# The voices of a new clean energy future - June, 17th 2010

*Published:* 2010-06-17
*Author:* Rebecca Rasch

*The National Journal* – [“Strong Public Support for Mandatory Carbon Reductions”](http://congressionalconnection.nationaljournal.com/2010/06/poll-strong-public-support-for.php "http://congressionalconnection.nationaljournal.com/2010/06/poll-strong-public-support-for.php")

By Jason Dick, Editor Congress Daily

> “Two-thirds of Americans favor including limits on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions in a comprehensive energy bill, a number that seems to belie the difficulties the Senate is having in arriving at a consensus on legislation.”

> “While 75 percent of Democrats surveyed favor including mandatory reductions, so did 59 percent of Republicans and 62 percent of independents.”

*The Huffington Post* – [“Waking America from the BP Disaster”](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-ed-markey/waking-america-from-the-b_b_613161.html "http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-ed-markey/waking-america-from-the-b_b_613161.html")

By Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), Chairman, Select Committee on Energy Independence

> “America must move to a safer clean energy future so that we don’t have to rely as much on oil to power our cars and our economy.”

> “In [overwhelming numbers](http://people-press.org/report/622/ "http://people-press.org/report/622/"), the American people are ready to start working our way to a clean energy future. They want to wake up from BP’s oil