President Barack Obama isn't wasting any time trying to convince Senators to follow the House and pass a climate and energy bill.

In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama urged senators to show courage and follow suit.

The sharply debated bill's fate is unclear in the Senate, and Obama is trying to ratchet up pressure on the 100-seat chamber.

Obama says America "cannot be afraid of the future. And we must not be prisoners of the past. Don't believe the misinformation out there that suggests there is somehow a contradiction between investing in clean energy and economic growth."

Obama said the bill would create jobs, make renewable energy profitable and decrease America's dependence on foreign oil.