Posted on 05/19/2012 2:32:22 AM PDT by Libloather
Energy secretary uses 'The Avengers' movie to tout clean-energy agenda
By Andrew Restuccia - 05/18/12 01:44 PM ET
Energy Secretary Steven Chu has been trying to get people to care about renewable energy for years. But the Nobel laureate pulled out all the stops Friday on his Facebook page.
Chu compared the global race to develop clean-energy technology to “The Avengers,” the blockbuster superhero movie that centers around a fight over a fictional energy source known as the “Tesseract.”
“While the 'Tesseract' may be fictional, the real-life global competition over clean energy is growing increasingly intense, as countries around the world sense a huge economic opportunity AND the opportunity for cleaner air, water, and a healthier planet,” he wrote Friday afternoon on his Facebook page.
Chu noted that he “can rarely find the time to make it to the movies” but that his staff had been “buzzing” about the film. An Energy Department spokeswoman confirmed that he has not yet seen the movie.
The Energy secretary made the economic case for making major investments in renewable energy, noting that it is a $260 billion global market.
“Given how big the opportunity is, and how fast it is growing, it is no surprise that 80 countries have adopted policies or incentives to capture a share of the clean energy market,” Chu said.
“The good news is that we have an advantage every bit as powerful as the Incredible Hulk: Americans’ talent for entrepreneurship and innovation is unrivalled [sic] by any other country in the world.”
But the United States must act quickly to take advantage of renewable energy’s potential, Chu said.
“Ultimately, however, the clean energy prize is still up for grabs and countries like China are competing aggressively,” he said. “It’s not enough for us to simply invent the technologies of the future, we need to actually build and deploy them here as well.”
Chu used his Facebook post to plug one of President Obama’s top energy policy priorities: extending expiring renewable energy tax credits. An extension of the tax credits “will create jobs and help American companies compete,” Chu said.
“When it comes to clean energy, our motto should be: ‘Invented in America, Made in America, Sold Around the World,’ ” he added.
The Obama administration has made renewables a central focus of its energy platform, calling for major investments in wind and solar power.
But Republicans have taken aim at the investments, pointing to the collapse last year of solar firm Solyndra, which received a $535 million loan guarantee from the administration in 2009.
He probably just wants his own action figure.
Well, there is one similarity. In the movie the alleged program to develop clean energy from the ‘Tesseract’ was a government lie to cover up their true agenda.
So, Chu supports invasions and all-out war to control this clean energy?
That is what the movie is about.
You are living in a dream world, Neo. - Since he likes movie claims so much
“When it comes to clean energy, our reality is: ‘Invented in America, Made in America, bankrupt and gone in 60 seconds flat.
LOL what planet are you living on?!
The thing is, it wasn’t just about clean energy, it was an acknowledgement that plentiful energy is GOOD, not that third world countries should continue to live in huts to the delight of lefties on safari. Chu is an idiot who can’t see beyond the end of his nose.
Liberals ability to make something out of nothing and nothing out of something is astounding. The clean energy message was 0.0000000001% of the plot.
“He probably just wants his own action figure.”
It will come dressed in white coveralls with a bucket of white paint in one hand and a paint brush in the other.
Think of all the fun you can have dropping it off the roof.
“He probably just wants his own action figure.”
It will come dressed in white coveralls with a bucket of white paint in one hand and a paint brush in the other.
Think of all the fun you can have dropping it off the roof.
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