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Candidate's Energy Policy

Posted on August 05, 2008

Obama has been pushing hard on energy policy recently. His comprehensive approach combines a broad-based approach to carbon reductions (through cap-and-trade) with a variety of targeted incentives to move us to a more efficient economy fueled by renewable energy. The plan also comes with rebates to help consumers get by. Details here and bullets below.McCain's approach is all about drilling and nuclear. It's pretty thin by way of actual policy. What do I mean thin on policy? His documents say he supports Flex-Fuel vehicles but there is no policy, he simply calls on automakers to make a fa...

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