Obama hits Koch Brothers for opposing solar power

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Source: USA Today

President Obama made a political and an economic case for solar energy Monday, telling an industry summit in Las Vegas that the explosive growth in solar power "has some big fossil fuel interests pretty nervous."

"Now, it's one thing if you're consistent in being free market. It's another thing when you're free market until it's solar that's working and people want to buy and suddenly you're not for it any more," he said.

"When you start seeing massive lobbying efforts backed by fossil fuel interests, or conservative think tanks, or the Koch brothers pushing for new laws to roll back renewable energy standards, or to prevent new clean energy businesses from succeeding, that's s problem," Obama said, singling out industrialists Charles and David Koch for the first time in a climate speech.

Koch-backed groups have fought clean energy mandates in several states, comparing the policies to the health insurance mandates under Obamacare.



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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. A big fat K&R!

[truthisfreedom]

2. Obama kicks big energy ass.

Now.

[Fred Sanders]

3. Obama is going to kick ass for the Democraric Party from here to Election Day...count on it.

The folks saying "too late" or "not enough" can be rightfully ignored.

[freshwest]

7. +1

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

8. +1000000

[Geronimoe]

4. Baloney on toast

Obama opened arctic sea and entire east coastal waters to drilling. His actual policies have been incredibly friendly to oil & gas industry.

[Fuddnik]

6. ^^^This^^^

Good speech and rhetoric. Just the opposite in policy.

What's next? Healthy Forests? Clear Sky Initiative?

[Fred Sanders]

9. Yeah, wanting to join the world climate change initiative is obviously "friendly"... Another fact

and evidence free rant....where do you funny folks get your information?

[murielm99]

5. Thank you, Mr. President!

Your Presidency is far from over, despite the furor on DU over future primaries and nominees. You can still do a lot of good.