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New Energy for America

By Christopher Hass - Aug 4th, 2008 at 12:52 pm EDT

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This morning in Michigan, Senator Obama announced a comprehensive New Energy for America plan designed to address the current energy crisis and move America towards a 21st century energy economy. Some of the proposals put forth today include:

Providing short‐term relief to American families facing pain at the pump
Helping create five million new jobs by strategically investing $150 billion over the next ten years to catalyze private efforts to build a clean energy future.
Within 10 years, saving more oil than we currently import from the Middle East and Venezuela combined.
Putting 1 million Plug‐In Hybrid cars – cars that can get up to 150 miles per gallon – on the road by 2015, cars that we will work to make sure are built here in America.
Ensuring 10 percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources by 2012, and 25 percent by 2025.
Implementing an economy‐wide cap‐and‐trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050.

You can read the full New Energy for America plan below:

Barack Obama's New Energy Plan For America - Scribd.com/BarackObama

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