Greenpeace Backs Obama Plans

Greenpeace, the environmental organisation, is pleased with President Obama’s proposals to decrease emissions of carbon dioxide, said spokesman Kert Davies.

He was speaking in regard to a report prepared by energy consultants ICF International, instigated by Greenpeace.

Davies believes that the administration’s willingness to allocate large amounts of money to cutting emissions shows that the country is now entering a new era of reduced dependence on fossil fuels.

The Obama administration plans to reduce harmful carbon emissions by 61 million tones a year, which equals removing 13 million cars from the roads or stopping greenhouse gas effects from the power used by 7.9 million American homeowners.

President Obama’s economic recovery plan of January 20 included a definable reduction in emissions of carbon, much of which became part of the bill currently being discussed on Capitol Hill by Congress.

President Obama plans to ensure that a recovery plan for the economy incorporates reductions in greenhouse gases from various sources, including carbon dioxide spewing vehicles with conventional petroleum engines and coal fired power generating facilities, achieved by investments in cleaner fuels and methods of diminishing the output of carbon.

A Democrat Senator from California, Barbara Boxer, the principal proponent of environmental laws, brought out a statement of principles this week.

These are aimed at a market orientated system of cap and trade to limit carbon dioxide gases.

She plans that the income from this will make the change to cleaner energy and innovative engineering more attractive to consumers.