BILL BRADLEY ENDORSES DODD PLAN FOR ENERGY
"Chris Dodd gets it," says former Senator and White House contender
WASHINGTON – Former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley today became the latest to endorse Senator Chris Dodd's comprehensive plan to begin to turn back the clock on global climate change and end American reliance on Middle East oil.
"The only meaningful approaches to ending global warming include measures that would make it uneconomical to release greenhouse gases into the environment. These measures may be politically risky, but they are necessary," said Bradley.
"Chris Dodd gets it, and his energy plan reflects the fact that we need honest and bold action if we are going to be serious about ending global warming. His plan to raise fuel efficiency standards to 50 mpg would mean that we would no longer have to rely on OPEC to meet our energy needs, and as a result bolster American security."
In addition to raising fuel efficiency standards, Senator Dodd's Energy plan will reduce 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and make the Production Tax Credit permanent for clean and renewable sources of energy. Dodd's plan is the first among the Presidential candidates' to advocate a Corporate Carbon Tax, which will generate an estimated $50 billion annually and fund fast tracked research, development, and deployment of renewable technologies and expedite the process for bringing energy efficient technologies to market.
Senator Dodd's plan has been praised by Al Gore, the League of Conservation Voters and Roger Ballentine, the Chairman of the Clinton White House Climate Change Task Force.
