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After last years bp disaster, environmental groups say offshore drilling worth the risk. >> they are asking us to take a leap of faith that over the past year weve caught up with decades of drilling technology. where we didnt invest in containment, in response, we didnt invest in cleanup. >> before it could get a permit to drill this new well shell had to satisfy the government that if an accident were to occur it wouldnt take three months to shut off the flow of oil and gas as it did after the ...

You cant even see it from the tallest condo building. nevertheless, when you raise it with them, what relax do you get -- reaction do you get? >> youre right. its about educating people. its not something thats beautiful from the beautiful coastline and the condos that we have here along the congressional district, but you also have to tell them that cuba is already selling leases. one company, a spanish company, and those plots that theyre selling, about 10 miles outside of that international l...

[ applause ] that dream, that american dream, is what drove the allen brothers to reinvent the roofing company for a new era. its what drove those students at forsythe tech to work for the future. and that dream is the story of a small business owner named brandon fisher. brandon started a company in berlin, pennsylvania, that specializes in a new kind of drilling technology. one day last summer, he saw the news that halfway across the world, 33 men were trapped in a chilean mine, and no one kne...

Drilling technology. one day last summer, he saw the news that halfway across the world, 33 men were trapped in a chilean mine, and no one knew how to save them. but brandon thought his company could help, and so he designed a rescue that would come to be known as plan b. his employees worked around the clock to manufacture the necessary drilling equipment. and brandon left for chile. along with others, he began drilling a 2,000-foot hole into the ground, working three or four days at a time wit...

Changed in the middle of the game they are right. the rules have changed. in a single generation, revolutions in technology have transformed the way we live, work and do business. steel mills that once needed 1,000 workers can now do the same work with 100. today just about any company can set up shop, hire workers and sell their products wherever theres an internet connection. meanwhile, nations like china and india realized that with changes of their own they could compete in this new world. t...

Some folks want wind and solar, others want nuclear, clean coal and natural gas. to meet this goal, we will need them all. i urge democrats and republicans to work together to make it happen. [ applause ] >> the president: maintaining our leadership in research and technology is crucial to americas success. if we want to win the future, if we want innovation to produce jobs in america, not overseas, we also have to win the race to educate our kids. think about it, over the next 10 years, nearly ...

>> the president: that dream, that american dream, is what drove the allen brothers to reinvent their roofing company for a new era. it is what drove those students at forsythe tech to learn a new skill and work towards the future. that dream is the story of a small business owner named brandon fisher. brandon started a company in pennsylvania that specializes in a new kind of drilling technology. one day last summer, he saw the news that halfway cross the world, 33 men were trapped in a chilean...

>> the president: that dream, that american dream, is what drove the allen brothers to reinvent their roofing company for a new era. it is what drove those students at forsythe tech to learn a new skill and work towards the future. that dream is the story of a small business owner named brandon fisher. brandon started a company in pennsylvania that specializes in a new kind of drilling technology. one day last summer, he saw the news that halfway cross the world, 33 men were trapped in a chilean...

Some folks want wind and solar, others want nuclear, clean coal and natural gas. to meet this goal, we will need them all. i urge democrats and republicans to work together to make it happen. [ applause ] >> the president: maintaining our leadership in research and technology is crucial to americas success. if we want to win the future, if we want innovation to produce jobs in america, not overseas, we also have to win the race to educate our kids. think about it, over the next 10 years, nearly ...

[ applause ] >> the president: we want to reward good teachers and stop making excuses for bad ones. [ applause ] >> the president: over the next 10 years with so many baby boomers retiring, we want to prepare 100,000 new teachers in the fields of science and technology and engineering and math. [ applause ] >> the president: in fact, every young person, listening tonight who is contemplating their career choice, if you want to make a difference in the life of our nation, if you want to make a d...