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This is the Obama Green New Deal Program

December 1st, 2008 | Author: admincato

During the 2008 Presidential elections, one of the biggest issues on the ticket had to do with creating a greener society. President-elect Barak Obama, and his running mate, Joe Biden, came up with a solution they say that will not only save the American people, it will help save the planet. According to the Obama-Green New Deal, this will be the answer to all of America’s financial and environmental problems.

Taking on the Economy:
President-elect Obama is ready to take on the economy. He has come up with some excellent ideas that should help the American people, no matter what their income level or status in society. One of the biggest hurdles he’s made is that he plans to create 5 million new jobs over the next 10 years. This will include such things as training our Veterans who have served our country in time of war. This will also entail creating jobs here in America, that cannot be outsourced to other countries.

Cut Energy Costs:
Mr. Obama would also like to cut our existing energy costs by tapping into reusable energy sources, such as geothermal heating and wind power energy. He has stated that he would like to see 10 percent of all energies used be reusable by 2012. It will not only help create jobs, especially for rural Americans, but will decrease energy costs by millions of dollars. He would also like to see our demand for electricity reduced by as much as 15 percent by the year 2020. He believes that by implementing a Smart Grid for our nation’s electricity usage, we will be able to drastically reduce our energy bills, and the amount of carbon dioxides released into the atmosphere.

Low Income Families Benefit:
He also has a plan to help those who are less fortunate. His Green New Deal also includes weatherizing one million homes each year. Low income families usually end up paying higher bills each winter, as their homes are not properly insulated, causing heat to escape. By fixing leaks around windows, doors, and electrical sockets, their costs will dramatically decrease. He would also like to help these low income families by adding more efficient heating units into their homes. In the long run, this will help these families save as much as 40 percent on their heating bills.

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Save the Environment:
President-elect Obama also has a plan set to save the environment. He would like to see the American people commercialize the use of hybrid plug-in cars and the use of flexible fuels. These hybrid cars have the capability to get up to 150 miles per gallon, which will significantly decrease our need for foreign oils. He has also stated that under him, the government will begin to invest in companies that create plans to manufacture products with greener technologies. This will reduce the amount of emissions sent into the air, while producing jobs for the people.

Create Better Fuels:
He would also like to see more advancements in creating better bio-fuels and synthetic fuels, which will create a much greener atmosphere. He has stated that he would like to implement a Low Carbon Fuel Standard. This standard will help companies reduce the amount of carbon in their fuels by as much as 10 percent over the next 10 years. Plus, he wants to reduce the amount of electricity used by the Federal Government itself, which consumes as much as or more than 14 billion dollars per year in energy costs. Mr. Obama would like to see that amount cut by 15 percent by the year 2015.

Green New Deal:
Just as President Franklin D. Roosevelt brought our country out of a deep depression with his “New Deal” program, under the Obama-Green New Deal act, our country could see a major change in the way we live, commute, and work. If we all work together as a country, we could become the greenest on the planet. We could even set the bar for the way other countries work to improve their way of life. Though this isn’t going to happen over night, the plan is in place to make the United States of America the greenest nation the world has ever seen.

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