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Obama and McCain Clash Over Energy, Nuclear, Climate

Obama and McCain Clash Over Energy, Nuclear, Climate
Environment News Service NASHVILLE, Tennessee, October 8, 2008 (ENS) – Energy and environment issues formed a substantial part of last night’s presidential debate between Democratic hopeful Senator Barack Obama and Republican Senator John McCain…………………….

McCain said “drilling offshore and nuclear power are two vital elements” of U.S. energy independence.

McCain’s energy policy depends heavily on nuclear power. “We can work on nuclear power plants. Build a whole bunch of them, create millions of new jobs,” he said when asked what would be his top priority as president………………………………….in response to a question from a member of the public on what sacrifices Americans will have to make, Obama called on Americans to “save energy in our homes, in our buildings.”

Obama promised “incentives so that you can buy a fuel efficient car that’s made right here in the United States of America, not in Japan or South Korea.”…………………………….

McCain dismissed Obama’s requirement that nuclear power be safe, saying, “Nuclear power. Senator Obama says that it has to be safe or disposable or something like that.”

“And I know that we can reprocess the spent nuclear fuel,” said McCain.

Obama and McCain Clash Over Energy, Nuclear, Climate

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October 9, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics