i think he didn t go as far as he s talked about energy in the past. i looked at the nuclear energy in the speech. it was something he went pretty far on. actually markie, the capital and trade bill that didn t get anywhere last year, that was all about expanding nuclear power. and this time we re studying it. they weren t serus anerfo supply, icis mo ofhe speech was. not a lot about conservation for supply, nothing really krit w l wall. matt? i think there s nothing new in the speech. he says that. reissuing the blueprint that he issued two years ago. the thing i admire about the president, he s kind of a pundit on or abouting his own presidency. when he says every president since nixon, blah, blah, blah has said we ve made zero progress. i m afraid we ll see that happen
defense. do you agree that energy has the most capital now? i agree it s the area were there s the greatest toont. i d like to see more bipartisan support for what president obama articulated today. the fact is, every president, democrat and republican over the last four decades have talked about our addiction to oil we ve got to develop our energy sources here, whether it s wind or solar, biomatt or some of the other sources that the president talked about today. there s a way to do that. yeah, listen, mr. mayor, we congratulate you on leading the way. obviously you had a compelling region. and the incredible population you re dealing with. we compliment you on your efforts.
a coalition to fight the banks and oil companies that want and profit from maintaining the status quo when it comes to energy in this country. just ahead, what the truckers here told us about gag prices and their bottom line. the guys on the front lines, right after this. to save me a boatload of money on my mortgage, that would be awesome! sure. like that will happen. don t just think about it. spend 10 minutes at lending tree
stchange. is that too cynical of an interpretation. i don t think there s a manipulation. i think the fact is there s not a real alternative to oil. it s easy to transport and powerful, so until we have better engines for cng or lng, we develop battery vehicles, oil is a great fuel, and that s why we use it and that s why people who produce oil have a lot of power over us. stay with me for a second. i want to bring someone else into the conversation. one of the president s goals today was we ve got to discover and produce cleaner renewable sources of energy, but also produce less carbon pollution, which is threatening our climate. we ve got to do it quickly.
power over wasteful lines without carbon, then nuclear s an answer. if you want to talk about how you re going to power the communities of the future, it s going to be local, solar, wind, locally done with smart grids, and with a lot more efficiency, so we re only using, say, half or less of the energy we re using. what s the barrier to something like that happening. there s a lot of talk about local food in this country. i ve been hearing more and more talk about local energy. is that just a concept right now? actually it s a real possibility. this is something we work at on rocky mountain institute, but we re constrained by rules that were created in the last century that really reward consumption and ignore waste. e, 4stte f utilities get bigger bonuses if they sell more electricity. these are generally good people. they have to put their kids through college, but they would lose their job if if they sell less electricity. if they sell less.