Obama’s 2008 Town Hall Debate Promises
The President heads into a similar format against Mitt Romney tonight at Hofstra University on Long Island.
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Obama Official Was Like “A Hooker Dropped Into A Prison Exercise Yard”
Emails show an investor’s ties to White House officials Valerie Jarrett and Jim Messina. With Romney taking fire, the RNC shoots back with allegations that the White House allowed donors to feed at the green energy trough.
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Barack Obama And Mitt Romney Wanted “Apollo Project…Manhattan Project” For Energy Independence In 2008
Presidential rivals Mitt Romney and Barack Obama offer different plans today for getting America energy independent. But in 2008 Obama and Romney’s plans were remarkably in similar, featuring a huge investment in clean energy. Obama’s was financed through a cap-and-trade system, while Romney’s was financed through tax credits.
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As Florida House Speaker, Marco Rubio Voiced Support For Emissions Caps
Florida Senator Marco Rubio is considered a likely Republican Vice Presidential nominee. But Rubio’s past carries some positions now decried by the right. In 2008, as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, Rubio presided over a vote directing the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to create rules for limiting carbon emissions. In 2007, Rubio delivered this speech on energy, where he said “this nation and ultimately the world, are heading towards emissions caps,” adding Florida could become the “Silicon Valley” of green energy. Update This was not as strong as the federal legislation known a “cap and trade” and a Rubio spokesman emails this 2007 op-ed in which the then House Speaker cites opposition to cap and trade legislation.”
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The Future Of Sustainable Energy
The X-35 Basset-Matic will revolutionize the world. Skip ahead to 1:05 to see Petunia demonstrate the solution to the global energy crisis.
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Republicans Hate Bicyclists
It looks like bike lanes will be one of the first casualties in a jobs bill deal between Obama and the Tea Party. (via crooksandliars.com)
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Rolling Down The Solar Highway
The future is paved with glass roads, apparently. If this idea gains traction, it’s pretty brilliant! Watch Video ›
