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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal Shows Energy Plan, Accuses Obama Admin As Science Deniers

Republican Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal

(Photo : REUTERS/BRIAN FRANK) Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal speaks at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa August 9, 2014.

Republican Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, a probable candidate for the 2016 presidential elections, talked on Tuesday about his plans regarding energy production, while accusing the Obama administration as "science deniers".

Jindal, 43, spoke at a breakfast organized by the Christian Science Monitor where he delivered a six-point energy plan to improve the energy production of the United States. He added that it would also ease regulations.

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The plan will create an offshoot that will produce more jobs and strengthen the role of the United States in global energy, Jindal added.

Jindal accused the Obama administration as "science deniers" for hesitating to harness America's resources. He said the present administration has delayed the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, a project that is said to be the safest oil pipeline in the United States.

Keystone XL pipeline, has already been examined by the State Department and the environmental assessment results were favorable. However, the administration has not yet approved the expansion.

Jindal said that opening up an energy production on federal land, approving the Keystone XL pipeline and eliminating EPA restrictions imposed on carbon emissions and other pollutants would leverage the energy Renaissance powered by oil and gas production.

He said all this would only be possible if the Obama administration will change its policies that set higher production cost of domestically produced energy.

Although Jindal's energy platform is mostly the same with that of other platforms presented by probable Republican presidential contenders, his stance on climate change differ.

Unlike other Republican front-runners in the 2016 presidential race, such as Sen. Ted Cruz (Tx.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (Fl.), Jindal categorically said that human beings contribute to the worsening state of the environment. Both Cruz and Rubio believe otherwise.

Jindal said the U.S. should communicate with other countries to discuss ways how to deal with environmental decay and address the worsening global climate condition.

He also said that scientists, not politicians, should be at the forefront to determine and examine the impact of climate change.

Jindal is known for being an idea generator and if he runs for president, he will most likely be at the level of other Republicans such as Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Tea Party Favorite Senator Ted Cruz. Cruz.

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