north america energy independent to create jobs. the pushback questions romney s credibility on this issue. the president on the stump. the governor, stood in front of a coal fired plant. and said this plant kills people. now he is running around, talking like he is mr. coal. at the second debate, the president said this. there we made the largest investment in clean coal technology to make sure that as we produce more coal we produce it cleaner ard smarter. coal employment was higher than when he took office but coal production dropped three years ago to remain lower than when he was president. the number of coal jobs is half of what it was 30 years ago. the critics like james inhof
monday night, and that s climate change. environmental groups have criticized both candidates in recent days for sidestepping the topic in the last debate when they bragged about big energy source, oil, gas, and coal. we have increased oil production to the highest levels in 16 years. natural gas production is the highest it s been in decades. we have seen increases in coal production and coal employment. this has not been mr. oil or mr. gas or mr. coal. i ll get america and north america energy independent. i ll do it by more drilling, more permits and licenses. for scientific perspective on the politics offal all of this, i m joined by bill nye, of course, the science guy. maybe we should start with this. we would just set up our segment by saying how they did not necessarily support, is it
that s not the right course for america. let s take advantage of the energy resources we have as well as the energy sources for the future. if we do that, if we do what i m planning on doing, which is getting us energy independent north america energy independence within eight years you ll see manufacturing jobs come back, because our energy is low cost. they re already beginning to come back, because of our abundant energy. i ll get america and north america energy independent. i ll do it by more drilling, more permits and licenses. we ll bring that pipeline in from canada. how in the world the president said no to that pipeline i will never know. this is about bringing good jobs back for the middle class of america. that s what i m going to do. mr. president, let me just see if i can move you to the gist of this question, which is are we looking at the new normal? i can tell you that tomorrow morning a lot of people will wake up, fill up, and find that the price of gas is every
a california city banned smoking get this inside your own home. in san rafael california people can no longer smoke inside their duplexes, condos and apartments. smokers say this new law amounts to tyranny. supporters believer it will pass in other cities. one person is dead this morning and three others injured following a crash of two trucks in the state of ohio. the truck hauling a trailer ran a stop sign and was hit by the semi. the truck slammed into a home and sparked a fire. amazingly the woman inside the home wasn t hurt. let s talk about energy. from bankruptcy to if is car automotive car fires. there are signs some of president obama s green initiatives have failed as candidates try to spell out their energy policy for the next four years last night. i will get america and north
that s not the right course for america. let s take advantage of the energy resources we have as well as the energy sources for the future. if we do that, if we do what i m planning on doing, which is getting us energy independent north america energy independence within eight years you ll see manufacturing jobs come back, because our energy is low cost. they re already beginning to come back, because of our abundant energy. i ll get america and north america energy independent. i ll do it by more drilling, more permits and licenses. we ll bring that pipeline in from canada. how in the world the president said no to that pipeline i will never know. this is about bringing good jobs back for the middle class of america. that s what i m going to do. mr. president, let me just see if i can move you to the gist of this question, which is are we looking at the new normal? i can tell you that tomorrow morning a lot of people will wake up, fill up, and find that the price of gas is every