Obama would Continue to Make Clean Energy Top Priority Amidst Financial Crisis
At a campaign stop, Sen. Barack Obama said certain spending programs are critical components of an economic recovery, and should not be abandoned by any means.
At a campaign stop, Sen. Barack Obama said certain spending programs are critical components of an economic recovery, and should not be abandoned by any means.
The UNEP has recommended that fossil fuel subsidies should be scrapped, and that in doing so could not only decrease the amount of greenhouse gases, but also give a “not insignificant boost to the global economy.”
Thousands of Democratic delegates and members of the press may have had one of those “ah-ha” moments at the Pepsi Center in Denver on Tuesday night when former mayor, Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Energy during the Clinton administration, Federico Peña took to the podium at the Democratic National Convention.
Federal renewable energy tax credits, Congress’ favorite subject to debate but do little about, has once again been brought to the Senate floor. But because the amendment still has no funding mechanism suitable for pay-go rules, I would argue it stands little [social_buttons] chance of passage. Pay-go compels new spending and tax law changes to […]