Of course, that would require more public investment in such institutions especially when they are already in danger of being closed because of budgetary concerns. (slaw.ca)
The argument is simply that those efforts will be insufficient; alongside them should be a concerted push for more public investment in disruptive clean energy tech, to drive prices down and make clean energy competitive with dirty, even in the absence of a price on carbon (in, say, China). (grist.org)
Dems will be working hard to prevent Mitt Romney from achieving separation from the House GOP, arguing that the Dem emphasis on a mix of tax hikes and spending cuts, along with more public investment to keep the recovery going, is far more balanced than the Romney / House Tea Party emphasis on gutting government at all costs. (washingtonpost.com)