June 16, 2010–On Tuesday, North Country Representative Bill Owens (D-Plattsburgh) signed a letter moving through the U.S. House calling on oil giant BP to set aside $20 billion for reparations to Gulf spill victims.<\/p>\n
In his Oval Office address Tuesday night, President Obama said he would demand BP create the fund.<\/p>\n
Today, BP executives came to the White House and, after conferring with the President, agreed.<\/p>\n
(Side note: The man who oversaw payments to victims of the 9\/11 attacks, lawyer Kenneth Feinberg, will also manage the oil spill money.)<\/p>\n
Rep. Owens told NCPR today that BP’s injection of $20 billion into the Gulf reparations fund was “a good start.”<\/p>\n
He’s also supportive of the President’s call for a new energy policy weaning the U.S. off fossil fuels. But, Owens says any energy legislation must also address job creation and must not hamper the nation’s economic growth.<\/p>\n
That’s a tall order, but Owens says he believes investments in renewable energy research at universities and private labs is crucial to moving the U.S. toward increased usage of renewable energy.<\/p>\n
Tune in to All Before Five this afternoon at 4:45 to hear Congressman Owens’ thoughts on the spill, the reparations fund and where we need to go from here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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