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| Rooters Compares B.O. and McCain on Infrastructure Issues | ||
| 2008-07-02 | ||
| U.S. presidential candidates, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama, have spent the past week articulating policy goals for shoring up and modernizing the nation's infrastructure. The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that $1.6 trillion is needed over a five-year period to bring, roads, bridges, power plants, levees, rail lines and other systems into a state of good repair. Not that they/we/me have a dog in this hunt... Here are some of the candidates' infrastructure policy proposals: MCCAIN * Energy. Proposes to build 45 nuclear reactors by the year 2030. Longer-term goal is 100 new plants. Plans to commit $2 billion annually until 2024 to clean-coal research, development and construction of demonstration plants. 'We will make clean coal a reality.' McCain also supports enhanced development of wind, solar and other alternative energy sources.
OBAMA * Energy independence. Proposed $150 billion over 10 years to advance biofuels, renewable energy and clean coal plants. Favors incentives for communities to invest in biofuel refineries. Wants to establish a federal investment program to help manufacturers modernize infrastructure, adopt clean technology.
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| Posted by:Bobby |
| #4 Upgrade our infrastructure. It is the unwritten covenant between the generations. Or do nothing, except spend user taxes on feel good projects and have a bunch of falling bridges and failing roads and sanitation systems. Pay me now or pay me later. I'm a Civil Engineer, and a nice guy, too. I endorse this message. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-07-02 20:44 |
| #3 Newport News builds targets. |
| Posted by: Glase Stalin3977 2008-07-02 20:26 |
| #2 Civil Engineers design and build Targets. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-07-02 20:12 |
| #1 ya can't trust Civil Engineers |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-07-02 18:50 |