Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama on energy policies

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  • Windfall profits tax

McCain: no
Obama: yes

  • Expanded offshore drilling

McCain: yes
Obama: no

  • Alaska refuge drilling

McCain: no
Obama: no

  • Gas tax holiday

McCain: yes
Obama: no

  • More nuclear plants

McCain: yes
Obama: yes

  • Tax breaks for solar, etc.

McCain: yes
Obama: yes

  • Mandate electricity from wind, solar, etc.

McCain: no
Obama: yes

  • Subsidies for ethanol

McCain: no
Obama: yes

  • $300 million battery prize

McCain: yes
Obama: no

  • Funding for clean coal

McCain: yes
Obama: yes

Source: USA TODAY research

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1 Comment(s)

  1. Comment by draabe on July 5, 2008 6:54 pm

    Shouldn’t Obama’s “Yes” to “more nuclear plants” be qualified with the assumption of a positive resolution to nuclear waste?

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