Obama launches new website focused on energy policy

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(CNN) – Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee, rolled out a new Web site Wednesday that focuses on his energy proposals.

The site, www.NewEnergyForAmerica.com, details differences in the energy plans of Obama and Sen. John McCain as the two men continue to debate the best way to meet the country's energy needs when prices for oil and gasoline are at or near all-time highs.

A 13-minute YouTube clip of Obama's Tuesday speech on energy in Nevada is also embedded on the site along with a link to another page on the Obama campaign Web site for a group called "Environmentalists for Obama."

Obama's plan includes a cap-and-trade program intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by the year 2050 and doubling fuel economy standards over the next 18 years.

McCain has proposed suspending the federal gasoline tax over the summer, lifting the federal ban on offshore drilling and allowing states to decide whether to allow oil and gas exploration off their shores, and pushing for building more nuclear energy plants.

Obama called McCain's energy proposals "gimmicks" in his speech Tuesday and the McCain camp countered by dubbing Obama "Dr. No" on the issue of energy security because of Obama's opposition to McCain's plans on offshore drilling, encouraging energy innovation with a $300 million prize, providing a federal gas tax holiday, and relying more on nuclear power.

In a speech on energy policy in Las Vegas, Nevada Wednesday, McCain unveiled a bundle of energy initiatives his campaign calls the "Lexington Project." The project includes initiatives like giving a $5,000 tax credit to each consumer who buys a zero carbon emissions car and creating a permanent tax credit equal to 10 percent of a company's wages spent on research and development.

The McCain campaign dismissed Obama's new site Tuesday. "John McCain has shown that he will put the country first, and work with the best ideas of both Democrats and Republicans to find near-term, mid-term and long-term solutions to skyrocketing energy and gas prices," McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said in an e-mail. "Barack Obama is blinded by partisanship and has opposed domestic energy exploration, opposed gas tax relief and opposed private incentives for a better electric-hybrid car - so it takes more than a website to disguise Obama's 'Dr. No' energy policy," Bounds added.

Although Obama and McCain differ on many aspects of energy policy, they do agree on some points; both have pledged to try to rid energy markets of speculative activity that affects prices.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/...-energy-policy/

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I don't get it.

If he is a closet Muslim, he should oppose fuel economy standards so we can continue to be reliant on oil from Muslim countries and continue to enrich spoiled young Muslim sheikhs at the expense of the American worker.

This just doesn't make sense!

Edited June 26, 2008 by VJ Troll

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I like the 'Dr.No' label. Someone in the McCain camp is very clued in.

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I like the 'Dr.No' label. Someone in the McCain camp is very clued in.

When McCain was asked if he had seen any movies lately, he said no... and then went on to talk about how much he enjoyed Viva Zapata.

It's on YouTube somewhere, but I'm at work.

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I don't think the right have really run with the 'closet muslim' thing. They don't really need to with the gas price problems.

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I don't think the right have really run with the 'closet muslim' thing. They don't really need to with the gas price problems.

The racism and the "muslim" thing all came from his own side. Other than a few radical rightwingers this was all shot back and forth between the Hillary and Obama camps.

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Obama's plan includes a cap-and-trade program intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by the year 2050 and doubling fuel economy standards over the next 18 years.

Somebody should tell Obama the U.S. had the fastest reduction in greenhouse gases in the last few years.

Supports a second round of rebate checks to help families offset the cost of $4.00 gas this summer.

Worth: $300 per family

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/newenergy

Hmm, Obama said the gas holiday was a gimmick when McCain called for it so Obama upped the giveaway into a larger farce.

Supports implementing a well-designed windfall profits tax on profits made over $80 per barrel to help families pay energy bills

No sane economist will buy that nonsense.

If he is a closet Muslim, he should oppose fuel economy standards so we can continue to be reliant on oil from Muslim countries and continue to enrich spoiled young Muslim sheikhs at the expense of the American worker.

Obama doesn't even want Muslims standing behind him in a camera shot. If you're of the "wrong" religion or race you probably have use the back door of his campaign offices.

Edited June 26, 2008 by alienlovechild

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