Energy

toc =West Vincent Schoo**l**=  2008 Election Issue-Energy  = = =
 * Obama's Ideas, Proposals and Initiatives || 

= || McCain's Ideas, Proposals and Initiatives ||  ||   || · Give a $1,000 tax credit for purchasing advanced vehicles · “ Use it or lose it” to existing oil and gas leases · Make sure to get 10% electricity from sources that you can make more of by 2012 and 25% by 2015 · Provide a $1,000 Emergency Energy Rebate to American families · Swap oil to cut prices · Make a Deploy Clean Coal Technology · Build 1 million plug in hybrid cars in America to put them on the road by 2015 · Within 10 years use less oil than we import from other countries * Use more Renewable resources
 * * Provide short term relief to families facing pain at the pump
 * Help 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
 * Save more oil
 * Supports hybrids
 * Create 5 million new jobs by investing $150 billion in the next 10 years to catalyze private efforts to build a clean energy future

||  || * John McCain wants to commit our country to expanding domestic oil exporation.
 * Change How we power our transportation sector.
 * Will propose a $300 million prize to improve battery technology for full comercial development of plug in hybrid and fully electric automobiles
 * Supports flex fuel vehicles
 * He will commit a $5,000 tax credit for every person who buys a zero carbon emission car.
 * Wants to invest in clean, alternative sources of energy like wind energy and solar energy.
 * He wants to drill in Alaska ||

www.barackobama.com ||  ||   ||
 * ~ Sources Cited: ||~  ||
 * www.johnmccain.com

=DREAMEXTREME - Medford, Oregon= Energy is important because we use it every day. We use energy for transportation. We use oil and natural gas for heating our houses. We also use electricity to power our factories, home appliances and electronics. We don't always use energy in a smart way, though. Some people leave their lights on at night or their televisions on when they sleep. It would be better if we were wise and not wasteful. We need to stop using as much oil. We also need to find different kinds of energy that we can use to power our houses and cars. Solar energy, wind energy, wave energy, and water or hydro energy are renewable sources that don't cause pollution. McCain believes in using our domestic supplies of natural gas. He says this is important especially now when so many people in our country are having hard times. McCain says we need to change how we power our transportation. He wants to give a $5,000 tax credit to people who buy zero emission cars. He wants American car makers to make energy-smart vehicles. He wants to give a $300-million prize to improve battery technology for hybrid and electric cars. McCain also believes that the U.S. must become a leader in a green economy. He wants to explore clean coal technology and build 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030. || Obama says with three percent of the world's oil reserves, the United States cannot drill its way to energy security. Obama will plan to require car companies to make more hybrid cars. He wants to put 1-million American-made hybrid cars on the road by 2015. Obama thinks that a major energy challenge is that our country is so dependant on foreign oil. Obama will use many renewable energy sources such as wave energy, wind energy, and solar energy. He wants 10% of our electricity to come from renewable resources by 2012, and 25% by 2025. He wants to provide emergency energy rebates of $500 per person and $1,000 for married couples from power companies to help families cope with the rising cost of gas, food and other necessities. He wants to create 5 million new green jobs that are good and can not be outsourced to other countries. || =Cite your sources:= http://www.barackobama.com/issues http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/
 * =Senator McCain's Plan= || =Senator Obama's Plan= ||
 * McCain will commit the United States to expanding domestic oil exploration. He says a federal limit on off-shore drilling stands in the way of America's energy independence.