A Blog Called Hope » Energy http://www.ridemocrats.org/blog The Democratic Party of Rhode Island Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:00:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Obama: Energy is a “National Priority” http://www.ridemocrats.org/blog/2008/08/05/obama-energy-is-a-national-priority/ http://www.ridemocrats.org/blog/2008/08/05/obama-energy-is-a-national-priority/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:15:05 +0000 ridemocrats http://www.ridemocrats.org/blog/?p=234 The newest ad from the Obama campaign highlights Senator Obama’s plans for energy in America

]]> http://www.ridemocrats.org/blog/2008/08/05/obama-energy-is-a-national-priority/feed/ 0 Sen. Obama on Energy http://www.ridemocrats.org/blog/2008/08/04/sen-obamas-on-energy/ http://www.ridemocrats.org/blog/2008/08/04/sen-obamas-on-energy/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:01:14 +0000 ridemocrats http://www.ridemocrats.org/blog/?p=233 Senator Obama stresses the need to break our dependence on foreign oil and enhance America’s energy infrastructure

Today, Senator Barack Obama outlined his energy plan for the United States. Central to his proposal is the need to shift away from America’s reliance on foreign oil and find alternative energy resources.

Senator Obama’s plan calls for tapping into our own oil reserves. In addition to the utilization of our reserves, Senator Obama set forth three steps to increase energy production and reduce the cost of energy for American consumers. These include:

  • Building fuel-efficient cars and have one million 150 mile-per-gallon plug-in hybrids on the roads within six years
  • Requiring that 10 percent of the country’s energy come from renewable sources by the end of his first term
  • Calling on businesses, government and the American people to meet the goal of reducing the demand for electricity 15 percent by the end of the next decade.

    • “To do this, we will invest $150 billion over the next decade … and leverage billions more in private capital to build a new energy economy that harnesses American energy and creates 5 million new American jobs,” Senator Obama explained.

    In addition to his energy plan, Senator Obama expressed his support for windfall profits taxes on big oil that will provide $1,000 to people struggling with the high energy costs.

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    To learn more about Senator Obama’s energy policy, visit BarackObama.com.

    Here is the video from Senator Obama’s speech.

    Obama in Lansing, MI on August 4, 2008.

    Click below to view Senator Obama’s newest ad on energy.

    Senator Obama’s “Pocket” ad

    ]]>     http://www.ridemocrats.org/blog/2008/08/04/sen-obamas-on-energy/feed/ 0     Obama’s New Ad on Energy http://www.ridemocrats.org/blog/2008/07/30/obamas-new-ad-on-energy/ http://www.ridemocrats.org/blog/2008/07/30/obamas-new-ad-on-energy/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:21:58 +0000 ridemocrats http://www.ridemocrats.org/blog/?p=225 Senator Barack Obama has released a new ad responding to McCain’s assault on Obama’s record on energy

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