(Sen.) Lugar offers his own energy and climate change bill

[Ed Barrow]

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal

Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., will formally introduce legislation Monday that is intended to reduce American dependence on foreign oil and cut greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change.

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Lugar, known as a senator who works across the aisle, thinks his plan could alleviate a lot of the political conflict by not embracing the cap-and-trade approach on emissions.

A draft of Lugar's plan on his website said his proposal "favors policies that will help Americans save money, help American businesses better compete, and minimize fiscal impact."

Among the features of the Lugar package are increased fuel efficiency standards for motor vehicles, encouragement of flexible fuel technologies, establishment of building efficiency standards, promotion of building retrofit programs, acceleration of efficiency standards for appliances and equipment and investment in diverse and cleaner energy sources.

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1. There is no "foreign oil" or "our oil". It all BP's, Shell's, Exxon's... But it IS our Gulf.

Damn pirates.