http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij4ngpNcsW0
An Update from the President on the BP Oil Spill
BarackObamadotcom — 2010年06月21日 — President Obama recorded a message for OFA supporters to update us on the disaster in the Gulf and how we move forward from here.
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Hello everybody.
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Today I wanted to speak directly to Organizing for America supporters about one of the most
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important challenges facing us as a nation.
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The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
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is the worst environmental disaster in American history.
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And because there has never been a leak of this size at this depth
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stopping it has tested the limits of human technology.
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But make no mistake
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we will do whatever’s necessary to stop the leak
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clean up the spill
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and help the people of the Gulf Coast recover.
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Right now, thousands of ships and personnel are working across four states
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to contain and clean up the oil.
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And we've directed BP to mobilize
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additional equipment and technology to capture up to 90 percent of the oil leaking out
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of the well until a permanent relief well is finished.
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We’re also focused on the restoration and recovery of the Gulf Coast itself.
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That’s why, at our direction
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BP has agreed to set aside an initial fund of $20 billion
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administered by a third-party
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to pay workers and small businesses for their losses
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and help make the Gulf Coast whole.
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To make certain a spill like this never happens again,
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we’re working to understand what caused this disaster.
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And we’re going to put an end to the corruption
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and lack of oversight that has plagued the agency responsible for regulating the oil industry.
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But if we’re honest with ourselves,
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we must also recognize that the days of cheap and easily accessible oil are numbered
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and the costs and risks associated with our addiction to fossil fuels aren’t going away.
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The tragedy unfolding on our coast is the most painful and powerful reminder yet
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that the time to embrace a clean-energy future is now.
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That’s why, in the coming days,
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I will work with both parties to find the necessary votes
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to move comprehensive energy and climate legislation forward.
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But we also know that real change is only possible
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when ordinary Americans are willing to organize from the bottom up.
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The pundits may say that this is too difficult –
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that the special interests are too powerful
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or that the political will just isn’t there.
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But you’ve never settled for what people in Washington believe is possible.
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If we refuse to heed the warnings of this disaster, we will have missed our best chance
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to help build the clean-energy future American needs.
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But if we seize this moment,
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we can rebuild our economy on a new foundation
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and make it more competitive in the 21st century,
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creating entire new industries and millions of new clean energy jobs all across the country.
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That’s why I’m asking you to stand with me today
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add your name
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and show your support for a clean-energy future.
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Together, we can make it happen.
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Obama is NO.1 at the respectable man in the world now.
7 分前Let's do what ever it takes to wean ourselves off of fossil fuel NOW! Not 20 years from now.
14 分前Good luck Mr. President.
16 分前British Oil $20 billion fund for 10,000 days(almost 25 years) damage to environment and livelihoods loss to USA affected by spill=$2 mil. a day for timeline for minimum 20 million americans = 10 cents a day for each person and their families. Wow a whole dime to live on.
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10 分前@JoeTCaps Pretty cool that you live in a country where you can actually mouth off that way to the Commander-In-Chief, huh?"Country First," right Joe T?
11 分前Dear Mr. President,I am a longtime and ardent supporter of your work. You are the right person at the right time and our Nation is fortunate.That said, I'm also a PR guy. And I'm continuously shocked and frustrated at your Communications Department's inability to craft messages that resonate with many American citizens.Short, tight and concise. Easy words. Give them a takeaway.A little hard-edged Nationalism wouldn't hurt either. And not just on 7/4.Respectfully and In Service-
16 分前Those poor animals are dying because of this oil spill this needs to be fixed fast before we loose a majority of the wildlife on the gulf coast.
20 分前@Ilamarea Right, he will be over to change your diaper, entitlement baby!
27 分前Additional supply depots required.
30 分前@JoeTCaps Who else can do a better job? And don't say we should follow ourselves!! Because when it comes to the stuff going on in this world today I STRUGGLE TO THINK OF SOMEONE ELSE THAT COULD DO A BETTER JOB!!
30 分前@supermike2164
Your fucking retarded. Get out. also, god is a lie.
32 分前@dethdakiller0 IT HAS TO BE SAFE!!! WE CAN"T AFFORD ANY MORE MISTAKES WITH OUR PLANET!! AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS OIL THING IS HURTING US REAL BAD WORSE THAN WE EVEN REALIZE!!!
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【参考】：
matuoka --
President Obama recorded a message for OFA supporters to update us on the crisis in the Gulf and ask us to stand with him to build a new foundation for energy in this country.
See the message:
http://my.barackobama.com/CleanEnergyUpdate
Thanks,
Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America
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