Obama administration could trigger a new dash for gas

摘要

The next US president has already put his weight behind the creation of a country-wide transmission grid. But his favouring of gas as a bridging technology will have worldwide implications. Michael Roston reports from New York. Energy policy has been at the front and centre of American politics, and played a major role in the 2008 presidential election. The candidates, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain, skirmished often on the best ways to deal with the cost of energy and global climate change, with Obama making the creation of millions of green jobs a centerpiece of his appeal to American voters.