Change is an energy policy that puts a price on pollution and makes the oil companies invest their record profits in clean, renewable sources of energy that will create millions of new jobs and leave our children a safer planet.
On the recordMay 19, 2008
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Obama describes his vision for energy policy focused on sustainability and job creation.
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