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Will your Candidate be Green enough? Do you know how they stand on the issues? Here’s a peek…

John McCain

  • Believes that climate change is real and that greenhouse gases are damaging the environment, but even if the science cannot prove it, doing nothing is not an option.
  • Introduced Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 .
  • Committed to using Nuclear Power, conservation, and new technologies.
  • Would sign a Global treaty but has to include both India and China.

Hillary Clinton

  • Would develop new treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol, focusing on global deforestation.
  • New mission for Department of Energy would be to move in the direction of energy independence towards solar, wind, bio-fuels, hydro-power, geothermal, and other renewable sources.
  • Market based cap and trade system to reduce carbon pollution, including efficiency and fuel economy standards, to lower the U.S. contribution to Global Warming below the 1990 levels by 80%.
  • Opposes drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
  • Fund new research by taking away subsidies from the Oil Companies and putting that money to work in the Alternative Energy Field.
  • Believes turning the focus on Green Building and Alternative Energy could create millions of jobs for the American Economy that could not easily be outsourced.

Mike Huckabee

  • Whether or not Humans have caused Global Warming or not, believes it is our responsibility to leave the planet in better condition for future generations.
  • Would pursue all areas of alternative energy including Wind, Solar, Clean Coal, and Bio-diesel.
  • Would put limits on Greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Supports drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
  • Supports increasing offshore drilling.
  • Would create a profitable market for alternative energy by making the government the biggest user.

Barak Obama

  • Would implement an economy wide cap and trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Proposes a new International Global Warming Partnership.
  • Plans to introduce a National Low Carbon Standards (LCFS), to speed up the introduction of low-carbon non-petroleum fuels.
  • Create a new Technology Transfer Program within the Dept. of Energy, who’s mission would be to export climate-friendly technologies to developing countries.
  • Incentives to maintain forests globally and manage them sustainably.
  • Domestic incentives that reward forest owners, farmers and ranchers for planting trees, restore grasslands and undertake farming practices that capture carbon dioxide.
  • Believes the cap on emissions would create a market for Clean Technologies.
  • Reduce our dependency on foreign oil.

Source: CNN.com: Elections 2008

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March 3rd, 2008 at 02:37 pm by bibi in Alternative Energy, Carbon Footprint, Environment, Environmental Politics, Federal Budget, General, Global Warming, Green News, Living Green, carbon offsets

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