2008 Issue Briefing: Taxes and the Economy

We all know John McCain is out of touch personally - par for the course when you can't remember how many houses you own. But did you know McCain's economic policies are equally out of touch? Actually, you probably did - but we bet you haven't yet seen it presented in shiny PDF form. Well, now all of your dreams have come true!

The Harvard Dems Legislative Committee proudly presents the first in a series of weekly briefings on issues in the 2008 election. Download the fact sheet here.

Captain America, He's Our Hero!

Did You Know?

• We sent $2.6 billion dollars in oil money to Hugo Chavez in July 2007 alone!
• Global Warming also results in more intense hurricanes, malaria at higher altitudes, more frequent wildfires and droughts.
• The oil demands of China are funding the genocide in Darfur
• Even oil producing countries like Abu Dhabi are developing green technology because of its profitability.
• The average American emits five times as much greenhouse gas as the world average.
• China is constructing the equivalent of one large coal-fueled power station per week. Some estimates put it closer to three.
• If the U.S. constructed enough wind farms to fully tap the resources of the Great Plains, the turbines could generate nearly three times the total amount produced from ALL energy sources in the nation last year.
• A simple CFL (compact fluorescent bulb) lasts 10x longer and uses 1/4 the energy of a conventional incandescent bulb.
• If everyone in the US recycled the Sunday paper, we could save over half a million trees every week!

Learn more!! Read the Dems Energy Policy Paper, written by the Legislative Committee!

http://www.harvarddems.com/files/energy-policy.pdf