Obama & Energy Policy
Here at Mission Environment, we publicly support presidential candidates in which have proven that they will undoubtedly help the environment and our addiction to foreign oil. Obama has definitely shown he is worthy, as well as John Edwards, John McCain, Mitt Romney, and Rudy Giuliani. We will blog about them all and show you where they stand. We will also show you candidates in which we do not support due to some statements they have made and some actions they have taken.
To begin our review of the candidates, we will talk about Barack Obama, the young, exciting, educated, and intelligent Democratic candidate. Out of all the Democratic candidates, he has vowed to make the largest national investment in alternative energy - such as solar, wind, geothermal - for $150 billion over 10 years. Not only will this help our energy independence and global warming issues, it will also spur economical growth through increase in jobs and markets. He plans to pay for this with the expiration of the Bush Tax cuts, as well as raise the capital gains marginal tax rate. We did fine raising the taxes during the 90s under Bill Clinton, and we will be fine again with Obama.
Obama also supports Cap & Trade to cut emission 80% below 1990 levels by 2020, raising automobile standards to 40mpg for cars and 32mpg for small trucks by 2020, getting 30% of our national energy from renewable resources by 2020, to have 60 billion gallons of biofuel produced each year in the USA by 2030, supports clean coal only if 20% cleaner then current methods, and supports nuclear power. For your entertainment, we have also posted some short videos of Obama speaking at various venues. If you would like to learn more about Obama, you can search YouTube.com or go to http://www.barackobama.com/
keith said,
January 15, 2008 @ 3:28 pm
Unfortunately, a $150 Billion investment in the development of solar, wind and geothermal will do little to reduce our dependence on offshore oil? Why? Solar, wind and geothermal energy produce electricity. Little electricity is generated by oil energy. Most is produced by coal, nuclear, hydroelectric, etc. By far the largest area of consumption for oil is through transportation, both business and consumer transportation via cars, trucks, airplanes, ships, trains, and boats.
The problem in any talk talk about cutting emissions by 80% below 1990 levels is O’bama and others don’t take in account that America’s population is expected to increase by up to 139 million by 2050. Thus the population will be 113% of the population of the late 20th century and he is talking about cutting emissions by 80% of the 1990 levels. The challenge would be formidable enough if there was no population growth. O’bama and other politicians should be asked hard questions on how they will accomplish these amazing feats.
Obama also supports Cap & Trade to cut emission 80% below 1990 levels by 2020, raising automobile standards to 40mpg for cars and 32mpg for small trucks by 2020, getting 30% of our national energy from renewable resources by 2020, to have 60 billion gallons of biofuel produced each year in the USA by 2030, supports clean coal only if 20% cleaner then current methods, and supports nuclear power