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Our Stupid Energy Policy Is Killing Us

By Jim Cramer

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 We are a ridiculously unrealistic country when it comes to energy. First, the focus: Even after all of the things that Tyson and General Mills and Heinz and ConAgra have said about 30% of the corn being diverted to make 3% of the gasoline, the ethanol lobby remains supreme and no one in power is doing a thing. Meanwhile, we make nothing but trouble for the real hopes to the issue: natural gas, nuclear, and now clean coal. Nuclear is a local issue unless the government wants to build plants. It will never happen. Our country does not have the stomach for the fuel. I heard Obama trash it this weekend, and I knew we were goners, because he is spouting exactly what is needed to get elected. McCain's more comfortable with it, but he is in the same camp as all the nuke...

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