Oil Spill Highlights The Danger Of Fossil Fuel Reliance, Says Ken Salazar

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday that the oil spill in the Gulf Coast highlights the importance of weaning the U.S. off of fossil fuels and moving toward renewable energy. (0:16)
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Sen. Bingaman: United States’ failure to decrease fossil fuel dependence

Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) says that the U.S. should have been seriously pursuing development of low carbon energy technologies. He says that the U.S. has failed to sustain the support the was needed for many promising technologies that could have decreased the dependence on fossil fuels. (0:57)
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