I have said in the past that we need to transition to a more clean energy future. But we're not going to do that overnight. We've got to have domestic oil production, and I am supportive of offshore drilling if it can be done safely and it doesn't result in these kinds of horrible environmental disasters.
Obama discusses the need for a transition to clean energy while maintaining domestic oil production.
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I think when we act on that basis, it doesn't always work out, but over time things do get better.
When we choose, when we make that decision, I do believe – and there is evidence for this – that the world gets incrementally better, and that is a worthy goal and it’s worth fighting for.
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