News was slow, time was short and Congress had just outlined a new energy plan that would essentially force these energy-wasting bulbs out by 2012.
Clinton talked about the economy and the need for a new energy plan and health care reform and her wish to bring troops home from Iraq.
The Bush administration now faces greater hurdles in selling controversial initiatives, such as its new energy plan, which in part calls for increased oil drilling and greater use of nuclear power, and the president's dream of a national missile defense shield.
"Imagine if tomorrow you could announce a new energy plan that would in one stroke cut your constituent's gasoline bill in half, reduce our oil imports, improve our air quality, enhance national security, strengthen the dollar, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create tens of thousands of new jobs in the U.S, " McClendon said.
He says he wants a big new alternative energy plan, new health care benefits, and more money for education.
Jersey's new draft energy plan aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050.
During the town hall meeting, Bush also called on Congress to approve his energy plan, which calls for developing new domestic sources of oil and using more nuclear energy.
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Yesterday, in Cedar Rapids, I proposed a new economic blueprint for 21st century America, a plan to create new jobs, to make a commitment to clean energy and innovation, which will be a job engine and creator, just as it is being now here in Iowa, to restore fairness to our economy.
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Some big resource companies and banks, which stand to do well from new markets in emissions permits and renewable energy, have supported the plan.
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Such a plan will likely include a new emphasis on renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, and a commitment to enhancing energy efficiency, he stated.
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Senators John Kerry and Lindsey Graham, in an editorial in the New York Times last fall, laid out a plan for an energy bill that includes nuclear power.
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Faced with a potentially toxic mix of crippling public spending and decreasing oil and gas production, Algeria is looking for ways to expand their energy sector into new directions, including a substantial 20 year solar plan.
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Last year, the Corlan Hafren consortium submitted a business plan to the Department of Energy and Climate Change outlining a new proposal.
Analysts said uranium equities are falling because the market had been pricing in strong growth in demand as countries across the world plan to build new fleets of nuclear power stations to manage their energy needs.
In January The U.S. Department of Energy adopted a new policy for the storage of nuclear waste, embarking on a plan to build two new interim storage sites and a new permanent storage facility.
The Lib Dem proposals would include a five-year plan to insulate every school and hospital, subsidies for home energy efficiency, 40, 000 new zero-carbon homes, improvements to rail lines and 700 new train carriages.
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