Barack Obama

Election 2008: The Issues

Find out where the Presidential candidates stand on the economy, Iraq, the mortgage crisis and more.

John McCain
Energy
John McCain:
Wants to lift the offshore drilling ban for oil and gas, and invest heavily alternate forms of energy, including building 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030. Has parted company with the Bush administration on energy conservation, which he supports and terms "no longer just a moral luxury or personal virtue…(but) a critical national goal."
Barack Obama:
Had been consistently opposed to off-shore oil and gas drilling, but announced in early August that he'd consider lifting the national moratorium on such exploration as part of a comprehensive plan. Called for a $150 billion federal expenditure over 10 years to promote clean energy such as bio-fuels and plug-in electric and hybrid cars. Advocates tapping into the nation's 70-billion barrel emergency Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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