President Obama's Inspiring Words Must Be Followed By Action | Renewable Energy World

President Obama's Inspiring Words Must Be Followed By Action Renewable Energy World: "address was poetic, calm, and focused. The President clearly emphasized all of his major points: all possible actions are being taken by the government to clean up the spill; BP will be held financially accountable for all damages; the moratorium on offshore oil drilling will continue until better safety and environmental regulations are implemented; and the time for embracing clean energy is unequivocally now.
Obama's speech did not present much new information on the situation. However, I don't believe that was its intention.
Tonight was an opportunity for the President to step out into the forefront of this catastrophe and take the lead; an opportunity to tell the American people 'I will take every action possible to guide us out of this debacle and into a better place.' Tonight was an opportunity for President Obama to inspire Americans to believe in a new future -- a clean energy future, not dominated by the fossil fuel industries and their special interests."