{"id":350087,"date":"2011-03-30T16:08:29","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T16:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/30\/obama-sets-out-energy-future\/"},"modified":"2011-03-30T16:08:29","modified_gmt":"2011-03-30T16:08:29","slug":"obama-sets-out-energy-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/30\/obama-sets-out-energy-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama sets out energy future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"53.508771929825\">\n    \t\t  <span><br \/>\n    <span>30 March 2011<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Last updated at <\/span><span>12:26 ET<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>President Barack Obama has outlined an ambitious target to reduce US oil imports by one-third by 2025.<\/p>\n<p>He said in a speech in Washington that America had to &#8220;get serious&#8221; about a secure and affordable energy future.<\/p>\n<p>Higher oil prices are threatening to hamper US economic recovery and there is growing dissatisfaction among car drivers with pump prices.<\/p>\n<p>He said the US must move towards getting 80% of its electricity from non-oil sources by 2035.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We cannot keep going from shock to trance on the issue of energy security, rushing to propose action when gas prices rise, then hitting the snooze button when they fall again,&#8221; he said during a speech at Georgetown University.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Obama said that presidents and politicians had for years promised energy independence through finding cleaner and more renewable sources.<\/p>\n<p>Petrol prices in the US have shot up 50 cents a gallon this year, reaching a national average of $3.58 a gallon last week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to discover and produce cleaner, renewable sources of energy,&#8221; Mr Obama said. &#8220;And we have to do it quickly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Go here to read the rest:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/business-12912730\" title=\"Obama sets out energy future\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Obama sets out energy future<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 30 March 2011 Last updated at 12:26 ET President Barack Obama has outlined an ambitious target to reduce US oil imports by one-third by 2025. 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