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Candidate McAuliffe pitches green energy [BARFER]
Roanoke Times ^ | 3/12/09 | Michael Sluss

Posted on 03/12/2009 9:57:59 AM PDT by freespirited

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe vowed Wednesday to push to create jobs in renewable energy fields, calling for new incentives to launch and attract companies and a mandatory renewable energy threshold for utility companies.

"It's time for Virginia to be the number one renewable energy state in the country," McAuliffe said at a Richmond campaign stop.

McAuliffe's energy proposals make up the first phase of his "business plan" for Virginia that he will roll out in the coming weeks. His energy plan includes proposals that have been embraced by his two rivals for the Democratic nomination, former state Del. Brian Moran of Alexandria and state Sen. Creigh Deeds of Bath County.

McAuliffe said he would require Virginia utilities to produce 25 percent of their power from renewable energy sources by 2025, matching a pledge that Moran made earlier this year. He also called for tax incentives to encourage businesses to purchase renewable energy equipment such as solar panels. Deeds sponsored legislation on the same issue in the recent General Assembly session, but the proposal died in the Republican-run House of Delegates.

McAuliffe also called for a new incentive for "digestor gas systems" that can be used to convert animal waste into energy and talked enthusiastically about a Virginia Tech scientist's research on the process. McAuliffe, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said the state must offer more generous tax incentives to attract "clean-tech" industries.

"They are doing this in other states all over the country," said McAuliffe, who did not put a cost on his proposals. "We need to start doing that here in Virginia. We don't offer the tax incentives that other states offer to bring clean-tech business in."

McAuliffe also said he would create a revolving loan fund to help retrofit homes with energy-efficient equipment. And he pledged to develop at least one large offshore wind project during his term, and said components for turbines potentially could be manufactured in Southwest and Southside Virginia.


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: terrymcauliffe; vagovernor; virginia
"It's time for Virginia to be the number one renewable energy state in the country," McAuliffe said

Would someone please convince this Gorebot to move to Maryland? I'm sure Takoma Park would be thrilled to have him as mayor.

1 posted on 03/12/2009 9:57:59 AM PDT by freespirited
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To: freespirited
When he was chair of the DNC he used to ride around in an Escalade. Wonder what he's being chauffered in these days.
2 posted on 03/12/2009 10:03:07 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine's brother (Homey Sez - Eh, I don’t worry about the market’s “day to day gyrations”)
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To: freespirited

Terry is ours. Send him back to New York state. No need to burdern VA with him.


3 posted on 03/12/2009 10:03:33 AM PDT by rod1
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To: freespirited
He will win... Virginia loves their commie bastards these days!

LLS

4 posted on 03/12/2009 10:25:37 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (hussein will NEVER be my President... NEVER!!!)
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To: freespirited

The punk is back.


5 posted on 03/12/2009 10:56:10 AM PDT by Niteranger68 (Barter Now! (Starve our socialist government))
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To: freespirited
McAuliffe said he would require Virginia utilities to produce 25 percent of their power from renewable energy sources by 2025.

Hilarious, but I fear he really means it. I would be seriously surprised if renewable energy sources could produce 9%. Realistically, the only way that can be done is reducing demand and curtailing energy production at conventional power plants. I'm most sure the the citizens of Virginia will be happy to comply when they are told that they will be rationed on their energy consumption.

6 posted on 03/12/2009 12:04:59 PM PDT by oyez (People! You're being pimped!)
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To: LibLieSlayer
He will win... Virginia loves their commie bastards these days!

They just elected a Republican over the RAT in the People's Republic of Fairfax County. Special election earlier this week.

7 posted on 03/12/2009 1:05:07 PM PDT by freespirited (The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money. -- M. Thatcher)
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To: freespirited

Wonderful news... and I needed some!

LLS


8 posted on 03/12/2009 1:54:24 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (hussein will NEVER be my President... NEVER!!!)
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To: LibLieSlayer

And I forgot to mention that according to the WaPo, the RATS lost despite outspending the GOP 5 to 1.

It don’t get no better den dat!


9 posted on 03/12/2009 2:10:22 PM PDT by freespirited (The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money. -- M. Thatcher)
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It don’t get no better indeed!

LLS


10 posted on 03/12/2009 3:55:50 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (hussein will NEVER be my President... NEVER!!!)
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