America must break its addiction to oil, says Bush
In the Guardian today: America must break its addiction to oil, says Bush
President George Bush has admitted the US is “addicted to oil” but pledged to reduce its dependence on Middle East imports by three quarters by 2025, largely through the development of ethanol fuel for cars derived from wood chips, vegetable matter and grass.”By applying the talent and technology of America, this country can dramatically improve our environment, move beyond a petroleum-based economy, and make our dependence on Middle Eastern oil a thing of the past,” Mr Bush declared in his state of the union address to Congress early today.
Well it’s a start for sure.
The president named the ambitious scheme “the Advanced Energy Initiative” and said it would involve a 22% increase in federal research into clean fuels. The research would also aim at developing “zero-emission coal-fired plants, revolutionary solar and wind technologies, and clean, safe nuclear energy”, Mr Bush said.
The article adds that:
President Bush has previously used previous state of the union addresses to make bold scientific pledges, most notably a promise to send astronauts back to the moon and ultimately send them to Mars. The scope of the vision, however, not been matched by funding.
Note that in all of this talk there is still no recognition from Bush that climate change and carbon emissions are a problem. He’s much more concerned about where the oil comes from than the havoc the burning of these fuels can wreak. Colour me skeptical. - DS
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