Montana split over candidates’ energy plans
Friday, October 31st, 2008Energy policy is front and center for presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama, and Montana, where wind and coal are equally abundant, is paying close attention.
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McCain Rep Ducks Tech Policy Debate
Thursday, October 30th, 2008A technology policy debate between policy representatives of the Obama and McCain campaigns turned into a monologue as Douglas Holtz-Eakin, the McCain adviser who seemingly credited McCain with inventing the BlackBerry, was a no-show. Former FCC chairman Reed Hundt called for collaboration to solve tech problems.
Palin uses Toledo stop to outline new energy policy
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin used a Wednesday morning tour and speech occasion at Xunlight Corp. in Toledo to forcefully spell out a new energy policy that she said would be followed under a McCain administration. Mrs. Palin promised that if elected, she and her running mate, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, plan to invest $2 billion a year until 2024 in clean coal research and development. She blasted …
McCain, Obama craft policies to lower prices for Americans
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008WASHINGTON — Higher energy costs account for much of the jump in food prices over the last year and there are policy solutions that can ease the stress on American pocketbooks, top advisers to presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain agree.
How will McCain, Obama power America?
Monday, October 27th, 2008The Republican slogan “Drill, baby, drill” and the Democratic chant of “Jobs, baby, jobs” go far in reflecting how John McCain and Barack Obama would approach the nation’s energy policy.
Obama, McCain diverge on plans for nuclear energy
Sunday, October 26th, 2008Contrary to what Democrats may think, there is more to John McCain’s energy program than “drill, baby, drill.” And contrary to what McCain has been saying on the campaign trail, where he proposes the construction of 45 nuclear plants by 2030, Barack Obama does not “oppose the use of nuclear power.”
McCain, Obama energy policy will be different from Bush’s
Friday, October 24th, 2008No matter who wins on Nov. 4, the next president promises to chart a different course on energy and the environment than President Bush.
Energy: McCain and Obama share goals, if not strategies
Monday, October 20th, 2008WASHINGTON — John McCain and Barack Obama share remarkably similar energy policy goals, but they disagree on how best to achieve them.
Obama, McCain on energy: Together in words, apart in deeds
Sunday, October 12th, 2008Joe Biden thought he was flaying John McCain’s approach to energy development when, during the Oct. 2 vice presidential debate, the Delaware Democrat summed up the GOP policy as “drill, drill, drill.”
McCain, Obama advisers to debate energy policy at MIT
Thursday, October 9th, 2008By Globe Staff Top energy advisers from the McCain and Obama campaigns will face off tonight at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in a policy debate. The forum at Kresge Auditorium will include James Woosley, former director of the Central Intelligence…
