Green Options » New Energy Reform Act http://greenoptions.com/tag/new-energy-reform-act Posts tagged 'New Energy Reform Act' Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:13:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Sheldon Whitehouse Calls Out GOP Senators on Offshore Drilling http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/09/15/sheldon-whitehouse-calls-out-gop-senators-on-offshore-drilling/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/09/15/sheldon-whitehouse-calls-out-gop-senators-on-offshore-drilling/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:13:41 +0000 Taylor Shelton http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/09/15/sheldon-whitehouse-calls-out-gop-senators-on-offshore-drilling/ This week is going to be big for American energy policy. By week’s end, it is likely that we will see the US Congress vote on any number of energy bills, including one put forth by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), as well as the New Energy Reform Act of 2008, which has been endorsed by the so-called “Gang of 10″ Senators, who have since swelled in number to 16, and now 20 members. If you’re even remotely like me, you’re surely growing tired of the battle between the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate and the GOP minority that demands new offshore drilling. Unfortunately for all of us, few congressional Democrats have had the gall to stand up and say what’s been on all of our minds - offshore drilling isn’t the answer. That was, until last Friday’s Bipartisan Energy Summit, when Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse seemingly decided that he’d had enough.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/09/15/sheldon-whitehouse-calls-out-gop-senators-on-offshore-drilling/feed/ “Gang of 16″ Calls for Drilling and Alternative Energy http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/27/gang-of-16-calls-for-drilling-and-alternative-energy/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/27/gang-of-16-calls-for-drilling-and-alternative-energy/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:14:20 +0000 Andrew Williams http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/27/gang-of-16-calls-for-drilling-and-alternative-energy/

Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman has announced his support for a plan to increase oil drilling as a means of paying for increased investment in alternative energy. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Coleman announced his intention to join the “gang of 16,” a group of bipartisan senators seeking a compromise energy bill that would approve $20 billion over ten years towards the plan. The New Energy Reform Act of 2008 focuses on three overarching principles:

  • Increased domestic production of energy resources, including oil and nuclear. This would include a go-ahead to open new areas for oil drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf off America’s Atlantic and Pacific Coasts;
  • Transitioning vehicles to non-petroleum based fuels;
  • A robust federal commitment to conservation and energy efficiency.

Speaking about the plan on Monday, Coleman said, “Nothing is more urgent, or of greater significance to the American people, than solving our energy crisis. The good news is this bipartisan group truly understands that folks around this country are suffering under high gas prices and are bringing forth real, common-sense solutions.”

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