President Bush's mercury rule is a gift to the big energy companies that helped put him in office.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Mercury pollution from power plants is a national problem that requires a national response.
Mercury emissions will continue to harm the environment and to endanger the health of children and pregnant women, until this Administration puts public health before politics.
The one thing that the President can do is to establish a real energy independence plan. We have all the recources we need right here in this country to establish energy independence if we had the leadership.
With respect to the environment in our state and our state's future - in addition to water which is very important here - I think it is crucial for him to make a sincere commitment to energy efficiency, fuel efficiency, by helping us to produce those cars of the future.
Energy powers our economy, both literally and figuratively.
Subsidies are hugely important; they represent America's de facto energy policy.
I think that inexpensive sources of planet-friendly energy are one of the most important things for us to pursue.
My entry into the field of hydrogen came as a great surprise. President Bush of the United States was interested in hydrogen for energy applications, and I was asked to chair a committee on hydrogen for the Department of Energy.
The people of the United States don't recognize it, but the oil industry has given the greatest gift to the people of the nation, and that gift is the low cost of energy. Bottom line is this enables the country to be very competitive manufacturing-wise and in the world economy.
I think the American people in many cases want to transform our energy system.
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