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Obama: BP spill a reminder it is time to embrace clean energy President Barack Obama, accompanied by Florida Governer Charlie Crist, left, makes a statement after he meets with local officials on Pensacola Beach Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP/Press Association Images

Obama: BP spill a reminder it is time to embrace clean energy

President Barack Obama says the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico “is the most painful and powerful reminder yet that the time to embrace a clean energy future is now”.

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Benjamin Romano

Published: Wednesday, June 16 2010 | Last updated: Tuesday, June 22 2010

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