Energy and the environment are key issues in this years election- and both candidates believe in the importance of a good, clean energy policy. Public opinion on both sides of the political spectrum shows that America is looking for change. According to the Sierra Club,  "Americans recognize and accept clean energy as a driver that will
transform our economy, create and keep good jobs, save families and
businesses money, generate new investment and opportunities, free
ourselves from the big oil companies and foreign countries and cut air,
water and global warming pollution." But who will make the best decisions for the environment?

When it comes to reducing carbon emissions, Obama supports 80% reductions by 2050, and McCain supports 65% reductions by 2050. With fuel efficiency standards, McCain supports it, but has offered no specific target-whereas Obama supports a 52mpg fleetwide standard by 2025. McCain believes states and local governments should create their own Renewable Energy Standards, while Obama supports a national RES of 25% by 2025. McCain believes in expanding our domestic oil and natural gas exploration to reduce prices at the pump, while Obama will require oil companies to develop the 68 million acres of land
(over 40 million of which are offshore) which they have already leased
and are not drilling on.

Now obviously, I am a little biased. But I do believe that in order to pick the right candidate for the environment, a good amount of research is required. After Friday's debates, I realized that the reality of many of these issues is not exactly what we hear.To read up on each candidates environmental plans, go to:

http://www.johnmccain.com//Informing/Issues/17671aa4-2fe8-4008-859f-0ef1468e96f4.htm

http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/da151a1c-733a-4dc1-9cd3-f9ca5caba1de.htm

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/newenergy

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