Is it a valid question or just another case election vote buying?
McCain recently proposeda federal "gas-tax holiday" that would suspend the 18.5-cent federal gas tax, as well as the 24.4-cent diesel tax, from Memorial Day until Labor Day.
Clinton supported McCain's proposal. She suggested paying for the holiday with taxes on oil companies with record profits.
Obama has proposed the feds do nothing. He believes a tax holiday would do nothing to lower gas prices in the long term and could raise gas prices by encouraging more people to drive.
Rising gas prices will slow the economy down but will encourage the purchase of Green Cars, public transportation and alternative fuels. Our prices are still significantly lower than European prices, why can't we be competitive at the same prices?
Which would you rather have? A tax break at the pumps or let prices climb as usual.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
2008 Presidential Candidates Positions
Obama: Seems to be a 'Johnny come lately' regarding the environment and fuel efficient cars. Has no serious record prior to running for presidency. Gave up his gas guzzler in Oct2007 after he realized it was politcally incorrect. I haven't heard too many specifics from his speeches on what he will do, generally he claims he will just support the developement of better cars and ethanol, yadda, yadda. He does want to change the tax credit for hybrid vehicles so that there is no cap by manufacturer.
Hilary Clinton: Seems to have a longer track record than any other canidate and has put forth specific plans to advance fuel efficiency and energy independence.
From http://www.hybridcar.com/index.php?opti ... 1&Itemid=2
Investing $2 billion in hybrid car battery research
Adding 100,000 PHEVs to the federal fleet by 2015
Offering consumers tax credits of up to $10,000 for purchasing a plug-in hybrid
John McCain: at least he acknowleges green house gas problems, this rufflers many nay sayers in the Republcan camp. He wishes to reduce foreign oil dependency, thinks Detroit can do a better job producing more fuel efficienct vehicles and promote hydrogen & ethanol fuel, no specific plans to back that up. Inadvertently he could be the greatest proponent of fuel efficient vehicles and reducing green house gases. He is a firm believer in nuclear power as the main way to energy independence, something no other leader would dare say, even though its the only realistic solution. The next generation of plug in hybrids will need to get their electricity somewhere's - like coal and oil powered electrical plants. McCain would supply those plug-ins power from nuclear power, thus reducing foreign oil dependency and eliminating green house gas production.
Staff, Green Cars Now
Hilary Clinton: Seems to have a longer track record than any other canidate and has put forth specific plans to advance fuel efficiency and energy independence.
From http://www.hybridcar.com/index.php?opti ... 1&Itemid=2
Investing $2 billion in hybrid car battery research
Adding 100,000 PHEVs to the federal fleet by 2015
Offering consumers tax credits of up to $10,000 for purchasing a plug-in hybrid
John McCain: at least he acknowleges green house gas problems, this rufflers many nay sayers in the Republcan camp. He wishes to reduce foreign oil dependency, thinks Detroit can do a better job producing more fuel efficienct vehicles and promote hydrogen & ethanol fuel, no specific plans to back that up. Inadvertently he could be the greatest proponent of fuel efficient vehicles and reducing green house gases. He is a firm believer in nuclear power as the main way to energy independence, something no other leader would dare say, even though its the only realistic solution. The next generation of plug in hybrids will need to get their electricity somewhere's - like coal and oil powered electrical plants. McCain would supply those plug-ins power from nuclear power, thus reducing foreign oil dependency and eliminating green house gas production.
Staff, Green Cars Now
Monday, January 7, 2008
Top Environmental Politican of 2007
People and environemntal groups talk about reducing greenhouse gases and tough laws to curb auto emissions and increase fuel efficiency but only one politician appeared to actually accomplish serious progress on this, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
He drafted legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions and increase fuel efficiency at nearly double the rate the federal government and EPA set a goal for. The Bush administration recently went to the trouble of shutting this progress down by denying states the abilty to regulate such things, claiming it's better to have a national strategy rather than on a state by state basis, even though the national standard is much less demanding.
Our favorite Hummer owner now plans to sue the federal government over its decision not to allow a California plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
I cannot think of any politician creating more legislation to increase fuel efficiency, curb greenhouse gases and fight the Bush administartion. Can anyone else suggest a challenger to the throne of America's best 'Environmental Politican for 2007'.
Staff, GreenCarsNow.com , a website advocating fuel efficiency in automobiles, alternative fuels and energy independence.
He drafted legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions and increase fuel efficiency at nearly double the rate the federal government and EPA set a goal for. The Bush administration recently went to the trouble of shutting this progress down by denying states the abilty to regulate such things, claiming it's better to have a national strategy rather than on a state by state basis, even though the national standard is much less demanding.
Our favorite Hummer owner now plans to sue the federal government over its decision not to allow a California plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
I cannot think of any politician creating more legislation to increase fuel efficiency, curb greenhouse gases and fight the Bush administartion. Can anyone else suggest a challenger to the throne of America's best 'Environmental Politican for 2007'.
Staff, GreenCarsNow.com , a website advocating fuel efficiency in automobiles, alternative fuels and energy independence.
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