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Obama and Coal: Send Americans 'Price Signals' on Energy.(Barack Obama)(Brief article)

Article from: U.S. News & World Report Article date: November 03, 2008 Author: Pethokoukis, James

Byline: James Pethokoukis

It could have been a classic presidential debate moment, John McCain turning to Barack Obama and saying, "Isn't it true that you want Americans to pay higher energy prices?" Right in the middle of an economic downturn, that's the last thing most of us want to do. But that is exactly what Obama wants us to do.

Here is what Obama told Iowa public television last year (courtesy of Little Green Footballs (http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/31781_Obama_Wants_Price_Signals_to_Change_Behavior)): "I think it is important to send some price signals ...

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Gore Challenge: 100% Clean Electricity by 2018

Posted Jul 17, 08 10:20 AM CDT in US,  Science & Health,  Technology,  Politics 

Gore Challenge: 100% Clean Electricity by 2018
Source: AP Photo/Paul Sancya

(Newser) – Al Gore is challenging the US to produce all its electricity through wind, sun, and other clean sources by 2018. Speaking to the AP ahead of a major address today, the Nobel laureate compared the goal to JFK’s 1961 pledge to make it to the moon—and said that both Barack Obama and John McCain are “way ahead” of most politicians on the climate change issue.

“I have never seen an opportunity for the country like the one that's emerging now,” the former veep said, adding that spiking fuel costs, climate change, and national security threats have created “a new political environment” for bold action on energy. Nuclear energy should remain constant, he advised, while the nation should up its solar, wind, geothermal, and clean coal use.

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