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Joe Biden: Supports legislation to make vehicles more fuel efficient and to require all new cars to be able to run on E85/flex fuel by 2017.; Supports the Global Warming Pollution Act, which would reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Hillary Clinton: Proposed a plan for a Strategic Energy Fund, from which money would go toward research and development for energy efficiency and energy independence.
Chris Dodd: Proposed a plan that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050 and end the dependence on oil from the Middle East.
John Edwards: Supports legislation that reduces greenhouse gas pollution.; Wants to create a climate treaty with other nations to reduce pollution.
Mike Gravel: Supports legislation to reduce carbon emissions.; Opposes deforestation, a source of greenhouse gas emissions. Supports a global-wide effort to fight global warming.
Mike Huckabee: Supports research into alternative energy; Wants to be energy independent by his second term
Dennis Kucinich: Supports rejoining the Kyoto Treaty.; Supports the plan Global Green Deal to introduce solar projects.
John McCain: Believes in global warming and supports action; Supports U.S. decision to abstain from Kyoto Treaty until China and India join.
Barack Obama: Supports legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency.; Wants to reduce dependence on foreign oil.; Wants to lead an international global warming partnership.
Bill Richardson: Supports legislation that would reduce the oil demand by 50 percent by 2020 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2050.; Supports worldwide limits on pollution.; Supports the restoration of the Clean Water Act and an expansion of the Clear Air Act.
Mitt Romney: Wants to decrease dependence on foreign oil by using domestic sources of oil; Supports investing in alternative energies such as ethanol, nuclear, biodiesel, coal gasification
Fred Thompson: In favor of alternative fuels and increasing domestic production of oil/coal while reducing demand.; Supports researching ways to improve the environment through reduction of CO2.