Obama’s State of the Union Address Highlighted Renewables’ Role in Recovery
In his first State of the Union address, US President Barack Obama highlighted the key role that renewables should play in the economic development of the USA, especially with regard to new JOBS. His view on an investment in renewables can be simply summarized by this quote:
“We should put more Americans to work building clean energy facilities and give rebates to Americans who make their homes more energy-efficient, which supports clean energy jobs. And to encourage these and other businesses to stay within our borders, it is time to finally slash the tax breaks for companies that ship our jobs overseas, and give those tax breaks to companies that create jobs right here in the United States of America.”
Obama continued with: “We can put Americans to work today building the infrastructure of tomorrow. From the first railroads to the Interstate Highway System, our nation has always been built to compete. There’s no reason Europe or China should have the fastest trains, or the new factories that manufacture clean energy products.”
The State of the Union speech also clearly stated a need to move to more bipartisan politics especially with the recent wake-up call of a recent Republican Senate victory in Massachusetts. President Obama then warned of the consequences of delaying legislation saying: “Washington has been telling us to wait for decades…China is not waiting to revamp its economy. Germany is not waiting. India is not waiting. These nations, they’re not standing still. These nations aren’t playing for second place. They’re putting more emphasis on math and science. They’re rebuilding their infrastructure. They’re making serious investments in clean energy because they want those jobs.”
In conclusion he stated: “...the nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy. And America must be that nation.”
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