Dodd to Deliver Energy Plan Today
April 19th, 2007 by Carbon CoalitionToday Sen. Chris Dodd will unveil his comprehensive energy plan in a speech titled “The New American Prosperity: Innovation and Energy Independence in the 21st Century.” During a phone interview last night, the Associated Press was given a sneak peak into Dodd’s plan, which aims to cut pollution and curb global warming. With an overall goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 (he apparently received the memo from Step It Up supporters last weekend), Dodd plans to implement a carbon dioxide tax–a step beyond the cap-and-trade system that so many of his colleagues are touting–and set steep auto fuel economy standards of 50 mpg by 2017–10mpg higher than what other candidates are promoting. Dodd will deliver his speech at the National Policy Center in D.C. and it will be aired live on his website today at 12:00. After his policy address he’ll trek up to the Granite State to begin three days of campaigning. Check out his schedule here.
Obama will also be in the state this weekend. He’ll begin his trip with a visit to the University of New Hampshire’s Department of Transportation biodiesel fueling facility. Maybe this will inspire a fueling switch to biodiesel from the flex-fuel option that in last week’s Newsweek he admitted “can be hard to find.”
Today the Union Leader’s “Granite Status” reports the “New Hampshire Dollars” donated to campaigns in the last fundraising cycle. The winner–and by a serious landslide–was Mitt Romney who took in $125,590 out of the $345,942 donated by Granite Staters. Obama was the runner-up with $49,970. Overall 56% of all donations went to the Republican party. Clinton, who took in $45,500, may not have the best NH support financially, but with 35 NH House member’s endorsements, she’s still feeling Granite State love.
