oil
annually!
Try to imagine Life Without Oil and Natural Gas... helping to
make the following Petroleum based
products possible!!!
From Asprin to Upholstery: 60 Surprising Products Made from Oil
Read more: http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/oil-in-products-460510#ixzz1kTdY7NzD
The BP Oil Spill, One Year Later: How Healthy Is the Gulf Now?
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2066031,00.html#ixzz1kTen8TmU
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2066031,00.html
Pelicans Thriving One Year after BP Oil Spill
http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2011/08/01/pelicans-thriving-one-year-after-bp-oil-spill
Now would be a good time to cut all funding to the EPA.
Then after we dump Obama, we can take a look at it again and set up some guidelines by congress, not Obama bureaucrats
didn't the solar panel company He got tax breaks for file for bankruptcy last year?
Well the solar company owned by the French oil giant Total is doing quite well with the contracts they are getting from DoD. Think about what he said last night about DoD and green energy.
How sad all of you deniers are.
If you had your way, there would have been no research, no invention, no new ideas. None of the advantages or comforts we have today.
All because none of you is willing to try something new. All of you are critical of anything different.
Ver sad.
Fielden,
That's somewhat narrow-minded. What I want is the drunken sailor spending by our government to end, useless regulations (and the regulators) to be rescinded (don't worry - the regulators can then get real jobs that add to the ecomomy rather than restrict it), and have the private sector to be in charge of research, invention, and new ideas.
Fielden, do you follow global warming as a religion?
I am all for clean energy just because fossil fuel is finite and it seems that we are trying to use it up as soon as possible. When it is gone, it is gone.
Global warming is a big question mark. I read a paper that claims that the green house gas theory violates the laws of thermodynamics. I think that the paper is controversial but there are explanations of how heat transport in the atmosphere works that do not require a green house gas theory.
Another paper claims that given the current green house gas theory, if the entire world followed the Keyoto Protocol, it would make only an insignificant difference in the climate of the earth.
Who is going to pay for all of this? The President promised that the the 2012 federal deficit would not exceed 229.27 billion dollars and to do that the federal government has to spend more than 1 trillion dollars less in 2012 then it did in 2011. Our federal government needs to spend less money, not more.
@Norm_L, The only reason oil usage has dropped over the last 3 years is because Obama has put so many people out of work no one can afford to buy gasoline. If so called "green energy" was so easily obtainable we would have been using it for decades. There are already hundreds of abandoned wind mills in Europe because they are not practical. The reason they are being built here is because tax payers are subsidizing their cost. Using natural gas for power will drive the cost up for millions heating their homes with it. So far the only way any "green energy" programs exist is because tax payers are paying their way. They can not exist on their own. It is a pipe dream pushed on the American public by ultra liberal tree huggers.
This is my hardworking taxes that Obama loves spending. Billions lost on his gamble with Solundra, etc. Then skip ahead to his 4 million dollar vacation in Hawaii. Wake up, America!
DID HE ACTUALLY SAY THIS????
"We will not ceede solar & Wind Battery Industry to China"
WOW....WOW..!...!...!
HIS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS have sent this industry overseas..... IT'S ALREADY GONE ! ! !"
Obama's decisions on the enviornment, were based on his major campaign funding would be cut off if he did not shut down the oil pipeline, by the tree huggers groups. Also his moneyman Warren Buffett owns the railroad that carries the oil in tankers? Plus, his boss and moneyman George Soros has Billions invested in Brazil. Guess where we will be getting our oil? The natural gas iniative. Guess who stands to make more Billions? George Soros again. Bet the media did not disclose that bit of information.
YOU ARE 100,000% CORRECT ! ! !
Osama sent over 150 Oil Rigs away from the Gulf of Mexico, because of his policy. They went to BRAZIL.....
Where Obama said to the Brazilian President....
"WE WANT TO BE STRONG PARTNERS IN HELPING YOU SEARCH FOR OIL, AND WANT TO BUY YOUR OIL"
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Democrats...PLEAAAAAASE vote for Hillary, Pelosi, Kennedy, even BARNEY FRANK... but DO NOT VOTE FOR OSAMA AGAIN ! ! !