Joe Biden is progressive on energy policy and the environment

Though politics most often involves choosing a lesser evil, Joe Biden offers a powerful antidote to the folksiness of McCain. Considering that John McCain is ignorant about energy and believes that 20th century technology will help America compete, it is encouraging that Barack has chosen someone with strong credentials as a running mate. Joe is a friend of McCain's so his coming attacks on the GOP candidate will be based on policy differences, not questions of motivation or personal grudges. Senator Joseph Biden is also a champion of women's rights and has helped shape policies that have reduced violence against women.

Joe is a globally respected foreign policy expert that can do much to heal the damage done by the arrogant navel gazing of the Bush-Cheney-Rice triumvirate.

"He is uniquely suited to work as my partner to get our country back on track" said Barack Obama as he introduced Joe Biden this afternoon, August 23rd, 2008.

Below you will find the section from the Wikipedia page on Joe Biden's political positions on USA energy policy and environmental policies, and though it is concise, it bodes well for the USA's ability to compete in the coming decades. The rest of the world is already moving beyond The Pickens Plan to a myriad of localized clean energy solutions, while many Americans are still nervous about taking even these baby steps as a way to get off the economy-crushing foreign oil addiction.

Forward to the future,

Joe Trainor, in Toronto













Energy Policy of Joe Biden

Biden opposes drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and supports governmental funding to find new energy sources.

Biden believes action must be taken on global warming. He supports the creation of a new treaty on climate change that would require emissions reductions from developing countries such as Brazil, India, China, and Mexico. He has also stated his support for investment in technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the creation of a "cap and trade" system. Biden supports the promotion of renewable energy, including biodiesel fuels but not ethanol.

Mr. Biden says as president his top priority would be "energy security." He has also been quoted as saying "If I could wave a wand, and the Lord said I could solve one problem, I would solve the energy crisis."


Environment

He co-sponsored the "Sense of the Senate" resolution calling on the United States to be a part of the United Nations climate negotiations and the "Boxer-Sanders Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act", the most stringent climate bill in the United States Senate.[4] He voted "Yes" on a $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas and "No" for drilling in ANWR on national security grounds and defunding renewable and solar energy.


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