O recém eleito presidente dos Estados Unidos da América, Barack Obama, está empenhado, aparentemente, por primar pela diferença, naquilo que diz respeito às questões energéticas e ambientais, quando comparado com as últimas administrações.
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«The Obama-Biden comprehensive New Energy for America plan will:
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Provide short-term relief to American families facing pain at the pump
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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.
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Within 10 years save more oil than we currently import from the Middle East and Venezuela combined.
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Put 1 million Plug-In Hybrid cars – cars that can get up to 150 miles per gallon – on the road by 2015, cars that we will work to make sure are built here in America.
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Ensure 10 percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources by 2012, and 25 percent by 2025.
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Implement an economy-wide cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050.
ENERGY PLAN OVERVIEW:
Provide Short-term Relief to American Families
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Enact a Windfall Profits Tax to Provide a $1,000 Emergency Energy Rebate to American Families.
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Crack Down on Excessive Energy Speculation.
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Swap Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Cut Prices.
Eliminate Our Current Imports from the Middle East and Venezuela within 10 Years
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Increase Fuel Economy Standards.
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Get 1 Million Plug-In Hybrid Cars on the Road by 2015.
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Create a New $7,000 Tax Credit for Purchasing Advanced Vehicles.
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Establish a National Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
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A “Use it or Lose It” Approach to Existing Oil and Gas Leases.
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Promote the Responsible Domestic Production of Oil and Natural Gas.
Create Millions of New Green Jobs
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Ensure 10 percent of Our Electricity Comes from Renewable Sources by 2012, and 25 percent by 2025.
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Deploy the Cheapest, Cleanest, Fastest Energy Source – Energy Efficiency.
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Weatherize One Million Homes Annually.
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Develop and Deploy Clean Coal Technology.
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Prioritize the Construction of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline.
Reduce our Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80 Percent by 2050
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Implement an economy-wide cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050.
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Make the U.S. a Leader on Climate Change.»
Para mais informações sugiro-vos uma visita ao site CHANCE.GOV – Office of the President-Elect.
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