New Energy
Ignore The Failed Former Oilman In Front of the White House
June 18th, 2008
After doing nothing for energy policy in eight years, Bush has the gall to sell coastal drilling as a necessary evil in the "short run."
» RELATED: "Drill Now. Wait 10 Years."
Channel Your Road Rage
By Bill Scher
May 21st, 2008
Another Memorial Day, another stressful spike in gasoline prices. We'll hear the usual explanations about why. But the proper question is: What did the conservatives who have run Washington the past eight years do to deal with reality?
ISSUE ALERT:
Tell the media to stop ignoring a major cause of all-time-high gas prices: the Bush-McCain energy policy.... read more »
The Case
Why New Energy
The current energy policy is socking our pocketbooks. Families will spend $2,300 more this year to fill up their cars and $1,700 more for home heating oil than at the beginning of the Bush presidency.
And it’s socking our planet. The warning signs of catastrophic climate change are all around us. Arctic ice is melting at a record pace. Wildfires are burning hotter and longer. The lake that supplies water to Phoenix and Las Vegas is drying up. A record number of Category 5 hurricanes have formed in the Atlantic Ocean this decade. Hunting seasons and wildlife habitats are beginning to be adversely impacted.read more »
The Challenge
Turning to domestic oil is not a serious option. Not only will that do nothing to reverse global warming, but the oil simply isn’t there. The United States has less than 2% of the world’s oil reserves and imports 60% of the oil we use. We can’t drill our way out of the hole we’re in. The reality is: world oil production is at or near its peak. Global demand for oil—up to 86 million barrels a day—has exhausted spare capacity.
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Facts & Resources
New Energy for America: the Apollo Jobs Report
The new Apollo Initiative calls for a large scale federal commitment, on the scale of $30 billion/year for 10 years, to achieve a new energy infrastructure that is diversified, environmentally safe, and more efficient. This initiative will turn challenge into opportunity. It will generate good jobs and help US companies capture the green markets of the future. It will reduce dependence on foreign oil. It will rebuild communities, and it will make America an environmental leader again, helping put the world on a path to a sustainable future.read more »
The Stress Test
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July 3rd, 2008
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July 3rd, 2008
The Voices
Happy Oil Dependence Day
As we head into the Fourth of July weekend of patriotic bluster and beer swilling — but before we are too besotted with ourselves — might we also for once consider our imperfections?read more »
No Shame In Our Game
Conventional wisdom among progressives on climate legislation — that climate legislation will inevitably hurt people financially in the short-term, in order to secure environmental benefits in the distant future — makes me want to tear my hair out. Because it's just not true.read more »
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» RELATED: "Drill Now. Wait 10 Years." read more »
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