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The Presidential Candidate With a Plan To Run the US On 100% Clean Energy
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.
First of all, America isn't going to elect this idiot, "it's the economy, stupid."
Secondly, exactly how is this clown going to get the rest of the world to go along? Declare war on China? Try to block trade to Russia? Embargo all the 3rd world countries who won't go along with it because they don't want to starve, so they all starve to death?
What kind of moron buys this crap?!
At least 50% false
Hate to be technical, but a "balanced" budget be $0. So we've had 4 years out of the past 35 that had a surplus, or put another way, 88% of the years we've run a deficit, with the surpluses coming at the tail-end of Clinton and the start of Bush 2. Big deal.
Taking guns away from the 99% gives the 1% 100% of the power.
It should read....
The Presidential Candidate With a Plan To RUIN the US Economy by Depending On 100% Clean Energy
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35? We've not had a surplus since WWII. We haven't had a balanced budget in forever either.
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.