Obama has set a target for power plants to produce mostly clean electricity by 2035. He is pushing Congress to eliminate subsidies to oil companies. I don't know if it's just me but this seems a little far off. He has good ideas for moving away from the use of petroleum and move towards nuclear, solar, and wind energy, as well as clean coal and natural gas. However, I think this process needs to be sped up, it is 2011 and I already fear for the future of our planet. If we continue to use the energy of today instead of looking to the future for 25 mores years, it may be too late. I think Congress and the Executive branch should start investing in environmentally friendly and renewable energy today. Problems with speeding this up is the division between Democrats and Republicans. If the people continue to vote people in who don't care about the environment much, oil companies will still get funding that could go to investments in renewable energy. It is important to move to these new energy types now before we enter a bigger crisis and have to make even more changes. They should also promote going green and we should elect candidates concerned with the environment. This is a major issue that needs to be handled now, Obama has the right idea, he just should try speeding the process up a little.
www.enn.com/environmental_policy/article/42276
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