House Approves 25 Percent Renewable Energy by 2025 (resolution only - no $$$)

[jpak]

http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/oct2007/2007-10-17-091.asp

WASHINGTON, DC, October 17, 2007 (ENS) - The House of Representatives Tuesday passed a resolution setting a goal to expand renewable energy production in the United States.

The 25 by '25 resolution expresses the sense of the Congress that by the year 2025, at least 25 percent of total U.S. energy will come from renewable, domestically produced sources.

Currently, renewable energy sources provide about six percent of the United States’ total energy needs.

The resolution was first introduced in January by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, a Minnesota Democrat, and Ranking Member Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican.

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[Robbien]

1. Wonder if this is the house version of the very bad Senate bill

From OpenLeft's site:

Here's the DLC green group Environmental Defense.

Senators Joe Lieberman and John Warner tomorrow will introduce comprehensive, bipartisan climate change legislation that would cap and cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions while protecting the economy and American consumers.

And here's the more progressive Friends of the Earth.

Global warming legislation expected to be introduced tomorrow could provide giveaways worth hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars to polluting industries, according to an analysis of a draft of the legislation conducted by Friends of the Earth.

[The2ndWheel]

2. At least 2025 is better than 2050

On both paper and in theory. Which is about all we have.

[cosmicdot]

3. is this as ambitious as we can get?

hope I live to see the year 2025

[kestrel91316]

4. Hm. A "resolution". Is that sort of like a "strongly worded letter"??

[hatrack]

5. Yes, except with drier powder!

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