Trauner outlines energy plan

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Aug 26, 2008 at 2:48 PM MST

Story Updated: Aug 26, 2008 at 2:48 PM MST

CHEYENNE, WYOMING - The Democrat running for Wyoming's seat in the U.S. House wants to require that all oil produced in the United States be used in the United States.

Trauner unveiled his priorities for a national energy plan Tuesday. He says currently about a third of the nation's oil production is sent overseas. Trauner also wants oil companies that obtain federal leases to "use it or lose it", meaning that if a company doesn't look for oil on a lease within a certain amount of time, it should lose that lease.

Other parts of Trauner's plan call for better fuel economy standards and incentives for alternative energy. Trauner is a businessman from Wilson. His Republican opponent, former State Treasurer Cynthia Lummis, did not immediately respond to calls seeking comment.

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