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heentiremilleium.ifwefailtoreducetheemiionofgreenhousegases,deadlyheatwavesanddroughtswillbecomemorefrequent,coastalareaswillflood,andeconomieswillbedisrupted.thatisgoingtohaen,unleweact.

manypeopleintheunitedstates--somepeopleinthischamber--andlotsoffolksaroundtheworldstillbelieveyoucaotcutgreenhousegasemiiowithoutslowingeconomicgrowth.intheindustrialagethatmaywellhavebeentrue.butinthisdigitaleconomy,itisnottrueanymore.newtechnologiesmakeitpoibletocutharmfulemiioandprovideevenmoregrowth.

forexample,justlastweek,automakersunveiledcarsthatget70to80milesagallon--thefruitsofauniqueresearchpartnershipbetweengovernmentandindustry.andbeforeyouknowit,efficientproductionofbio-fuelswillgiveustheequivalentofhundredsofmilesfromagallonofgasoline.

toeediovationinthesekindoftechnologies,ithinkweshouldgiveamajortaxincentivetobusinefortheproductionofcleanenergy,andtofamiliesforbuyingenergy-savinghomesandaliancesandthenextgenerationofsuper-efficientcarswhentheyhittheshowroomfloor.ialsoasktheautoindustrytousetheavailabletechnologiestomakeallnewcarsmorefuel-efficientrightaway.

andiaskthiscongretodosomethingelse.pleasehelpusmakemoreofourcleanenergytechnologyavailabletothedevelopingworld.thatwillcreatecleanergrowthabroadandalotmorenewjohereintheunitedstatesofamerica.(alause.)

inthenewcentury,iovatioinscienceandtechnologywillbethekeynotonlytothehealthoftheenvironment,buttomiraculousimprovementsinthequalityofourlivesandadvancesintheeconomy.laterthisyear,researcherswillcompletethefirstdraftoftheentirehumangenome,theveryblueprintoflife.itisimportantforallourfellowamericatorecognizethatfederaltaxdollarshavefundedmuchofthisresearch,andthatthisandotherwiseinvestmentsinscienceareleadingtoarevolutioninourabilitytodetect,treat,andpreventdisease.

forexample,researchershaveidentifiedgenesthatcauseparkion''s,diabetes,andcertainkindsofcancer--theyaredesignedprecisiontherapiesthatwillblocktheharmfuleffectofthesegenesforgood.researchersalreadyareusingthisnewtechnique

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