Obama vs. Romney on energy: Obama wins!

There's lots of reasons to vote for President Obama rather than Mitt Romney this November. Lots.

Here's one area where Obama triumphs over Romney, big-time: energy policy. The world is running out of fossil fuels (fossils take a long time to form, so we're using up oil and coal hugely faster than more is being created, but the Republican Party doesn't seem to know this basic fact).

Other countries, like Germany and China, are avidly pursuing profitable alternative energy sources like wind and solar.

Obama recognizes that even though oil and coal will be part of our energy future for many years, the time is now to begin transitioning to sustainable, non-polluting sources of energy which will simultaneously lessen our dependence on foreign oil and stimulate the United States economy.

Romney is stuck in the dark ages, energy policy-wise.

His habitual tilt toward corporate interests ("Corporations are people, my friend!") and the 1% causes him to lean away from American energy independence and home-grown sources of fueling our economy.

Here's a summary of how Obama and Romney differ on energy policy, courtesy of Climate Progress (click to enlarge). For more details, check out "How Obama and Romney Compare on Energy Issues."

Comments

[Brian Hines]

For those who want to know more about Germany's steadily increasing commitment to wind power, here's some links to peruse:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_Germany
http://www.gwec.net/index.php?id=129

And here's some links about China's leadership in solar power:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_the_People's_Republic_of_China
http://chinasolarenergy.blogspot.com/

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