Austin Mayor Will Wynn endorses Barack Obama

[BeyondGeography]

Austin mayor endorses Obama
The Associated Press
Article Launched: 02/15/2008 08:50:28 AM MST


AUSTIN—Austin Mayor Will Wynn threw his support Friday to Sen. Barack Obama's bid for the White House.
Wynn, who has made energy efficiency a hallmark of his tenure, cited Obama's commitment to an energy policy that protects the environment.

"For too long, we've allowed old divisions to hold us back," Wynn said. "Recently, I've had conversations about energy policy with presidential candidates from both parties, and I believe Sen. Obama is the only person who can move us forward on this critical issue."

Wynn chairs the Energy Committee of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and worked on energy-efficiency grant legislation.

Obama thanked Wynn for the endorsement.

"I don't believe that energy policy is something to bring up only when it's convenient during a campaign," he said in a statement issued by his campaign.

Obama wants to set up a carbon emissions cap-and-trade system requiring pollution credits to be auctioned, to ensure polluters pay for emissions they release. Revenue generated by auctioning allowances will be used to develop clean energy and invest in energy efficiency improvements.

Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign has proposed a similar energy plan. Her plan also would mandate stronger energy and auto efficiency standards and a significant increase in green research funding.

http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_8271364

[bicentennial_baby]

1. Sweet!!

:bounce:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Damn that guy's photogenic.

[TwilightGardener]

3. Gotta love a guy named "Will Wynn"--that's pretty damn funny.

[Adelante]

14. HAHAHA

Good one, wienerdoggie :D

[Califooyah Operative]

23. haha. nt

[islandmkl]

4. there's a new sheriff in town!!

[JackORoses]

5. Obama Will Wynn!!!!

[aquarius dawning]

6. I imagine he'll do well in Austin. Lot's of college students and lots of AAs

In the surrounding hill country and beyond it will be another story I suspect.

[Franks Wild Years]

10. Particularly with....

....Republican robot calls urging their voters to go for Hillary Clinton in order to secure victory by putting McCain up against an essentially unelectable opponent.

[islandmkl]

13. gotta respond...

Drove home, doused everything in
the house, torched it.
Parked across the street laughing,
watching it burn, all Halloween
orange and chimney red.

Frank put on a top forty station,
got on the Hollywood Freeway
headed North.

Never could stand that dog.

[book_worm]

7. Great! I think Austin will be an Obama strong hold.

[NJSecularist]

8. Austin will be an Obama stronghold regardless

He will need to make some in-roads in the rest of the state, however...

[tyne]

11. Not fair...

Surely he's wearing Wranglers...

I wanna see.

[alteredstate]

9. This great!

:thumbsup:

[NeedleCast]

12. Nice

Austin Rules.

[David Zephyr]

15. Great pic of Obama!

Great news out of Austin, too. Thank you, BeyondGeography.

[HeraldSquare212]

16. Great!

[Adelante]

17. American Fuels Act of 2007

Sponsor: Sen. Barack Obama
Cosponsors
Sen. Thomas Harkin
Sen. Richard Lugar
Sen. Ken Salazar


A bill to promote the national security and stability of the economy of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil through the use of alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes.

American Fuels Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President the Office of Energy Security to oversee all federal energy security programs, including coordination of all federal agency efforts to assist the United States in achieving full energy independence.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide: (1) a tax credit, against both ordinary and alternative minimum tax, for production of qualified flexible fuel motor vehicles; and (2) an alternative fuel retail sales credit.

Amends the Clayton Act and the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to prohibit restrictions on the installation of alternative fuel pumps within fuel franchise documents.

Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to ensure that diesel sold or introduced into commerce in the United States, on an annual average basis, contains specified percentages of alternative diesel fuel.

Sets forth a credit program for the generation of diesel fuel.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an excise tax credit for: (1) production of cellulosic biomass ethanol; and (2) qualifying ethanol blending and processing equipment.
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPA) to treat a medium or heavy duty hybrid vehicle as an alternative fueled vehicle.

Sets a deadline by which: (1) any federal property with at least one fuel refueling station must include at least one alternative fuel refueling station; and (2) any alternative fuel refueling station on federally-owned property must permit full public access for the purpose of refueling using alternative fuel.

Amends federal transportation law to require that any bus purchased with funds from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to be a clean fuel bus.

Amends armed forces law governing energy-related procurement to direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy to use fuel produced from domestically produced fuel using starch, sugar, cellulosic biomass, plant or animal oils, or thermal chemical conversion, thermal depolymerization, or thermal conversion processes (covered fuel). Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts to: (1) develop and operate covered fuel production facilities; and (2) provide for construction or capital modification of such facilities.

Amends the EPA to include among alternative fueled vehicles any vehicle propelled by electric drive transportation, engine dominant hybrid electric, or plug-in hybrid technology.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-133&tab=summary

[Staples]

20. Obama will win Texas and will barely lose Ohio, thus clinching the nomination.

[goclark]

18. He reminds me of JFK ~ rarely see a bad photo of them nt

[loveangelc]

19. w00t

[K Gardner]

21. Nice ! I saw that pic of Obama a while back and meant to snag it, thanks for posting !

[Botany]

22. Drip Drip Drip

The Obama flood is coming

[loveangelc]

24. austin will likely go to obama.