OK then, Dubya 'initiated solar'.....to widespread

OK then, Dubya 'initiated solar'.....to widespread condemnation from Republicans?

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democrats praising Obama are wrong(excluding the last implementation).... and Republicans blaming this administration are wrong.

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That's a pretty strong exclusion, and I see no reason to 'blame' anyone for promoting the development of alternative energy. You are aware that many Dems, but not me, criticize Obama for allowing the growth of fracking?

How DO you feel about....

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mountaintop-removal mining,....?

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Advances in mining technology have made miners more efficient.

Indeed, the traditional images of coal mines — dark holes filled with men swinging pickaxes and pushing carts — are no more. Today, it is machines that are ripping coal from the mines' walls, and then automatic conveyor belts whipping the fuel back to the surface.

And much of the production has moved above ground entirely, thanks to a practice known as mountaintop-removal mining, in which miners use controlled explosions to open mountains and mine the newly exposed coal seams.

For the miners and other industry employees who still hold jobs, the increased productivity has paid off. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nominal average annual coal industry employee wages in West Virginia sat at $54,000. By 2012, the average employee was taking home nearly $85,000.

The starring role of mechanization, however, does not mean that federal policies have no effect on the number of coal jobs.

The region saw its fortunes reverse under President George W. Bush, who in 2002 relaxed rules on mountaintop-removal mining to give companies more leeway to dump their leftovers into the region's waterways. From 2001 to 2008, West Virginia and Kentucky's combined coal industry experienced a mini-revival, adding an average of about 1,000 mining jobs per year.

But as industry officials argue they could experience another such revival, they face a new hurdle that had not yet fully taken off in the early 2000s. Today, they face stiffer competition from natural gas, which is both more abundant and less expensive due to the fracking boom

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I think Obama deserves bi-partisan praise for:

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/state...r-oil-gas/

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Our ruling

Obama said "America is No. 1 one in oil and gas "

The latest global oil and natural gas production statistics back up Obama’s claim. The United States has been the world’s largest oil producer since 2012, and the largest natural gas producer for years. We rate his statement True.

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