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Barack Obama: “Change is an energy policy that puts a price on pollution and makes the oil companies invest their record profits in…”

On the recordMay 19, 2008
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.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama describes his vision for energy policy focused on sustainability and job creation.

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