This Tuesday, President Obama gave a speech addressing the response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. While the president spent some time discussing energy and a clean energy environment, the reaction from pundits has been critical. On the left, many criticized the president’s silence on cap-and-trade as the right has continued to criticize Obama’s response to the spill. Americans for Energy Leadership responded with “Obama Signals Need for New Energy Agenda.” Below is a roundup of other reactions to the speech.
Politico, “Deadly silence on carbon caps,” Jun. 15, 2010
Obama never even uttered the words “carbon,” “greenhouse gases,” “global warming” or “cap and trade.” He used the word “climate” only once — and then only to acknowledge that the House last year passed a “a strong and comprehensive energy and climate bill.”
Dot Earth, The New York Times, “Energy Comes to the Oval Office,” Jun. 16, 2010
President Obama has long asserted that the nation’s energy challenges are a priority. But — like most presidents before him with that same stated concern — he has not been inclined to make the sustained push for an expanded and sustainable energy menu a top priority in the face of competing issues and events.
Now that Obama has made the Gulf of Mexico disaster and energy policy the subject of his first Oval Office address, this may be the start of such a push
