Cleantech Needed in the U.S.?

Well, Obama just gave a speech at MIT and he agrees with Broken Beakers previous article... Clean tech is the way to go! Obama just spent 20 minutes lecturing (and praising) MIT efforts to go green, and discussed that this nation NEEDS to pursue clean energy, not only because the world might depend on it, but because its a 2 TRILLION dollar industry (and i think republicans AND democrats can agree we could use that money right about now). Read the story here. [Article 1]

Is the Obama Administration reaching out to Scientists?

MSNBC has an article on the Obama administration and its recent pushes for stem cell reform and "green power" initiatives. Is the so called "War on Science", which plagued the Bush presidency over? Was there even a war on science during the Bush years, or just a lack of public interest? Is the Obama Administration signalling an end between the dischord between the average American and Scientists, or will scientific theory continue to rile the public? Do Obamas effort signal a push in the scientific sector? The article discusses a lot of these points, and basically concludes the problem is a lot more complex. Its a very interetsing read. [Link]