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Originally Posted by dyna mo
i hear ya re: green energy. was reading some studies that stated the solar panel/batteries industry will increase from $4b to $23+b by 2014 so i do think there is opportunity for change.
my issue with obama and the gulf stems from several things- his complete lack of overhauling the MMS when he entered office and the appointment of salazar to run it is/was inexcusable. his politicizing the catastrophe in his speech to set up pushing through cap&trade, his pr gaff of golfing this weekend sends the wrong message, the lack of his *kicking butt* to lead a change in oil industry legislation and the $20b bp escrow is not in accordance with the powers of the president. oh and the moratorium on drilling was short sighted and still allows rigs like the atlantis to operate.
all of those combined cause my disappointment in how he is handling the issue.
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Give it sometime... the Oil Industry is America, and just cutting the head off this beast will probably just enrage it. However I do agree that this should have been corrected when he first came in, and more regulation is needed, now - before this happens again.
But I also know how tied to the Oil Industry our entire Gov is, so I'm willing to wait and see how this plays out a bit more. Sad as it is to say, I think we're going to need this disaster to get worse before the pressure can really be turned up.