Presidential candidate John Edwards is taking aim at the energy proposals of his Democratic rivals as he travels the state.
New Hampshire Public Radio's Amy Quinton reports.
During a campaign stop in Peterborough, Democrat John Edwards told the crowd he was the first Democratic candidate to come out with an aggressive plan to combat global warming.
Like his rivals, he wants to reduce carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050. But he also wants to make polluters pay, and invest that money in alternative energy.
"I, unlike some of my colleagues who are running for President, I am not for building more nuclear power plants, I do not think we should do that. And I'm not for the development of other carbon-based fuels like liquid coal. I think that's also a mistake."
Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama support investing in liquid coal, if it reduces carbon pollution by 20 percent.
Edwards says he'd like to see a ban on all new coal-fired power plants.
For NHPR News, I'm Amy Quinton.
