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COMPARISON OF POSITIONS: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES By George Hume. PCC VG 1. COMPARISON OF POSITIONS: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. PCC VG2. COMPARISON OF POSITIONS: PRESIDENTIALCANDIDATES. PCC VG 3. COMPARISON OF POSITIONS:PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. •Advocates Suspending Foreign Oil
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COMPARISON OF POSITIONS: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES By George Hume PCC VG 1
COMPARISON OF POSITIONS:PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES •Advocates Suspending Foreign Oil Purchase for Strategic Petroleum Reserve During Periods of High Prices. • Opposes Windfall Profit Tax on US Oil Companies. •Lift Restrictions on Off ShoreDrilling and Provide Incentives to States the Permit Exploration. • Commit $2Billion Annually to Advance Clean Coal Technology •Would Work to Create System of Tax Credits for Development of Renewable Energy Sources. • Provide Direct Emergency Energy Rebate of $500 for Individuals and $1000 for Couples for Gas and Heating Oil to be Paid for from Windfall Profits Tax on Oil Companies • Close Speculation Loopholes in the Commodity Futures Trading Regulations • Consider Release of Light Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and Replace it later with Heavier Grades • Encourage Techniques to Recover More Oil from Existing Oil Fields • Set Aggressive National Efficiency Goals and Implement Program Steps to Achieve •Weatherize 1M Homes Annually. Short Term Responses to Excessive Energy Costs PCC VG 4