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Green Campaign Watch: Obama Energy Attack Ad, McCain's...

2008-07-08 07:00

Craig Rubens - Policy

Independence Day weekend might be over but the presidential candidates are still debating energy independence. The Republicans have gone on the offensive and launched an attack ad aimed at Obama’s energy plan. However, their candidate McCain seems to have trouble pronouncing the name of his own energy plan. Meanwhile, the idea of offshore drilling is becoming more popular with the public but still divides the candidates.

Republicans Launch Energy Attack Ad: The Republican National Committee put into circulation their first attack ad on Sunday; they’re running it in the projected battlegrounds of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. This will likely be the first of many such ads, energy being a defining issue between the two candidates.

McCain Repeatedly Flubs “Lexington Project”: In naming his energy plan the “Lexington Project,” McCain hopes to evoke the idea that we must assert our energy independence in the same manner we fought for our national independence. Problem is, the presumptive Republican nominee has difficultly saying “Lexington Project.” McCain has repeatedly tripped over the name of his own energy plan (check the NYTimes’s strangely Daily Show-esque video), raising doubts about his ability to hold his own against Obama’s famed oratory.

More Americans Make Energy Exploration Top Priority, Poll Says: A new poll from the Pew Research Center says that 47 percent of respondents think energy exploration, drilling and the building of new power plants should be the country’s top priority. This is up from 35 percent just five months ago, when energy prices were much lower. McCain has come out in favor of lifting the federal moratorium on offshore drilling while Obama has called such a tactic a “gimmick” and argued that it won’t provide long-term relief.

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The Daily Sprout

2008-07-08 00:23

Craig Rubens - Misc

Big Apple to Spend Billions Cutting Greenhouse Gases: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today that the city will spend $2.3 billion to cut greenhouse gas emissions from municipal buildings and operations by 30 percent over the next 30 years - Reuters.

“Europe Reconsiders Biofuel Goal”: Originally aiming to replace 10 percent of Europe’s transportation fuels with biofuels by 2020, European Union legislators have proposed to pull that number down amid growing controversy over the sustainability of current biofuels - NYTimes.

Kentucky Lawmakers Want Low-Speed Electrics on Roads: Low-speed electric vehicles, also known as neighborhood electric vehicles, aren’t allowed on many major roads with speed limits over 35 mph. But Kentucky lawmakers want to change that and allow the little electric vehicles to go up to 45 mph - KYPost.

U.S. and Sweden Partner for Plug-In Electrics: The U.S. Department of Energy and the Swedish Energy Agency have signed a memorandum of understanding to undertake a $1 million, 1 year project to accelerate the market and consumer acceptance of plug-in electric vehicles - Department of Energy.

Race Car Designer to Make Super Small, Green Car: Gordon Murray, having designed several world champion formula race cars, is using his Silicon Valley venture funding to design a tiny city car codenamed “T.25″ that he says will be far more fuel efficient and cheaper to make than competing cars (the T.25 is pictured in the middle below). The company, Gordon Murray Design, says they’ll have a prototype by early next year - Press Release.