Recently...
On April 2nd, the Department of the Interior released a report that focuses on the renewable energy potential that exists off our coast. The report concludes that shallow water wind energy alone “could provide at least 20 percent of the electricity needs of almost all coastal states.” Environment America is working to ensure that we take advantage of the vast potential of wind energy and avoid the environmental damage that drilling off our coasts would bring. Read the release.
America at an energy crossroads
America needs to change course when it comes to energy. We can solve our dead-end dependence on oil and other fossil fuels, reduce skyrocketing energy costs, and stop global warming by increasing efficiency and shifting to clean, homegrown, renewable energy.
With groundbreaking global warming legislation before congress, we have a chance right now to build a groundswell of support for this change. That’s why we’re calling for a bold energy plan that will:
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Repower America with 100% clean electricity;
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Refuel America by cutting our oil dependence in half; and
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Rebuild America by creating 5 million new jobs through investment in wind and solar energy, energy efficiency, and public transportation.
ExxonMobil and other big energy companies are spending millions of their record profits on political contributions, ads and lobbyists to keep us on the wrong path—pushing for more of the same policies that got us into this mess.
But most Americans know we need a new direction on energy policy. We've come together in the past to make big, important changes to the country's direction. We need to raise our voices and act now to make our leaders hear this message.
