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Updated 10:07 a.m. - ATHENS, OH – Energized by a huge crowd and, likely, his improved debate performance against Mitt Romney Tuesday night, President Barack Obama went on an extended riff during remarks here about what he said was Romney’s inauthentic support for coal energy.
Noting that Romney praised coal during the debate at Hofstra University, Obama pointed out that as governor of Massachusetts, Romney appeared in front of a coal factory to criticize its high level of toxic pollution, saying, “that plant kills people.”
Obama said voters should be skeptical of Romney’s embrace of coal, mocking him as “running around talking like he’s Mr. Coal,” as a crowd of 14,000 at Ohio University cheered him on.
“Does anybody ever actually look at that guy and think, man, he’s really into coal?” Obama asked the audience as he chuckled.
Obama then brought up an ad, released earlier this week, that showed Romney speaking to workers at an Ohio coal mine, saying the workers in the ad were forced to attend the August Romney event – which the mining company and some of the workers have refuted.
“Did you see when he was doing that ad, he was in front of all those guys – all these miners with hard hats. Find out later they had to come. Boss made them come. Come on, gotta be on the level if you want to be the president of the United States!” he exclaimed.
The Romney campaign responded to the president's remarks in Athens by releasing a statement from spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg. "“As we approach Election Day, President Obama’s rhetoric and personal attacks will not mask a failed record that has left middle-class families hurting. Under this President, permits for drilling on federal lands have declined, over one hundred coal-fired plants are schedule to close by the end of the year, and gas prices have more than doubled. Mitt Romney has an all of the above energy strategy, which will create millions of jobs and put our nation on a course toward North American energy independence by 2020.”
Obama returned to the White House on Wednesday night. He heads to New Hampshire Thursday before taping "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" in New York City.
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Obama is not against coal and oil. What he is against is mindlessly rushing into drilling and mining without doing the proper research and without thinking of the consequences, which is what the Republicans are want to do.
When it comes to responsible drilling and clean coal, Obama has actually expanded drilling and production more than his predecessors.
So Solyndra was a well thought out action? Yeah, right.....
Ford he would have you believe that. Why is Brazil and Mexico drilling in the Gulf and not us. He gave them tax breaks and permits why not us. How about the Keystone Pipeline???? WAKE UP Obama wants to put us on an equal plane with the rest of the world and bankrupt our nation. Either he wants to bankrupt us, or has no idea whats he is doing??? HIS POLICIES JUST DONT WORK.
Romney 2012
Cameron - you are right about one point. He is not "mindlessly rushing" about anything at all. Four years have passed - nothing done - the economy is in deep doo doo
yep month one lost 800,000 jobs, month 44 5.2 million private sector jobs created. This with the NON help of the party of NO
So what, exactly, is the Obama jobs plan? Keep waiting to hear about it....instead all I hear are jokes....binders full of women and such (ha ha ha. OK, 5 year olds, let's get back to the real world)....where's the Obama jobs plan? Somebody tell us......
TO BANKRUPT AMERICA that is his plan. IF NOT then why spend 5 trillion dollars to do what Nothing. HE SAID if we didn't spend the money we would face 8% unemployement guess what we still have 8% unemployement. TIME TO ELECT a new leader. BYE BYE
Romney 2012
if you need a real leader don't vote for either one write in for clinton or ventura.
You notice the romney campaign did not challenge the accusation of the miner ad and the coal plant quote. They merely went on to describe obama's faults, there was no facts to refute obamas statements I guess.
Fred - Guess you can't figure that one out on your own.
Well, you certainly confused me with your reply CV.
Cameron, new permits for drilling on government land are down substantially since Obama came into office. Production may be up on the wells that are there now but all wells run dry after a while and this is where we will get into trouble. Like all liberals you take the info that suits your purpose and broadcast it but leave out the stuff that doesn't make your side look good. Obama's energy secretary is on record many times saying that he thinks $8.00 a gallon gas like in europe is a good thing. Wake up!!!!!!!!
New "revised" unemployment numbers out today. Going deeper into the Obama hole.
Last debate for the loser in cheif coming up Monday. Benghazi-gate will be front and center once again. China, Venezuela, North Korea, Iran. All great topics for Obama to try and defend himself, and Hillary on.
Deepwater Permits in U.S. Gulf Exceed Pre-BP Spill Level
(BLOOMBERG)By Kasia Klimasinska - Oct 16, 2012 9:00 PM PT
Yes, GOP Zombie-because a moratorium was in effect to investigate safety practices coincided with the restructuring of the former Minerals Management Service (MMS) Federal agency, things slowed down for Gulf Permitting for awhile.
When the new political ad of the group of miners from Century Mine in Ohio is aired, and that will be soon, this will make a difference in the polls in Ohio. The miners sent the letter asking Obama to pull the ad. The POTUS failed to do that and the miners are still upset. They were not forced to attend any Romney function nor were they threatened by anyone that they would lose their jobs. The new ad being released by the miners accuses the POTUS of lies. Coal miners don't like liars. Obama will not win in Ohio.
who says spin doctor?
mike, Google it and you can find out for yourself.
ty
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/18/wv-coal-miners-blast-obama-over-digs-at-romney/
That was a Fox News link so here's another one:
http://www.heraldstaronline.com/page/content.detail/id/578941/Coal-miners-ask-Obama-to-stop--absolute-lies-.html?nav=5010
If Mitt Romney is Mr. Coal (and oil and gas and nuclear and renewable), Nobama is Mr. Grinch! Tear Romney down with no plan of your own - ever! Nobama's only plan is to attempt to fiscally, intellectually and morally bankrupt America.
Romney/Ryan 2012
C'mon folks - try to focus on the real issues....
Total federal and state "welfare" spending topped $1 trillion last year, roughly one-fifth of the US budget, and marking a nearly 30 percent increase since the start of the Obama administration -- according to a new congressional report which documented spending across more than 80 benefit programs for low-income families.
The Congressional Research Service study stats show that the combination of federal and state "welfare" spending is more than the country spends on Medicare, Social Security or non-war defense, and called the figures "astounding."
No longer should we measure compassion by how much money the government spends but by how many people we help to rise out of poverty. Welfare assistance should be seen as temporary whenever possible, and the goal must be to help more of our fellow citizens attain gainful employment and financial independence.
Four More Years - no more welfare.
Obamanomics at work......
(HUFF POST POLITICS-Jason Links) First Posted: 05/16/2012 6:15 pm Updated: 05/16/2012 8:23 pm
Misrepresentation seems define the GOP Zombie's favorite camouflage trick. It is hard to consider GOP Alarmist Propaganda coming from a source that seems inherently disingenuous. What is even more disturbing is the frequency with which the GOP engages in deceitful and felonious practices-that are paid for by the Taxpayer as normal due course of business for it's elected members.
Obama talks more BS as usual! This loser never admits a terrorist attack in Libya he refers to it as an act of violence or a terrible act! Listen to his stupid speech on Sep 12 and you will see how much this loser trys to BS the American people after the fact. They won't own up to their screw up and Americans died because of his lack of leadership and inexperience!
The liberal idiots who support then moron can suckup and vote again for the liar-in-chief but he is still going to lose because the smart American people know a snow job when they see it. You can call Romney "Bidner", Coal Man, Big Bird Hater, or whatever. You can blame Bush you can blame you got a bad deal or you can just manup and call yourself a big eared idiot!!
The American people saw and heard the puppet Jay Carney and Susan Rice and they said it was because of the Video. Hillary even opened her mouth and said the same. Now acting presidential she said I take the Blame!!
Well isn't this nice of her?? She is accepting the blame for her idiot-in-chief. What is his job anyway? He is supposed to protect the American people. If he had previous briefings on the other two attacks why did he not take action to protect the embassy and its people?? The reason is he is an imbecile along with his team of morons!
He can lie, he can distract, and he can BS you liberal freaks who are going to support him again but the rest of us who have common sense know he is going to have to GO!!
Like an empty chair, your so-called idiot-in-chief is an empty suit with only speeches and most of them are written by the losers on "His Team! Hello Team, it is not only the economy stupid it is security and telling the truth! DO YOU GET IT??
Typical contrived GOP Zombie temper tantrum. The Sky Is Falling! Defamation of character works much better when facts are included in the accusations-the only thing functionally occurring in that mess is heinous abuse of the English language.
One item that has failed is the Tea-bagger/GOP Zombie House appointments. By comparison a morgue sees more signs of life amongst it's dearly departed patrons.
mason,welcome to liars world,these people/zombies are unreal,i'm glad the entire black population(except for mike steal)is gonna come out and vote on the 6th of nov.
Carbon Sequester
Today, 50 percent of the electricity generated in the U.S. comes from coal. Total electricity demand is
expected to grow by 39 percent by 2030, at which time, coal will account for 57 percent of our electricity
generation. Coal is expected to remain the lowest-cost source of electricity for the foreseeable future.
Clean coal technologies available today for retrofit eliminate up to 95 percent of a plant’s sulfur
dioxide and 90 percent of nitrogen oxides
FutureGen 2.0 is a first-of-its-kind, near-zero emissions coal-fueled power plant. In cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the FutureGen 2.0 project partners will upgrade a power plant in Meredosia, Ill. with oxy-combustion technology to capture approximately 1.3 million tonnes of CO2 each year—more than 90 percent of the plant’s carbon emissions.
Other emissions will be reduced to near-zero levels. Using safe and proven pipeline technology, the CO2 will be transported and stored underground at a nearby storage site, which will also include a CCS visitors center and research and training facilities.
futuregenalliance.org/furturegen-2-0-project
energy.gov/sites/prod/files/edg/media/CleanCoalTaxCreditFactSheet.pdf
futuregenalliance.org/pdf/FutureGen%20FAQ-Environment%20042711.pdf
Secretary Chu Announces $3 Billion Investment for Carbon Capture and Sequestration
December 4, 2009 - 12:00am
Washington, DC - US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today the selection of three new projects with a value of $3.18 billion to accelerate the development of advanced coal technologies with carbon capture and storage at commercial-scale. Secretary Chu made today's announcement on a conference call with Governor Joe Manchin, Senator Jay Rockefeller, and President of American Electric Power Company, Inc., Mike Morris. These projects will help to enable commercial deployment to ensure the United States has clean, reliable, and affordable electricity and power. An investment of up to $979 million, including funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will be leveraged by more than $2.2 billion in private capital cost share as part of the third round of the Department's Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI).
Source: energy.gov/articles/secretary-chu-announces-3-billion-investment-carbon-capture-and-sequestration
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, abbreviated ARRA (Pub.L. 111-5) and commonly referred to as the Stimulus or The Recovery Act, is an economic stimulus package enacted by the 111th United States Congress in February 2009 and signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Barack Obama.
GOP Zombies may not be aware that the state operations include Ohio, West Virginia, Ohio, Alabama, (also Washington State). It is broadly recognized that the GOP Zombies do not like science.
Coo coo ka Chu: | President Barack Obama's Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu uttered the kind of Washington gaffe that consists of telling the truth when inconvenient. According to Politico, Chu admitted to a House committee that the administration is not interested in lowering gas prices.
Chu, along with the Obama administration, regards the spike in gas prices as a feature rather than a bug. High gas prices provide an incentive for alternate energy technology, a priority for the White House, and a decrease in reliance on oil for energy. Wed, Feb 29, 2012..
http://news.yahoo.com/energy-secretary-chu-admits-administration-ok-high-gas-193900713.html
Obozo talking like he is Mr. President? Good luck on that title if you earned it! You can talk about Mr. Coal, Mr. Binder, Big Bird, or have your BFD Big mouth VP Biden speak and look like a village idiot or you can just say I quit because I am dumber than a box of rocks.
I was elected by the American people because they saw me as a dedicated African American who promised to bring average Americans to the height of success with jobs and a better future! As the leader of the free world, I promised to cut the deficit in half, get more jobs, and make America more safe! Well guess what, I screwed up and did not accomplish anything except bring more debt, less jobs and more insecure!
You promised transparency! Hello, Obama/Pelosicare worked out in the backroom without anyone having a chance to read it until after it was passed! Is this transparency you spoke about??
Get out of Dodge, Take a Hike, Get your Hat, Move on, You have to go!!
GOP Zombie this should cheer you up
The House voted 219 to 212 to approve the measure, with every Republican voting no.
The question is as follows: How can an entire staff of public servants (GOP Zombies) vote NO unless they had ample exposure to the subject of the vote? Are you implying that the GOP Zombies just vote NO because the words are too big? Or is it because the Supreme Court upholds Obamacare 5-4.
The later is correct which of course was a required ruling to address GOP Zombie allegations and night-sweats over concerns their Viagra prescriptions might be adversely affected.
Mason
Have you ever considered the Republicans voted no because they were excluded from the process?
Everybody calm down....OK?
In a very short time we will all be swept up into Governor Chuckles Magic Kingdom.
Using the Romoney Magic Math, Governor Chuckles will align the solar systems and the rings around Uranus will be visible to the naked eye.
Keep the faith......Our savior Chuckles will transform us all into one percenters.
Go on now, finish your ice cold glass of Uncle Jimmy Jones Kool Aid!
Makes you wonder why all the Democrats in MA voted him in... a bitter irony for you...
mj- i've lived in mass and the idea of a r gov is not that uncommon. makes you wonder why romney is down 25+ pts while sen brown is within a few.
Those who know him best....... think about it. 25+ points down
Romney up now 7% nationally among Likely Voters according to the latest Gallup tracking poll (as of today, Thursday October 18).
spin,spin,spin,lies,lies,lies,
Even funnier than Romney claiming to be Mr. Coal is Obama claiming to be Mr. Clean Coal durng the debate. LOL. Libs have always laughed at the notion of clean coal. Even after their global warming guy at NASA James Hansen wrote a letter to Obama in 2009 suggesting that he concentrate on clean coal, the left hated the idea, probably because it's our largest energy resource and they have to kill it to bring the country to its knees. You libs better not laugh at clean coal anymore now that your man is its leading advocate.
Irrelevant. Romney will lose.
Got to disagree. Obama won't win without Ohio - and he will not win in Ohio.
Look, we all know by now that Romney will take any position or say anything he or his advisors think will help him and that's why he screwed up accusing Obama of failing to call the attack in Libya an act of terror.
Hell, if his people told him he could win if he would throw $hit in his mother's face he'd do it. OK, maybe that's a tad extreme, but not by much. I'll guarantee you one thing for absolute certainty. He'd think about it.
He has to be the most arrogant phony to crawl out from under the slimy political rock that this country has ever seen.
For the first three years, Obama said marriage is between a man and a woman. For the first three years, Obama laughed at the idea of such a thing as clean coal. He said he would be Mr. Deficit Cutter. He said the Patriot Act was afront to civil liberties. Obama said he wouldn't take any PAC money. What changed? Oh yeah, election time.
you failed mr obama,you didnt deliver one thing you promised four years ago,you looked like a little kid atacking romney for just pointing out the facts, be a man obama please concede you are no good for this country youve already made millions for being president and will still get security for years to come ,think of america not just yourself do all of us a favor an concede be a man you failed!!!!!!!!!!!!
romeny will only loose due to his skin color that is the only reason
that is true and he will make alot of whitey's unhappy come nov.7thin the a.m.
All anyone needs to know is that Obama is on video in 2008 saying that his energy policy will necessarily make electricity rates skyrocket. One, who can afford triple or quadruple electricity rates? Two, why would they go up this much? Because Obama plans to kill coal plants. Remember he also said that you would go bankrupt trying to build a new coal plant with him as president. These remarks Obama made are readily available but the media won't mention them. I just find it amusing that those who claim to be middle class would consider voting for Obama when his policies are going to hurt the middle class the most through rising energy costs which filter through ALL segments of the economy as well. It is why food is higher for one thing. Just astounds me how little people actually think about what Obama has said and believe the glowing campaign BS he spews forth.
Saint- r u a global climate denier? oceans rise, the artic ocean disappears during the summer, tempertures increase year after year.
lets burn coal but your concern over the deficit for your grandchildren is all important!
PS- what has obama done to affect energy pricing?
What on earth is going on with Obama and Biden? Did they take a course somewhere on being obnoxious plus a comedian course too? I believe he is supposed to be the PRESIDENT of the United States of America and all he can do is name call? I mean if he can dish it he better be able to take it! Right now when I see Obama strutting up on stage and moving his head around and has that stupid gotcha smirk, all I can think of is Richard Pryor scene in the movie, Stir Crazy, saying,"yep we bad we bad." As for his side kick, Biden, all I envision is the southern lawyer scene in the movie, My Cousin Vinny, when he is trying to convince the jury of Ralph Macchio character's guilt with his clapping of the hands together and change of tone in his speech for dramatic flair in his speech....I don't get either of them trying to demean Gov Romney....perhaps the both of them are trying to prepare for new careers once they get kicked out from the Oval office...I applaud any candiate whether Republican or Democrat who keep their dignity intact during trying and difficult campaigns as well as sticking to the serious problems at hand....leave the jokes and posing to the comedians, actors, musicians because that is what they get paid for or for that the matter the drama to the teenagers and toddlers who use it as a way to get attention when they have been punished for doing something they know is wrong...As for you Mr. Obama and Biden, you are getting paid for representing our country and trying to solve issues not for appearing on talk shows....
funny- I thought mitt from question 1 was trying to be the alpha male. Last time Obama didnt fight and he is called weak. Now he is disrespectful?
I find Romney's tirade I got the first question so I get the last and the first followup only to be corrected by Crowley- question ONE.
How about Tagg's comment how he wants to punch Obama- disrespectful?
well said. Those two might serve the public better on an entertainment gig.
Tagg and Mittens- one will verbally abuse the other physically abuse the President.
Spending Under President George W. Bush
During his eight years in office, President Bush oversaw a large increase in government spending. In fact, President Bush increased government spending more than any of the six presidents preceding him, including LBJ. In his last term in office, President Bush increased discretionary outlays by an estimated 48.6 percent.
During his eight years in office, President Bush spent almost twice as much as his predecessor, President Clinton. Adjusted for inflation, in eight years, President Clinton increased the federal budget by 11 percent. In eight years, President Bush increased it by a whopping 104 percent.
One reason offered for these large budget increases is that entitlement programs are growing rapidly. Although Social Security and Medicare spending growth outpaced most other programs in the mid-1990s, spending growth in discretionary programs has accelerated in the last 15 years, especially during Bush’s two terms. Between FY2002 and FY2009, discretionary spending rose 96 percent.
Source: George Mason University
mercatus.org/publication/spending-under-president-george-w-bush
GOP Zombies are desperate to redirect attention from their roll in Current Affairs-Well adjusted persons understand the timeline of events and causal effects.
Obama has actually decreased the deficit by I believe 358 billion over his 3.5 years in office.
GOP Zombie Hordes and The Puppet Master are characteristically math challenged. I have demonstrated in recent posts (in reply to their anal retentive Narcissistic bluster) that they are developmentally challenged advocates of Voting NO on everything that keeps their farmhouse love boat running.
They project their sense of worthlessness by deprecating their own caregivers.
Puppet Master factoring
Unlike Obama, Romney took office during an economic uptick. Massachusetts had a net job growth of 1.4 percent under Romney. However, that was far slower growth than the national average of 5.3 percent. As Romney’s opponents have frequently, and correctly, noted, Massachusetts ranked 47th in job growth over the entirety of Romney’s term. The only states that did worse: Louisiana, Michigan and Ohio.
A notable characteristics not mentioned so far by the GOP Zombie Hordes and their new favorite Puppet Master is as shown. Mr. Romney "in and upward trend market" skillfully suppressed job growth better than most of the nation. As he has repeatedly state "He knows how to do this".
Source: factcheck.org/2012/01/romneys-shaky-job-claims/
Mason- Sen Brown is what 3 points behind in his race while Romney is 25+ points below Obama in polling.
Those who know him best.......
This President has been a failure on all his promises. He is supporting the Muslim brotherhood with billions of our tax dollars and he is promising to leave our children and grandchildren with billions in debt. Please vote him out and give a sensible business man with some real experience an opportunity to set this once great nation back on the path to greatness. We are founded on a Capitalist premise. There are many Socialist countries to which those of that persuasion can easily hop a plane and take up residence.
nokiddin- as with so much on your side of the political spectrum delirium reigns. He has actually kept more of his campaign promises then most and your ending of a socialist- answer one question- why would a socialist decide to RECAPITALIZE the banks with no or very low interest loans rather then nationalize them which is a socialist belief. I have yet to have one of you zombies be able to answer that question with any semblence of reason
name calling is a weapon of the ignorant
still no answer.
Name calling- you open up with an assertion of his aiding the Muslim Brotherhood. How do you survive at work- if you made accusations without facts or jumped to assumptions on work related items as you do policy and political and you worked for me you would be out the door after a week.
If unable to defend shut the hell up. The Tea party represents vapid studipity as displayed by 98% of you on this site
I read the energy policy on the White House web site. It was clear that the ambition of the President and the nation for that fact is to move toward cleaner sources of energy. This transition is going to take decades and must take into consideration the costs involved. I don't agree with setting unreasonable mandates because it takes to long to build new facilities or retrofit old ones.
I would like to hear the President talk in detail about making that work but what I hear are nothing but political jabs.
Thanks for your comments
Obama Administration Approves Roadmap for Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development on Public Lands
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to expand domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today finalized a program for spurring development of solar energy on public lands in six western states. The Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for solar energy development provides a blueprint for utility-scale solar energy permitting in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah by establishing solar energy zones with access to existing or planned transmission, incentives for development within those zones, and a process through which to consider additional zones and solar projects.
Release Date: 10/12/12
Contacts:
Blake Androff (DOI)
, 202-208-6416
David Quick (BLM)
, 202-912-7413
A National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore Wind Energy Industry in the United States.
National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore Wind Energy Industry in the United States was prepared by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Wind and Water Power Program to outline the actions it will pursue to support the development of a world‐class offshore wind industry in the United States.
This National Offshore Wind Strategy will guide DOE as it expands its ongoing efforts through the Offshore Wind Innovation and Demonstration (OSWInD) initiative to promote and accelerate responsible commercial offshore wind development in the U.S. in both federal and state waters.
As the agency with primary jurisdiction over reviewing and approving offshore wind projects in federal waters, the Department of the Interior (DOI) is a crucial partner in implementing this National Offshore Wind Strategy and ensuring the creation of a robust and environmentally responsible offshore wind energy industry in the U.S. Over the past two years, DOI has developed a regulatory framework to review proposed offshore wind projects in federal waters and recently launched the Smart from the Start initiative to facilitate siting, leasing, and construction of new projects.
This National Offshore Wind Strategy incorporates elements of that initiative and illustrates the commitment of DOE and DOI to work together to spur the rapid and responsible development of offshore wind energy.
Source: www1.eere.energy.gov/wind/pdfs/national_offshore_wind_strategy.pdf
President Barack Obama's Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu uttered the kind of Washington gaffe that consists of telling the truth when inconvenient. According to Politico, Chu admitted to a House committee that the administration is not interested in lowering gas prices.
Chu, along with the Obama administration, regards the spike in gas prices as a feature rather than a bug. High gas prices provide an incentive for alternate energy technology, a priority for the White House, and a decrease in reliance on oil for energy. Wed, Feb 29, 2012..
http://news.yahoo.com/energy-secretary-chu-admits-administration-ok-high-gas-193900713.html
Mason, does it bother you that the Obama administration didn't care about the cost of fuel earlier this year just to push their agenda? Now that's it's a campaign issue he's concerned? Do you know who stands to make a fortune off the green energy companies that are being paid for by taxpayers? Obama's friends and bundlers. You mgiht see a halo around Obama's head but I see a self absorbed narcissist who cares only about himself and his agenda to bring "fundamental change to America". He's never explained what that would look like.
Secretary Chu Announces $3 Billion Investment for Carbon Capture and Sequestration
December 4, 2009 - 12:00am
Washington, DC - US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today the selection of three new projects with a value of $3.18 billion to accelerate the development of advanced coal technologies with carbon capture and storage at commercial-scale. Secretary Chu made today's announcement on a conference call with Governor Joe Manchin, Senator Jay Rockefeller, and President of American Electric Power Company, Inc., Mike Morris. These projects will help to enable commercial deployment to ensure the United States has clean, reliable, and affordable electricity and power. An investment of up to $979 million, including funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will be leveraged by more than $2.2 billion in private capital cost share as part of the third round of the Department's Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI).
Source: energy.gov/articles/secretary-chu-announces-3-billion-investment-carbon-capture-and-sequestration
Safe and Responsible Domestic Oil and Gas Production
Domestic oil and natural gas production has increased every year President Obama has been in office. In 2011, American oil production reached the highest level in nearly a decade and natural gas production reached an all-time high. In addition, in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Obama Administration has launched the most aggressive and comprehensive reforms to offshore oil and gas regulation and oversight in U.S. history to ensure that our nation can safely and responsibly expand development of offshore energy resources. The Administration is also taking steps to ensure we can safely develop our vast supplies of domestic natural gas.
Source: www.whitehouse.gov/energy/securing-american-energy#energy-menu
Obama is the anti-coal. He is also anti anything of than foreign oil. Makes you wonder what his real agenda is.
Mason, I guess you can't or won't answer my questions? I also find it interesting that Sec Chu announces a $3 billion iniative that 60% is paid for by private industry.
No it does not GOP Zombie because a prolific amount of information explaining the dynamics of the fuel market is posted here (www.whitehouse.gov/energy/gasprices).
However what does annoy me greatly are the banal theatrics being posted in quantities greater than the Flood in Halo 3 (whuts that?) by GOP Zombie Hordes besmirching everyone indiscriminately whom does not valid their agenda just to avoid measurable evidence of evolution.
Baseless witch hunts-
slanderous rhetoric-
historic displays of mental illness-
weakness of character-
coma inducing boorishness-
propensity for redundancy-
catatonic approach to dialog-
chronic denial-
purposeful and causal harm to others-
lethargic brooding about they're state of being projected upon any unsuspecting bystanders-
poor mental capacities and hygiene-
possibly the worst characteristic GOP Zombie Hordes are predictable and boring!-
...but I digress, GOP Zombies and their Puppet Masters tribulations and reticent learning capacities are a waste of valuable resources.
Funny under the Bush administration libs & dems were calling for his head over gas prices....they even blamed him for helping his 'big oil buddies' but the same or higher prices under Obama are justifiable. I'm fully aware of the dynamics of the global energy market but I still find it troubling that the O administration cares more about their agenda than the economy. His friends have been getting very rich off my tax dollars. You sound intelligent but belittle yourself with the GOP Zombie bit in every post...
Gosh Co-Ventures because private industry doesn't like R&D costs or annual raises for employees etc. (of course this doesn't seem to be a deterrent everywhere else in the world) ...Which in return benefits from the R&D and technology transition to commercialization often leveraged to the edge of the solar system.
I question the percentage because 100% of government revenue is acquired on behalf of the collective and whose actives return to the same collective. Which is why GOP Zombie protests, sobbing and procreative obsolescence is so unfair to the productive and earnest citizens of the US and existentially our neighbors globally. All this leading the witness, bate and switch tactic is inefficient.
But the real question asked for which the hopeful answer is as follows:
Can I Mr. Private industry get you (Gov-to big who makes me behave) to do this then if I fail-get bail out funds paid for by tax-payer-but if I do good can I keep everything?
Here is a general reply-
YES to infectious disease control of GOP Zombie Hordes.
NO remorse for Corporate Raiders with God-Complexes.
Breaktime-
But here's is another item for the list on GOP Zombie Traits.
NO accomplishment that wasn't stolen but persistent self adoration and gloating.
GOP Zombie Horde Characteristics-Gluttonous volumes of misplaced self-importance.
The annoying aspect of this trait is that they can't actually accomplish any of the tasks they so frantically browbeat everyone else to complete.
What do you get when you explore reason with a GOP Zombie?
The effects of subliminal masking techniques manifest when you play it back. Everything rebuttal is backwards.
Mason-5692837: Thinks for your thoughts. While I did not mean to say that the President hasn't done anything in the area of energy. I am sure that these initiatives if successful are a step in the right direction. I wonder how long before we start seeing some results from these programs.
At this point I'm not sure about Natural Gas drilling being safe though. I have read reports about people who live near those wells and of problems with ground water contamination. I would be concerned if I lived in an area where the wells were located.
I would suggest to the President that his speeches contain more pertinent information and less bashing.
First I find it so very entertaining. A curious claim that appears in the text above is the use of the word "sounds" which is incorrect since my voice is not audible. It's only a little oversight. I do wonder if that is an indicator of sensory dysfunction.
At any rate If it is not glaringly obvious-which apparently it isn't I have absolutely no emotional need for GOP Zombie validation, approval or acceptance. Why would anyone? Have a pleasant if perplexing journey.
Is true that GOP Zombies avoid veterinary clinics?
Mason, you are obviously good at finding information. Why didn't you post the facts about drilling permits being issued at a lower rate under Obama than the last three years of Bush? Or the fact that Salazar has restricted drilling in Alaska's oil reserve? Or the EPA regulations about coal and how many plants have shut down?
Only the information that suits your needs I see.