Earth Equity News

Obama Defends Energy/Climate Bills. By Philip Elliott, AP, October 23, 2009. "President Barack Obama said Friday that opponents of his energy bill are disputing the evidence of global warming in a cynical ploy to undermine efforts to curb pollution and steer the nation to greener energy sources. Obama said some opponents 'make cynical claims that contradict the overwhelming scientific evidence when it comes to climate change -- claims whose only purpose is to defeat or delay the change that we know is necessary.' He also appeared to be taking on chief critics like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Manufacturers, though not by name. 'There are those who will suggest that moving toward clean energy will destroy our economy, when it's the system we currently have that endangers our prosperity and prevents us from creating millions of new jobs,' Obama told his audience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology."