Obama energy goal hard to meet: energy secretary

[IDemo]

Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:12pm EST

By Tom Doggett

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama will have a hard time significantly increasing America's alternative energy production, outgoing U.S. Energy Secretary Sam Bodman said on Wednesday.

As part of his economic stimulus plan, Obama wants to double output of alternative energy over the next three years.

"I think it's going to be extremely difficult to get there in three years," Bodman said in a final briefing with reporters before he leaves office next week.

Renewable energy sources, which include solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, biofuels and other biomass, accounted for 7 percent of U.S. energy supplies in 2007, according to the Energy Department.

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE50D63X20090115

[aquart]

1. You made damn sure of that, didn't you, Bushie?

[groundloop]

2. Most things worth doing are not easy.

What were the naysayers opinions of our chances to reach the moon?

[DCKit]

5. No doubt we can fake this too.

Just kidding.

[bananas]

9. LOL!

good one!

[DCKit]

10. I'll be here all week. n/t

[kristopher]

3. I'm sure he thinks it's easier to "Drill baby drill".

"We're spending at a rate that makes sense"

What a dipshit.

[jwirr]

4. One of the things that the *ss administration did not pay attention to

was how many states, cities, companies and individuals have already jump started this issue. President Obama will give them the resources and financing that is needed to carry out their plans.

[jpak]

6. That's why you're out of a job asshole

Now get in line and join the rest of the GOP losers

[phantom power]

7. Yet another thing I'm looking forward to about Obama: he's not a whiner.

In addition to being stupid, and a sociopath, and an empty puppet, and the worst president ever, bush was a fucking WATB. Oh, presidenting is hard. It's hard hard work. And everybody misunderestimates me. And history will vindicate me.

Christ, I made it through about 15 seconds of his last press conference, and had to turn it off. He's just such a small, whiny man-child.

[kristopher]

8. Yep.

:puke: