Make an Informed Decision:
A Quick Comparison of Each Presidential Candidate's Record and Plan for Global Warming*

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Legend:	No		Yes		No Information		Other or with conditions
The Democrats	Biden	Clinton	Dodd	Edwards	Gravel	Kucinich	Obama	Richardson
Supports Drilling in the ANWR
Supports Drilling in the OCS
Supports H.R. 6 or otherwise supports repealing tax subsidies for oil and gas industries
Supports CAFE Standards	40 mpg by 2017	35 mpg by 2020	50 mpg by 2017	40 mpg by 2016	40 mpg no date specified	45 mpg for cars & 40 mpg for SUV's no date specified	45 mpg by 2020	50 mpg by 2020
Supports Cap and Trade Legislation and target carbon reductions	80% by 2050	80% by 2050	80% by 2050	80% by 2050	tied to Intl. compliance	80% by 2050	80% by 2050	90% by 2050
Supports Renewable Energy Standards	20% by 2020	20% by 2020	20% by 2020	25% by 2025	20% by 2020	20% by 2010	20% by 2020	30% by 2020 50% by 2050
Supports Energy Efficiency Standards	10% by 2020	10% by 2020	15% by 2018	15% by 2018	20% by 2020	no target specificed	10% by 2020	20% by 2020
Supports Use of Nuclear Energy		will not rule out	will not rule out
Supports Use of Liquid Coal		if carbon reduced by 20%					if carbon reduced by 20%	if carbon emissions are captured
Supports Construction of new oil and/or coal refineries	coal with emissions reduction	coal with emissions reduction		coal with emissions reduction			coal with emissions reduction	coal with emissions reduction
Supports Ratifying Kyoto Protocol	supports new Intl. treaty			supports new Intl. treaty			believes US should lead the way to new treaty
Believes Global Warming is a Worldwide Crisis
The Republicans	Brownback	Guiliani	Huckabee	Hunter	McCain	Paul	Romney	Tancredo	Thompson
Supports Drilling in the ANWR
Supports Drilling in the OCS
Supports H.R. 6 or otherwise supports repealing tax subsidies for oil and gas industries
Supports CAFE Standards			35 mpg by 2020
Supports Cap and Trade Legislation and target carbon reductions			no target soecified		65% by 2050		only if enacted globally
Supports Renewable Energy Standards			15% by 2020
Supports Energy Efficiency Standards	no target specificed				no target specificed		no target specificed
Supports Use of Nuclear Energy
Supports Use of Liquid Coal									will not rule out
Supports Construction of new oil and/or coal refineries									will not rule out
Supports Ratifying Kyoto Protocol
Believes Global Warming is a Worldwide Crisis

* Information taken directly from each candidate's individual official campaign web site, Congressional voting records and the following sites: New Hampshire Public Radio, The League of Conservation Voters and On The Issues. Those listed with no information did not offer any comment or stance on Global Warming or Energy within the content of these sites.

 

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