Where do our candidates stand on Cheney's energy bill?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

AKA H.R. 6

Among other things this bill transfers public ownership to private interests...it is basically tantamount to privatizing the interstate highway system given its reach.

It eliminates ratepayer protection.

It makes it possible for private interests to utilize imminent domain thereby TAKING private property and transferring it to PRIVATE owners.

It increases nuclear reliance.

It's costs are ASTRONOMICAL.

Where do our various candidates stand on this masterpiece?

http://www.citizen.org/documents/energybillcomparison.pdf

[Cheswick2.0]

1. If I had a candidate yet, I could find out

Seriously, I wonder if any of them except DK are addressing this at all.

[virtualobserver]

2. I would like to hear the answer to that myself

sounds bad

[salin]

3. It also seems make opening the door to new generation nuke weapons

easier (in opaque clauses re: r and d for other applications of nuclear energy).

It gives HUGE tax breaks to energy companies - in most cases with no ties to 'incentives' for corporate investments or actions that lead to increased energy independence.

Very little focus on renewable energies. Very little for R&D into advanced technologies for cleaner energies. Lots of provisions to relax regulations and push dirty energy technologies.

Strips even more regulatory powers over utility companies leaving consumers even more vulnerable to market manipulation (expect more industry induced "energy crises" ala California 2000-01).

Lots of goodies.

Wonder where folks stand.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

4. Yeah they just covered Alaska's little perks in it on the

60 minutes segment.