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The Presidential Candidate With a Plan To Run the US On 100% Clean Energy

Posted by Soulskill on from the all-glory-to-the-hypnotoad dept.

merbs writes: Thus far, no other candidate has said they're going to make climate change their top priority. Martin O'Malley has not only done that, but he has outlined a plan that would enact emissions reductions in line with what scientists say is necessary to slow global climate change—worldwide emissions reductions of 40-70 percent by 2050. He's the only candidate to do that, too. His plan would phase out fossil-fueled power plants altogether, by midcentury.

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  1. Re: Phase out fossil-fueled power plants by midcen by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    35? We've not had a surplus since WWII. We haven't had a balanced budget in forever either.

  2. Re:Phase out fossil-fueled power plants by midcent by csumpi · · Score: 1, Troll

    Or maybe Germany is awesome at propaganda.

    They import 2/3 of their energy (including nuclear energy from France and Czech Republic). They are the fifth largest importer of oil. Over 70% of their domestic energy production comes from fossil fuels.

    They of course shut down their nuke plants and are building lots of renewable energy plants, but that's far from the full story.