Expanding Domestic Oil And Natural Gas Exploration And Production. The current federal moratorium on drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf stands in the way of energy exploration and production. Break Our Dependency On Foreign Oil By Reforming Our Transportation Sector including a Clean Car Challenge to the automakers of America, in the form of a single and substantial tax credit for the consumer based on the reduction of carbon emissions. Construct 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030 with the ultimate goal of eventually constructing 100 new plants.
Investing In Clean, Alternative Sources Of Energy. Commit $2 Billion Annually To Advancing Clean Coal Technologies.
Protecting Our Environment And Addressing Climate Change: A Sound Energy Strategy Must Include A Solid Environmental Foundation. Install a climate cap-and-trade mechanism that would set a limit on greenhouse gas emissions and allow entities to buy and sell rights to emit.
Promoting Energy Efficiency. Applying a higher efficiency standard to new government buildings leased or purchased or retrofitting existing buildings.
Addressing Speculative Pricing Of Oil. Reform the laws and regulations governing the oil futures market, so that they are just as clear and effective as the rules applied to stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments.
Read the whole McCain Energy Policy HERE.
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