Platform Release!

On July 23rd, 2008, the Trustees of the Loudenian Economic Develoopment union established their party platform. Following is the platform for which the Trustees adopted and passes unanimously:

The commitment of our nation to the issue of energy is just as important as our nation’s commitment to the environment. Therefore, the trustees of the Loudenian Economic Development Union hereby adopt the following policies on this 23rd of July, 2008:
In order to successfully reach our plan for energy sustainability, the following steps must be taken:
Ø We support the implementation of government grants and micro-financing to help the private sector to get a jump start on the development of renewable technologies. There would be an establishment of a government agency that would monitor and distribute these funds that would be distributed to private corporations.
Ø We emphasize the development of renewable energy to keep our environmental pledge…
o Solar – we can use the example of our German neighbors for the development of solar energy
§ We support government research to help reduce the initial cost of installing these units,
§ We support the idea of allowing individuals to sell back energy that is produces in excess of what they use,
o Wind
§ We support the idea of survey and construction of environmentally wind farms in the mountains of our nation.
Ø Recognizing the importance of the mining industry and our abundance of coal as a natural resource, we recommend a 30 year plan that would allow us an ample amount of time to reduce our dependence on coal as a resource, and would be open to allow other nations who are trying to acquire coal as a resource to be able to trade with us.
Ø We recognize the importance of sustainable energy, and our nation’s commitment to becoming fully independent of foreign imports of oil. Therefore, we support the development of a safe nuclear energy program with the help of the international community and the guidance of the International Atomic Energy Agency:
o We recognize the demand for energy is suppose to increase 50% over the next 30 years, and looking at the French example, we support the idea of an increasing of nuclear energy production.
o We recognize that there would be concern with the nuclear waste that would come from the implementation of such a program, therefore we support the development of a relationship with a nation that would help reduce the amount of nuclear waste that would be generated through investment in reducing the amount of nuclear waste produced, and also the safe exportation of nuclear waste to safe, secure, and remote sites where it would not harm the environment, and not endanger wildlife and humanity.
Ø We support the continuation of clean air policies. We support the continuation of curbing the emission of greenhouse gases, and therefore support the following measures:
o We support having mandatory emission tests for older power plants fired by fossil fuels. For example, scrubbing coal stacks to make them burn cleaner.
o We support the idea of stricter controls on automobile exhaust output and raising the fuel efficiency of all vehicles.
o We support the idea of mandatory automobile emissions tests each year to make sure that vehicles are in accordance with the law.
Ø Since the development of renewable energy will help flood the market of new options and help lower costs, this will allow our natural gas consumption to be reduced. Since natural gas is a clean and environmentally friendly resource, we will have the ability to sell our natural gas to other nations if our dependence on foreign sources is cut first.
Ø We support the continuation of developing our public transportation system through the construction of rail and bus systems.
Ø We would support the idea of the renewable portfolio standard which would allow our country to reduce its carbon emissions and would make our country reliable on renewable energy as much as 20% by the year of 2020.
Ø We support the reduction of carbon emissions by as much as 50% by the year 2050.