Obama's "All of the Above" Energy Policy

[gnarlylove]

What does everyone think of Obama's "All of the Above" energy policy?

He has ramped up oil production so that US now produces a majority of its oil. Natural gas is expanding on public lands and national parks too contributing to a growing industry and market.
Thus we can expect stability at the pump, perhaps even reduced prices. Although with the extreme cold front hovering over the Midwest, natural gas is in scant supply and has driven up prices in some cases over 100%. But we can expect this to be temporary dip and an upward trend of more frack jobs.

His policy also attempts to address the growing environmental degradation. It includes carbon limits on power plants and car emission standards that saves Americans dollars at the pump. He has also increased nondefense R&D by 9% to encourage innovation in renewable energy.

This sounds to be like the best strategy to not step on any toes, Dem. or Rep.
Any conservatives that think this plan is O.K.?

 

[Spiderman]

All of the above should include molten salt reactors Taylor Wilson: My radical plan for small nuclear fission reactors | Video on TED.com

 

[gnarlylove]

Personally, I think this is an absence of energy strategy by Obama despite reassurance he is making America's future cleaner. If Obama wants to cut emissions, he's going about it paradoxically: leasing MORE off-shore drilling and BML frack sites INCREASES emissions.

SO it totally undermines his own goal but that's politics. All this does is keep Americans happy, prices low and kicks the proverbial can of environmental degradation down the road, which is the EASIEST thing in the world to do TILL it's crisis time. The whole point of reducing emissions is to address the SERIOUS threat degradation poses to the world economies--we must decrease dependence on fossil fuels NOW, not wait a decade or 3. Each year trillions upon trillions of tons of pollution is released into waterways and the air, whether crude spills, road run-off or burning coal. It adds up!!!

Obama plays the same game like any politician, sophistry and rhetoric till decision time--then it's about the bottom line. Similar thesis: Steven Cohen: President Obama Should Abandon the All of the Above Energy Strategy

I think this sums it up best:

We understand that the U.S. cannot immediately end its use of fossil fuels and we also appreciate the advantages of being more energy independent. But an “all of the above” approach that places virtually no limits on whether, when, where or how fossil fuels are extracted ignores the impacts of carbon-intense fuels and is wrong for America’s future. America requires an ambitious energy vision that reduces consumption of these fuels in order to meet the scale of the climate crisis.
An “all of the above” strategy is a compromise that future generations can’t afford.

From The Problem with An All of the Above Energy Policy | Earthjustice