“I will not walk away from the promise of clean energy.” President Barack Obama, January 24, 2012

“I will not walk away from the promise of clean energy.”
President Barack Obama, January 24, 2012 (State of the Union speech)

[President Barack Obama, January 24, 2012 State of the Union speech:] “I’m requiring all companies that drill for gas on public lands to disclose the chemicals they use. America will develop this resource without putting the health and safety of our citizens at risk.”

[President Barack Obama, January 24, 2012 State of the Union speech:] “…it was public research dollars, over the course of thirty years, that helped develop the technologies to extract all this natural gas out of shale rock – reminding us that Government support is critical in helping businesses get new energy ideas off the ground…What’s true for natural gas is true for clean energy.”

[President Barack Obama, January 24, 2012 State of the Union speech:] “Because of federal investments, renewable energy use has nearly doubled. And thousands of Americans have jobs because of it.”

[President Barack Obama, January 24, 2012 State of the Union speech:] “I will not cede the wind or solar or battery industry to China or Germany…We have subsidized oil companies for a century. That’s long enough. It’s time to end the taxpayer giveaways to an industry that’s rarely been more profitable, and double-down on a clean energy industry that’s never been more promising. Pass clean energy tax credits and create these jobs.”