# The voices of a new clean energy future - June 7, 2010

*Published:* 2010-06-07
*Author:* Rebecca Rasch

*The Denver Post* – “[Set a standard for renewables](http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_15223763)”

Editorial

> “While we don’t want to see renewable energy propped up over the long haul by government subsidies, we think the environmental disaster in the gulf needs to prompt some soul-searching into the country’s reliance on fossil fuels. Hopefully, the slate of answers will include a renewable-energy standard.”

*The New York Times* – “[The Spill and Energy Bill](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/opinion/05sat1.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y)”

Editorial

> “Passing a comprehensive bill would be good for the economy, by creating new jobs; good for the environment, by reducing emissions; and good for national security, by reducing our dependence on unstable oil-producing countries. The president’s task now is to convert that rhetorical fervor into actual, filibuster-proof votes.”