"In a broad appeal to U.S. voters, President Obama said Tuesday he will open more than 75% of potential offshore oil and gas resources to exploration and, at the same time, produce enough clean energy on public land to power three million homes."
"During his State of the Union address, Obama said the nation is rapidly boosting its oil production but, with just 2% of the world's oil reserves, it needs to look at other energy sources. He said he will 'take every possible action to safely develop' natural gas while requiring companies that drill on public lands to disclose the chemicals they use.
His comments on energy, a lengthy part of his speech, aimed to deflect criticism he received last week from many Republicans for rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have carried oil sands from Alberta, Canada to Gulf Coast refineries. He also defended his record on clean energy development, obliquely referring to the half-billion dollar federal loan guarantee to now bankrupt solar manufacturer Solyndra."
Wendy Koch reports for USA Today January 24, 2012.
SEE ALSO:
"Obama Outlines Energy Goals" (Wall St. Journal)
"Obama Tells Congress He Wants 'All of the Above' Energy Strategy" (Houston Chronicle)
"Obama SOTU Addresses Clean Energy, Environmental Policy\" (Huffington Post)
"Obama's Call for Domestic Energy Strategy Encounters Doubt in Louisiana" (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
"ENERGY: Obama Pushes Forward on Clean Energy Without Congress" (National Journal)
"Obama Pushes Natural-Gas Fracking to Create 600,000 U.S. Jobs" (Bloomberg Businessweek)
"Obama To Act, Seeks Action on Energy" (UPI)
"State of the Union: Obama Opens Public Land and Waters to Energy Industry" (ENS)
"Obama: 'I Will Not Walk Away From The Promise Of Clean Energy'" (NPR)
"State of the Union 2012: Barack Obama's Environment Agenda in Review" (Guardian)
"Obama Talks Energy Policy During State of the Union Address" (Biodiesel Magazine)
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