McCAIN, BUSH CALL FOR LIFTING BAN ON OFFSHORE DRILLING
June 18th, 2008, 1:17 pm · 1 Comment · posted by Dan Lehr
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This is part of a speech McCain gave yesterday calling for more domestic oil drilling. I apologize for the video & sound quality - & consider this a desperate plea to the McCain website team to please get your act together & start posting more recent/current clips on your YouTube channel page.
Read McCain’s entire speech here.
On Wednesday, President Bush echoed McCain’s call for more offshore drilling. Read his full remarks here.
Obama opposes the expansion of offshore drilling, as outlined in a statement you can read here.
UPDATE/3:49pm:
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Sen. John McCain is calling for construction of 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030 and pledging $2 billion a year in federal funds to make clean coal a reality. He says the measures will reduce American dependence on foreign oil.
In a second straight day of campaigning devoted to energy, the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting also said Wednesday that the only time Democratic rival Barack Obama voted for a tax cut was for a “break for the oil companies.”
During an appearance in Springfield, Mo., McCain said the 104 nuclear reactors currently in operation produce about 20 percent of the nation’s annual electricity needs. He said they spare the atmosphere the equivalent of nearly all auto emissions in America.
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June 18th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Where do most European counties get their energy? Nuclear energy of course.
What is the most efficient propulsion system for the US Navy? The nuclear generators on the USS Regan could probably supply Chattnooga’s energy needs.
Geothermal energy will last as long as humans inhabit this planet.
In the time that it will take to develope economical and safe nuclear and geothermal energy sources we must depend on oil.
Kudos to President Bush for realizing this and taking a giant step for energy independence.