Kerry's More Than Anti-War

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Invigorated Kerry outlines updated energy plan

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BOSTON (AP) -- {snips}

Kerry proposed three ideas, including a hard target of reducing U.S. oil consumption by 2.5 million barrels per day as of 2015. That amount equals the daily volume of Middle Eastern oil currently used in the country.

He also suggested achieving that goal by requiring oil companies to provide at least one ethanol pump at their stations by 2010. In addition he called for a series of tax credits so consumers and carmakers will ensure 20 percent of all passenger cars and trucks as hybrids as of 2020.

The third element of Kerry's plan calls for an economy-wide cap-and-trade program to reverse greenhouse emissions growth by 2010, as well as a program aimed at lowering emissions by 2050 to 65 percent below what they were in the year 2000.

Two months ago, the senator used another speech at Faneuil Hall to outline a military withdrawal timetable from Iraq. A Kerry plan to have the troops withdraw by July 2007 died last week in the Senate on a 86-13 vote.

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