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Clinton Unveils Plan for Ambitious Renewable Energy Proposal

Clay Masters
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at Capital City Fruit in Norwalk during her first week of campaigning as a Democratic presidential candidate.

Sunday in New Hampshire Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton laid out her plan to combat climate change, calling for a sharp increase in the use of renewable energy.

"First, we need to have more than half a billion solar panels installed across the country by the end of my first term," says Clinton. "Second, we'll set a ten year goal of generating enough renewable energy to power every single home in America."

While her proposal drew praise, it also received some criticism due to things left out, including Keystone XL, fracking, and Arctic oil.

Credit John Pemble
Donald Trump speaking in Des Moines, Iowa hours after declaring as a Republican candidate for president.

On this politics day edition of River to River, Ben Kieffer talks with political analysts Donna Hoffman and Dennis Goldford to discuss the latest in political news.

They make predictions on next week's first GOP presidential debate (one that's been called the GOP's "battle for tenth place"), talk about the significance of President Obama's trip to Africa, and discuss Mike Huckabee's controversial holocaust remarks.

IPR listeners also chime in to give their take on Donald Trump's place in the polls.

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River