In January 2008 the San Francisco Chronicle did an interview with Obama. The audio tapes can be heard here Click.“So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it’s just that it will bankrupt them because they’re going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that’s being emitted.” Obama said, “That will also generate billions of dollars that we can invest in wind, solar, biodiesel and other alternative energy approaches. The only thing that I have said with respect to coal, I haven’t been some coal booster. What I have said is that for us to take coal off the table as a ideological matter... - Excerpt from taped interview.
This is not the same program that the Democratic Nominee has been selling across the country over the last few months. The people in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Missouri should stand up and take notice. He also said during the interview Obama also stated that under his plan to eliminate coal as an energy source would dramatically raise energy prices.
How come this is just coming out, 48 hours before the election. The more amazing part is that none of this is being covered by the main street media. ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, none of them.
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Milwaukee -- This morning, a spokesperson for St. Louis-based Peabody Energy, the world's largest private-sector coal company, was quoted as saying, 'Electricity Costs Would Skyrocket' Under Obama. It's true! Obama wants to cripple and/or kill an industry!!!
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