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Obama Calls for New Energy Efficiency Standards
Friday, February 6, 2009
The New York Times - Yesterday, President Barack Obama issued orders to the Energy draft new and more stringent energy efficiency standards for appliances and light bulbs.
Obama's memorandum comes in the face of an executive history of tardiness in applying Congressionally set standards. According to the Times, Mr. Obama said he intended to comply with the laws, starting this year with nine categories of products, including ovens, vending machines, microwave ovens, dishwashers and light bulbs.
Obama touted the energy and cost savings of these measures in remarks before the Energy Department.
To read the full article, click here.
Obama's memorandum comes in the face of an executive history of tardiness in applying Congressionally set standards. According to the Times, Mr. Obama said he intended to comply with the laws, starting this year with nine categories of products, including ovens, vending machines, microwave ovens, dishwashers and light bulbs.
Obama touted the energy and cost savings of these measures in remarks before the Energy Department.
To read the full article, click here.
Labels: efficiency, energy, energy policy, u.s. energy policy
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We need to do everything in our power to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.We have so much available to use such as wind and solar as well as technologies to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. There could be no better investment in than to invest in energy independence. Create clean cheap energy,create millions of BADLY needed new green jobs, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.The high cost of fuel this past year did serious damage to our society and economy. Record numbers of jobs and homes have been lost due to the direct impact on our economy.Oil is finite.We are using it globally at the rate of 2 X faster than new oil is being discovered. Added to the strain on our supplies foreign countries are bursting in populations and becoming modern.China and India alone are expected to add another 3 million vehicles to their highways in the next 2 decades. I just read a fantastic book called The Manhattan Project of 2009 Energy Independence Now by Jeff Wilson.Great Book!
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