THE FUTURE IS CLEAN AND GREEN ENERGY
Visiting areas affected by the BP oil spill, US President Barack Obama has called on his party and supporters to back a "new future" of clean energy.
 | | Tens of thousands of barrels of oil a day have gushed into the Gulf of Mexico since a rig exploded and sank in April 2010.
"We are confronting the largest environmental disaster in our history, with the largest environmental response and recovery effort in our history."
He announced measures to protect the Gulf seafood industry, and pledged that beaches in the area could and would be returned to their pristine condition within one or two years. |
Earlier, in a statement aimed both at paid-up Democratic Party members and at millions of individuals who backed his 2008 presidential bid online, the president asked his network to lend their name to a campaign to change the way America produces and consumes its energy.
"Our continued dependence on fossil fuels will jeopardize our national security. It will smother our planet. And it will continue to put our economy and our environment at risk.
"We cannot delay any longer, and that is why I am asking for your help." | |  |