Are You CLEAN Or Dirty??

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Sources tell me that the House of Representatives voted in favor of H.R. 6 today, the “Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation Act of 2007,” or “CLEAN Energy Act of 2007.” Representatives Jerry McNerney (CA), Charles Rangel (NY), and Nick Rahall (WV) introduced the Act on Tuesday for the House’s first 100-Hour Agenda, a bill that will repeal approximately $13 billion in tax incentives and subsidies extended to big oil companies and re-allocate those funds toward alternative renewable energy sources and energy efficiency measures.

The Apollo Alliance for Good Jobs and Clean Energy said in a recent study that major investment in alternative energy sectors has the potential to create 3.3 million jobs and stimulate $1.4 trillion in new GDP. In their press release, Apollo Alliance President Jerome Ringo says:

“Passage of the CLEAN Act is a signal of change and the sign of a Congress that is ready to meet the challenge to end our nation’s dependence on foreign oil. But this is only the first step. Our nation needs to undertake a crash program to make America the leader in clean energy technology, create jobs of the future for the next generation of American workers, rebalance our nation’s relationship with the global environment and prepare us to meet the challenges of climate change.”

Journalists are saying President Bush’s annual speech to Congress next week will most likely encourage increased ethanol usage and changes in environmental policy, but not go so far as to call for mandatory caps on emissions. Hopefully someone will hasten that research into more sustainable methods of producing ethanol.

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