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OKIsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 02:56 PM
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Barak Obama's Energy Policy
Edited on Mon Oct-08-07 02:57 PM by OKIsItJustMe
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/energy/
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  • Implement an economy-wide cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the level recommended by top scientists to avoid calamitous impacts.
  • Invest $150 billion over the next ten years to develop and deploy climate friendly energy supplies, protect our existing manufacturing base and create millions of new jobs.
  • Dramatically improve energy efficiency to reduce energy intensity of our economy by 50 percent by 2030.
  • Reduce our dependence on foreign oil and reduce oil consumption overall by at least 35 percent, or 10 million barrels of oil, by 2030.
  • Make the U.S. a leader in the global effort to combat climate change by leading a new international global warming partnership.

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PDF available here: http://my.barackobama.com/page/-/HQpress/100707%20Fact%20Sheet%20Energy%20Speech%20FINAL.pdf
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