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In August, the House of Representatives, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, passed legislation to require power companies to generate 15 percent of our electricity from clean, renewable sources. Now, powerful special interests like the utility industry and Big Oil are pulling out all the stops to kill this bill before it goes to the president. Please take a minute and send an e-mail to Speaker Pelosi to thank her for her leadership and urge her not to back down under pressure.
Energy State progress on clean energy We helped enact energy-efficiency standards
for a variety of products in 11 states. We've worked with 25 states to
pass a renewable energy standards. And we've helped 12 states cut
global warming
pollution with clean cars programs. When enacted, these programs will
reduce gasoline
consumption by as much as 7.2 billion gallons per year in 2020 and save
consumers up to $16.7 billion annually at the pump in 2020. Read more.
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