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| 9/27/2006 | |
| America has the technological know-how and the resources to move away from dependence on oil and other fossil fuels and toward a cleaner, more secure New Energy Future. | |
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| 7/20/2006 | |
| Energy companies have proposed building a fleet of new coal-fired power plants across America. As of June 2006, power producers have approximately 150 new coal-fired plants on the drawing board, representing a $137 billion investment and the capacity to supply power to 96 million homes. | |
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| 7/1/2008 | |
| America is the largest consumer of energy in the world. Almost half of the energy we use — 10 percent of the energy in the world — powers our buildings. We could be using far less energy in our buildings. Homes and businesses exist that use a fraction of the energy of typical buildings — some also generate 100 percent or more of the energy needed to power them on-site, using renewable sources such as wind and solar power. | |
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| 6/20/2006 | |
| Nuclear power is an expensive and risky way to address global warming—especially when compared to alternatives such as improved energy efficiency and the expansion of renewable energy production. Moreover, the nuclear industry’s shoddy safety record and insufficient response to the growing threat of terrorism suggest that new nuclear power plants—or the continued operation of aging plants—could cause more problems than they solve. | |
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| 11/14/2007 | |
| This report highlights state action in five areas of clean energy policy and the benefits of those actions. Seven states have adopted strong policies in at least four of those areas, five states have adopted strong policies in at least two areas and meaningful policies in one to two others, and nine states have taken strong actions recently to promote energy efficiency and the use of renewable sources of energy. | |
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