Thursday, January 28, 2010

Obama: What's not to like about energy efficiency?


Last night in in the SOTU, President Obama used an argument about climate change that I think works well to counter naysayers. It can be summed up as, "Fine, don't believe in climate change. But what's not to like about conserving energy?"

His version (much snappier):

"I know that there are those who disagree with the overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change. But here's the thing -- even if you doubt the evidence, providing incentives for energy-efficiency and clean energy are the right thing to do for our future -– because the nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy. And America must be that nation."

The New York Times has the full text of the SOTU. Did anyone notice the bipartisan applause for building nuclear power plants? And what was up with the line about drilling for oil? Say it ain't so, Obama!
Posted by at 10:18 AM

1 comments:

  1. Karen Peissinger-VenhausJan 28, 2010 08:28 PM
    We got home in time to watch the last half-hour of President Obama's address.

    I appreaciate the President's oratory skills and enjoy listening to him. But I was disappointed to hear nuclear mentioned as part of his energy strategy. Really, nuclear is old technology that is very expensive to build and maintain. If we Americans would just learn to be frugal with our energy use, our government wouldn't have to talk about constructing new power plants, only about maintaining/upgrading existing plants.

    Re: applause - though I know it is meant to be a spontaneous outburst of enthusiam, I think it appears orchestrated and obligatory. It is more of an interruption to the flow of the address, and I believe it is a tradition that should be ended.
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