Obama Wants To Fund Clean Energy Research With Oil & Gas Funds

An anonymous reader writes "The Obama Administration has put forth a proposal to collect $2 billion over the next 10 years from revenues generated by oil and gas development to fund scientific research into clean energy technologies. The administration hopes the research would help 'protect American families from spikes in gas prices and allow us to run our cars and trucks on electricity or homegrown fuels.' In a speech at Argonne National Laboratory, Obama said the private sector couldn't afford such research, which puts the onus on government to keep it going. Of course, it'll still be difficult to get everyone on board: 'The notion of funding alternative energy research with fossil fuel revenues has been endorsed in different forms by Republican politicians, including Alaskan senator Lisa Murkowsi. But the president still faces an uphill battle passing any major energy law, given how politicized programs to promote clean energy have become in the wake of high-profile failures of government-backed companies.'"

Comments

Re:How is this not a good idea?

[mug funky]

i'll just attack you because i'm lazy.

you're a cunt, and i don't give a shit about obama or anyone else. i don't live in your country and i don't vote in your ridiculous elections. i have my own ridiculous elections to vote in, and i'm not looking forward to it.

so shut the fuck up. not everything has to be a fight between your team and someone else's team. this stuff is doing everyone in.

oh, and did i mention you're a cunt? good.

Re:So....

[mvdwege]

There is a reason that every government program ends up in a disaster.

And once again a libertard posts this screed using a network designed in a government program, using a protocol designed in a government program to exchange documents.

That you are smart enough to not forget to breathe is a miracle.