80 Members of Congress Pen Letter to President Bush to Fund Renewable Energy

[jpak]

http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=46847

Eighty Members of the U.S. House of Representatives took time this week to send a letter to President Bush seeking substantially higher funding levels for renewable energy and energy efficiency in the White House's Fiscal Year 2008 (FY'08) budget request for the U.S. Department of Energy.

Circulated by Representatives Mark Udall (D-CO) and Zach Wamp (R-TN), the letter notes that "renewable energy and energy efficiency can have the most immediate and longest lasting positive effect on energy availability, stable prices, and greenhouse gas emissions."

Consequently, it urges the Administration to "develop a request that fully funds the renewable energy and energy efficiency programs in the U.S. Department of Energy and other federal agencies at the levels authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005."

In particular, the letter calls for full funding of the advanced hydropower program and geothermal power programs as well as the biomass/biofuels, wind, and solar programs in addition to the buildings, industry, and vehicles efficiency programs.

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[kestrel91316]

1. (kestrel waiting for Bush to respond to this in a presser with

"heh heh heh" and some snotty, snarky response about staying the course with oil and how alternative energy will hurt the economy)

[JohnWxy]

2. got to try to not give up and give in to ignorance. Now, we should start emailing

Congress demanding action. Global Warming is accelerating. We've got to start doing more. also, energy independence (to whatever degree possible) is critical to national security.

recommended.

[Dead_Parrot]

3. Hmm.

Edmund: I'm not sure your particular brand of mindless optimism is going to contribute much to the proceedings.
George: Well, that's a shame, sir, because I was planning on playing the mindless optimism card very strongly.
--Blackadder Goes Forth

I can't imagine why I suddenly thought of that.