Opinion: The Oil Slick You Can't See

[Lorien]

http://www.aolnews.com/opinion/article/opinion-the-oil-slick-you-cant-see/19460901

(May 3) -- If you think that slick of oil spreading across the Gulf of Mexico is a nasty sight ... well, it is. And so we'll probably do something about it. Within hours of the crude reaching the coast, an aide to President Barack Obama said new offshore drilling would be put on hold.

But here's the problem: An even bigger slick -- this one of acid -- is spreading across the entire ocean. It's doing damage far more profound than even the oil. But since you can't see it, nothing's happened.

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So far Obama has done too little to deliver on his promises to move us past fossil fuel. Now, sadly, that rig in the Atlantic is giving him a defining moment. Will he make cosmetic changes around the edges? Or will he stand up and tell the truth: As long as we're addicted to fossil fuel, there's no way to make the sea safe. Even when it's blue it's dying.

[Vincardog]

1. Will he make cosmetic changes around the edges? Only if he can get the other Corporatists to join in

[NJmaverick]

2. How is spending billions on green energy and conservation not delivering on his

promise to move past fossil fuels???????????????????????????????????????????????

[Lorien]

3. Links?

[NJmaverick]

4. Are you serious? You are telling me you are so focused on anti-Obama propaganda

that you missed all the billions spent on energy savings and conservation?

$11 billion on modernizing the electrical grid to improve efficiency

$14 billion in tax incentives for renewable energy facilities

$9 billion in rail and $8 billion in public transportation

$6 billion for feds and states to conserve energy

$6 billion in innovative energy loans

$5 billion to weatherize homes

$4.5 billion to increase energy efficiency of federal buildings

$4.2 billion to make military facilities more energy efficient

$2.5 billion to conduct renewable energy and energy conservation research

$4 billion in tax incentives for alternative energy cars and more efficient homes

$2 billion to support battery research and manufactoring

there's more at the link

http://projects.nytimes.com/44th_president/stimulus

[zipplewrath]

6. Precious little is about "moving us beyond"

The vast majority of these are about efficiency. That's all well and good, but has little to do with "moving us beyond oil". The 80 billion for nuclear energy, THAT's about moving us past oil.

[NJmaverick]

7. Over 20 billion is "precious little"?!? dude we need to have a long talk about

perspective

[zipplewrath]

8. Funny accounting

You're including monies that have nothing to do with "moving us beyond oil" (or coal for that matter). It will improve efficiency of the energy we do produce, but it won't have much to do with whether that is from oil or coal.

[FSogol]

5. Scoff: AOL "News"

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