在接受采水地平线在墨西哥湾的石油泄漏采访报告中，奥巴马总统说，必须修改美国能源政策，以摆脱石油能源束缚，防止将来发生类似灾害。
注意到其他国家，如中国 - 已经在可再生能源大量投资，奥巴马说，“我们的海岸发生的悲剧是最痛苦。现在我们必须接受一个清洁能源的未来。”
罗讷雷希，太阳能产业协会总裁，高度赞扬了奥巴马的讲话。
During an address covering the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, President Barack Obama spoke of the need to revise U.S. energy policy in order to move away from oil and prevent similar disasters from occurring in the future.
Noting that other countries - such as China - are already heavily investing in renewable energy, Obama stated that the "tragedy unfolding on our coast is the most painful and powerful reminder yet that the time to embrace a clean energy future is now."
Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, praised Obama's speech.
