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| 2009-04-17 | |
| President Obama has in two short months set the nation in a new direction when it comes to transitioning to a clean energy economy, stopping global warming and protecting the environment. | |
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| 2009-01-13 | |
| Our reliance on dirty energy is fueling global warming, harming our health, threatening our security and stalling our economy. Burning coal, oil and gas for energy and transportation is responsible for 80 percent of U.S. global warming pollution and most of our smog and soot pollution. | |
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| 2008-11-11 | |
| To revive the American dream, we need to rebuild our economy on a sound foundation – one that puts people back to work, contributes to long-term prosperity, rebuilds our communities, and protects our environment. There is one path to a renewed economy that achieves all of those goals—one that is increasingly recognized by opinion leaders, politicians, investors and workers as our best chance to work our way out of our current economic troubles, while building a stronger, more self-reliant and environmentally responsible America. It is the path to a clean energy future. | |
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| 2007-11-19 | |
| The Senate CAFE would raise gas mileage standards for cars and trucks from 27.5 miles per gallon (mpg) and 22.2 mpg respectively to 35 mpg by 2020. This would save Michigan consumers $977 million dollars at the pump in 2020, reduce oil consumption by 42,718 barrels per day in 2020 and having global warming emissions equivalent to taking 516,739 cars off the road in 2020. | |
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| 2007-10-09 | |
| Michigan stands at a critical energy crossroads in 2007. Traditional sources of energy continue to become more risky and expensive. Inevitable restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions promise to escalate energy costs for years to come. However, there is reason for optimism in Michigan. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, industry, labor, the faith community, small business, and farmers are all realizing Michigan needs to invest in cleaner sources of power to compete in the 21st Century. The important question in 2007 is whether Michigan becomes an energy leader or whether we continue a “business-as-usual†fossil fuel based energy economy. | |
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| 2007-09-20 | |
| Renewable energy in the United States is on the rise. America now generates twice as much electricity from the wind and the sun as we did just four years ago, and 2007 promises to be another year of record growth. | |
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| 2007-07-12 | |
| America’s current energy system is dominated by fossil fuels, which pose serious threats to our health and environment and leave us vulnerable to price spikes and supply shortages. With the threat of global warming becoming increasingly urgent, we must make responsible energy choices today that ensure a safe, reliable power supply and a healthy environment for future generations. | |
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| 2007-02-21 | |
| Michigan does not need and should not pay for new coal-fired or nuclear power plants to meet our electricity needs. Instead, our state should pursue a New Energy Future based on energy efficiency and home-grown renewable energy resources. | |
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| 2006-10-26 | |
| America can and must move away from our dependence on oil and other fossil fuels and toward a New Energy Future. We can do this by tapping into our abundant supplies of clean, renewable, home-grown energy sources and by deploying our technological know-how to use energy more efficiently. | |
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| 2006-10-04 | |
| America has the technological know-how and the resources to move away from dependence on oil and other fossil fuels and toward a cleaner, more secure New Energy Future. | |
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