Clinton details plan to cut oil use

[rinsd]

THOMAS BEAUMONT
REGISTER STAFF WRITER

November 5, 2007



Cedar Rapids, Ia. — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Iowa today unveiled a far-reaching plan aimed at reducing petroleum consumption and imports, while converting the nation's economy into one based on renewable fuels.

At a wind turbine manufacturing plant in Cedar Rapids, the New York senator laid out three major goals which she argued would also help curb global warming.

They are: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050; reducing U.S. oil imports by two-thirds by 2030 and creating 5 million jobs related to clean energy over the next 10 years.

"I believe America is ready to take action, ready to break the bonds of the old energy economy and ready to prove that the climate crisis is also one of the greatest economic opportunities in the history of our country," Clinton said, according to remarks prepared for delivery at Clipper Windenergy on Cedar Rapids' industrial south side.

More at the link - http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071105/NEWS/71105016/1001/NEWS

Sorry link is now broken

Here is a link to another article covering the speech

http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071105/IOWACAUCUS/711050026/1011/IOWACAUCUS

[Dawgs]

1. Good Ideas, but she needs to show what she's going to do in the short term.

There is no way she can predict what will happen in 2050, or even 2030.

[oasis]

2. Hill will roll up her sleeves and get to work immediatedly after entering the Oval Office.(eom)

[Vickers]

3. She's in the Senate now...has she sponsored any bills furthering

any of these goals?

Serious question, not a snark.

[rinsd]

4. Her senate website will hopefully be helpful

You should be able to find links to bills she sponsored & co-sponsored and that sort of thing.

http://clinton.senate.gov/issues/environment/

[NYVet]

7. You can check the following website for bills

That she has sponsored or co sponsored


http://thomas.loc.gov

[Vickers]

14. That's a great site, thanks. Looks like she hasn't sponsored any

legislation in this regard.

[William769]

5. K&R!

[Dawgs]

6. Are those plans or goals (serious question)?

Your link doesn't work, and I don't see anything but goals in your post.

[Broke Dad]

8. Details?

I didn't see how she was going to pay for her goals . . .

[Popol Vuh]

9. She's just blowing hot air....

....just like the Chimpster's rhetoric about hydrogen and switchgrass.

[rinsd]

11. Its fairly boilerplate stuff, you can see it outlined on her website.

Sorry about the link, no idea why it disappeared.

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/energy/

I like the creation of a ARPA-E modeled after DARPA.

[ElizabethDC]

10. Link to full plan:

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/files/pdf/poweringamericasfuture.pdf

[rinsd]

15. Thanks Elizabeth!

:hi:

[durrrty libby]

12. K & R

[Rock_Garden]

13. K & R!!!

[formercia]

16. It's a very simple solution

Another Great Depression and gas at $20 a Gallon.