# 1 It would be interesting to see what words go in the spot filled with "..." when you quote Obama
# 2 Obama means that if we are a country that wants to preach a green movement or that cares so much about our environment: practice what you preach ! actions speak louder than words !
Fine. When Obama moves his family into a 2-bedroom house, keeps the heat at 62º in the winter, and spends $75/week on food for all four of them, then we'll talk.
As for the ..., that's how it was reported in the story I got it from. I didn't omit the quotes. The MSM did.
What he's preaching is a reversal of the quality of life for all Americans.
Not alternatives to national energy sources. Not incentives to national businesses. But changing the things we do in the privacy of our own homes, with our own money.
Why is it liberals always say something like abortion (or promiscuous sex) is always a "personal choice" but keeping my family fed, warm, and safely transported is a crime and other nations need to have a say in what I drive or eat?
Just out of curiosity, jim, what's *your* carbon footprint?
So you are pro-choice then...
"Why is it liberals always say something like abortion (or promiscuous sex) is always a "personal choice" but keeping my family fed, warm, and safely transported is a crime and other nations need to have a say in what I drive or eat?"
I think the two are not related. why is that when a conservative person feels a need to win an argument there is a need to bring up the abortion? Moreover, picking 1 quote and then saying that it is representative of Obama's environmental policy isn’t really doing your research is it?
Barack Obama's Plan
Reduce Carbon Emissions 80 Percent by 2050 Cap and Trade: Obama supports implementation of a market-based cap-and-trade system to reduce carbon emissions by the amount scientists say is necessary: 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Obama's cap-and-trade system will require all pollution credits to be auctioned. A 100 percent auction ensures that all polluters pay for every ton of emissions they release, rather than giving these emission rights away to coal and oil companies. Some of the revenue generated by auctioning allowances will be used to support the development of clean energy, to invest in energy efficiency improvements, and to address transition costs, including helping American workers affected by this economic transition. Confront Deforestation and Promote Carbon Sequestration: Obama will develop domestic incentives that reward forest owners, farmers, and ranchers when they plant trees, restore grasslands, or undertake farming practices that capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Invest $150 Billion over 10 Years in Clean Energy: Obama will invest $150 billion over 10 years to advance the next generation of biofuels and fuel infrastructure, accelerate the commercialization of plug-in hybrids, promote development of commercial-scale renewable energy, invest in low-emissions coal plants, and begin the transition to a new digital electricity grid. A principal focus of this fund will be devoted to ensuring that technologies that are developed in the U.S. are rapidly commercialized in the U.S. and deployed around the globe. Double Energy Research and Development Funding: Obama will double science and research funding for clean energy projects including those that make use of our biomass, solar and wind resources.
Invest in a Skilled Clean Technologies Workforce: Obama will use proceeds from the cap-and-trade auction program to invest in job training and transition programs to help workers and industries adapt to clean technology development and production. Obama will also create an energy-focused Green Jobs Corps to connect disconnected and disadvantaged youth with job skills for a high-growth industry. Convert our Manufacturing Centers into Clean Technology Leaders: Obama will establish a federal investment program to help manufacturing centers modernize and Americans learn the new skills they need to produce green products. Clean Technologies Deployment Venture Capital Fund: Obama will create a Clean Technologies Venture Capital Fund to fill a critical gap in U.S. technology development. Obama will invest $10 billion per year into this fund for five years. The fund will partner with existing investment funds and our National Laboratories to ensure that promising technologies move beyond the lab and are commercialized in the U.S
Require 25 Percent of Renewable Electricity by 2025: Obama will establish a 25 percent federal Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) to require that 25 percent of electricity consumed in the U.S. is derived from clean, sustainable energy sources, like solar, wind and geothermal by 2025. Develop and Deploy Clean Coal Technology: Obama will significantly increase the resources devoted to the commercialization and deployment of low-carbon coal technologies. Obama will consider whatever policy tools are necessary, including standards that ban new traditional coal facilities, to ensure that we move quickly to commercialize and deploy low carbon coal technology.
Support Next Generation Biofuels
* Deploy Cellulosic Ethanol: Obama will invest federal resources, including tax incentives, cash prizes and government contracts into developing the most promising technologies with the goal of getting the first two billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol into the system by 2013.
* Expand Locally-Owned Biofuel Refineries: Less than 10 percent of new ethanol production today is from farmer-owned refineries. New ethanol refineries help jumpstart rural economies. Obama will create a number of incentives for local communities to invest in their biofuels refineries.
* Establish a National Low Carbon Fuel Standard: Barack Obama will establish a National Low Carbon Fuel Standard to speed the introduction of low-carbon non-petroleum fuels. The standard requires fuels suppliers to reduce the carbon their fuel emits by ten percent by 2020.
* Increase Renewable Fuel Standard: Obama will require 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels to be included in the fuel supply by 2022 and will increase that to at least 60 billion gallons of advanced biofuels like cellulosic ethanol by 2030.
Set America on Path to Oil Independence
Obama's plan will reduce oil consumption by at least 35 percent, or 10 million barrels per day, by 2030. This will more than offset the equivalent of the oil we would import from OPEC nations in 2030.
* Increase Fuel Economy Standards: Obama will double fuel economy standards within 18 years. His plan will provide retooling tax credits and loan guarantees for domestic auto plants and parts manufacturers, so that they can build new fuel-efficient cars rather than overseas companies. Obama will also invest in advanced vehicle technology such as advanced lightweight materials and new engines.
Improve Energy Efficiency 50 Percent by 2030
* Set National Building Efficiency Goals: Barack Obama will establish a goal of making all new buildings carbon neutral, or produce zero emissions, by 2030. He'll also establish a national goal of improving new building efficiency by 50 percent and existing building efficiency by 25 percent over the next decade to help us meet the 2030 goal.
* Establish a Grant Program for Early Adopters: Obama will create a competitive grant program to award those states and localities that take the first steps to implement new building codes that prioritize energy efficiency.
* Invest in a Digital Smart Grid: Obama will pursue a major investment in our utility grid to enable a tremendous increase in renewable generation and accommodate modern energy requirements, such as reliability, smart metering, and distributed storage
Restore U.S. Leadership on Climate Change
* Create New Forum of Largest Greenhouse Gas Emitters: Obama will create a Global Energy Forum — that includes all G-8 members plus Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa –the largest energy consuming nations from both the developed and developing world. The forum would focus exclusively on global energy and environmental issues.
* Re-Engage with the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: The UNFCCC process is the main international forum dedicated to addressing the climate problem and an Obama administration will work constructively within it.
what happened to my newest comment?
what happened to my newest comment?
Haloscan's been twitchy. Many of the other blogs I visit that use Haloscan have either lost comments or they don't show up. Don't take it personally.
Don't have time to respond to your other comments, but my original question still stands:
What are *you* doing to reduce your carbon footprint?
To steal from Atomic Trousers, unless your PC is made from hemp and hugs, you're using electricity. You probably even drive a car. And heat your house.
And it boils down to this: Anyway you cut it, Barack Obama is a socialist. A socialist who's promoting a regression of the standard of living in America. A socialist who clearly loves the big, bloated, tax-heavy nanny state that's ruined the economy in France and trashed England pretty good, too.
The hype surrounding global warming is just that - hype. It's late May, and we're still at 50º today.
The polar bear population is increasing, and most of Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" should be called "An Inconvenient Lie" (including his fake photos of polar bears on melting ice).
So I'm a skeptic. I don't believe in chucking trash out the car window as you drive down the highway, but to have someone tell me I can't take the money I earn to buy a cart of groceries is beyond ridiculous.
It's scary as hell.
I do a lot to lower my carbon footprint actually. There are a lot of small things that can be done to have a better influence on the environment. For example I wash my clothes in cold water and make sure I recycle. I also do not purchase bottle water, rather I drink tap water. I use method cleaning products, and I try to drive my car only when necessary.
I guess I think you are making a lot of assumptions/ blowing things out of proportion-- I understand completely what you are saying about not wanting to change your standard of living, and that no one should have to make those decisions for you-- and I do not think that Obama is saying that you need to change your grocery list, if that isn't what you want to do-- but I think he is trying educate those who would like to.
If you want to be crappy to the environment, go for it.
Amy, believe it or not there are "liberals" out there who are not hoodwinked by Obama's smooth talk and phony charm.
There are "liberals" who will not be voting for Obama, my family and myself included!!
I would encourage people to go do some research. What you will find is the complete opposite of what we've been fed by the media for a long time.
April:
I understand that. I know many ardent Clinton supporters who are voting for McCain (or *say* they will vote for McCain) in November.
I also know that - from a conversation with a Norwegian man - many outside the United States do *not* want Obama to win.
But there are a specific sect of liberals - the crowd in Oregon, for example - who believe Obama is the next messiah.
If you, as a liberal, disagree, by all means - get the word out.
I'd much rather have another Clinton in the White House than Obama. I agree he isn't all he's cracked up to be.
jimi:
That's great you do what you do. But you made that choice on your own. I do what I do, and - you know what - in a free society that notion of "personal choice" is key! Do I think there are some who are gluttons? Yes.
I get really irritated when a (by choice) DINK couple has a 1,100 sq. ft. house and drive their two SUVs from the office park to the suburbs.
But that's their CHOICE. If they pay for it, who am I - who is Obama - to say they can't?
We are not all the same. We have different needs, different lives. That Obama sees us as a collectivist nation where everyone is healthy and comfortable at 60º, can get away with driving a two-door matchbox, or eat a salad a day and be satisifed is scary.
Amy:
I guess I don't get when he ever said that they can't. He only suggested that they shouldn't.
Sure. But when he's in charge, he can mandate that we don't. While his armored SUV drives him two blocks between speaking engagements, he's stuffing his face full of $100/lb imported ham, and his children are going to $10k summer camps located more than a walk away from the executive mansion.
I agree with you. I can't support the man.
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