With less than 60 days until election day, the campaign for president is reaching a fever pitch. And talk of energy features prominently in each candidate’s stump appearances.
As USA Today’s Paul Davidson and Barbara Hagenbaugh correctly point out, “To win the presidential race, it takes energy.” They detail the approach to the energy crisis this country faces of both candidates and give space to renewable fuels and ethanol near the end.
Over at Reuters, Chuck Abbott reports on the content of a conference call Senator Obama had with leaders of the National Farmers Union. According to Abbott:
“I’ve long been a strong supporter of the RFS,” Obama said during a brief telephone call to members of the National Farmers Union. “I am strongly committed to advancing biofuels as a key component of reducing our dependence on foreign oil.”
Just a hunch, but I’m guessing we will here a lot more from the candidates about renewable fuels as this campaign heads into the home stretch. Stay tuned!!!
One more from the campaign trail, this from Former Iowa Representative Jim Leach today in the Politico:
“Differentiations in tax strategy have geographic as well as social consequences. McCain has argued that the oil industry deserves another $4 billion tax cut, while Obama believes that the burden of governance should be more equitably shared. Unlike McCain, Obama would maintain support for ethanol and biodiesel programs and advance significant incentives for alternative energy initiatives.
“Midwestern states such as Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Indiana and the Dakotas have a multibillion-dollar stake not only in corn and soybean production but also in wind from the Rockies. The McCain platform tilts away from incentivizing investment in the Midwest in favor of oil producing states, and it keeps America tied to an oil-based future.”
Matt Hartwig Says:
September 10th, 2008 at 8:59 am