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Reuters Sen. Kerry blasts Bush's environmental policies Sunday February 9, 1:59 am ET WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts blasted President George W. Bush's environmental policies on Sunday and said U.S. forces were being asked to risk their lives to make sure Mideast oil flowed. ADVERTISEMENT In a speech scheduled for delivery at the John F. Kennedy presidential library in Boston, Kerry said the United States must reduce its dependence on foreign oil so it cannot be held hostage by leaders like President Saddam Hussein of Iraq. "Every day our servicemen and women put their lives on the line so that oil can flow from around the world to America's gas stations," he said. "But let there be no doubt, we pay a heavy price." Kerry, one of six declared Democratic candidates who plan to seek their party's nomination to challenge Bush in the 2004 presidential election, said the United States cannot drill its way to self-sufficiency along the lines favored by Bush in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Instead, he urged development of technology to make homes, businesses and transportation more efficient while creating a national market for biofuels from crops, wood and waste. "We must forge a new path to create a stronger America," Kerry said, "an America where the use of military might is not clouded by our need for oil." His criticism of Bush's environmental policies was similar to that of several other Democratic presidential hopefuls. Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri and former Gov. Howard Dean of Vermont each have bashed Bush in recent days for what they called inadequate steps toward renewable energy sources and conservation. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
