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July 9th, 2010 – The voices of a new clean energy future

LompocRecord.com“America Must End Oil Addiction”

By Chuck Arnold, pastor at Valley of the Flowers United Methodist Church

 “So it isn’t that the president has not acted, it is that a whole lot of people, making money from gas and oil, don’t want him to act.”

 “The fact remains, to minimize the impact, our consumption — yours and mine — must be chopped. One consequence — it means we will have to pay more for gas. I don’t like that any more than you do. We will however, have to do it, if we truly intend to reduce consumption and end our dependence on foreign oil.”

 The Huffington Post“The Banks Strike Back”

By Carl Pope, Chairman of Sierra Club

 “The banks — perhaps concerned about the competition from low cost, public financing of my home upgrade — have just thrown a huge monkey-wrench in America’s vision of green jobs and a clean energy future. Some parasites — like lamprey eels — never let go.”

 “Now the question is: will Congress and the White House let the banks protect energy and carbon waste with their usury, putting the banks back in charge of our economy?”

The Voices of a New Clean Energy Future is a series from individuals who understand the importance of passing comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation – business leaders, politicians, policy experts, and concerned citizens like you. EDF is proud to highlight their voices and contributions to the climate and energy debate.

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July 8th, 2010 – The voices of a new clean energy future

CentralJersey.com“EDITORIAL: More effort needed to move us from fossil fuels”

“The project — installation of more than 13,000 solar panels on parking areas on the 2,000-acre campus — will generate a total of 4.1 megawatts of power, making it the largest solar project of its kind in the nation.”

“That New Jersey is among the national leaders is an indication that much more needs to be done at the national level to move the United States away from fossil fuels toward more sustainable energy forms — like wind and solar.”

The Huffington Post- “Why Congress Should Join U.S. Military Leaders in the Fight against Climate Change”

By Phyllis Cuttino, Director of Climate and Energy Programs, Pew Environment Group

“To assume our fair share in preventing adverse impacts, we need Congress to step in line with the leadership of the armed forces, and enact federal comprehensive climate and energy legislation now.”

“We must summon the political willpower in order to reduce global warming pollution, lead the world in the advancement of clean energy, lessen our dependence on foreign oil and secure America’s safety and prosperity.”

The Voices of a New Clean Energy Future is a series from individuals who understand the importance of passing comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation – business leaders, politicians, policy experts, and concerned citizens like you. EDF is proud to highlight their voices and contributions to the climate and energy debate.

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July 7th, 2010 – The voices of a new clean energy future

The Olympian- Letter to the Editor: We need a new vision of a clean energy economy

By Sisters Mimi Maloney and Katherine Gray, Olympia

“We need a new vision of a clean, green, renewable and sustainable economy that will create millions and millions of new jobs (that cannot be outsourced), even as we make the necessary transition to a post-petroleum world.”

“Powerful and vested interests will tell us there are no alternatives to our fossil fuel based economy, but there are, and together we can change, not only these stories, but the direction in which we are headed.”

Lexington Herald Leader“Spill’s Clarity: Put a Price on Carbon”

“The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico reminds us — at the rate of more than a million gallons of spewing oil a day — why this country desperately needs a change of energy policy.”

“The best market-based way to reduce “climate pollution,” the heat-trapping gases produced by burning fossil fuels, is to impose a price on carbon. Legislation passed a year ago by the House, but stuck in the Senate, does that.”

The Voices of a New Clean Energy Future is a series from individuals who understand the importance of passing comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation – business leaders, politicians, policy experts, and concerned citizens like you. EDF is proud to highlight their voices and contributions to the climate and energy debate.

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July 3rd, 2010 – The voices of a new clean energy future

Maineville.com“End the uncertainty”

By Milton O. McBreairty, Bangor

“Other nations are moving ahead rapidly to capture the clean energy jobs of the future, which is why it is so important for Congress to pass a comprehensive climate and clean energy bill this year. By some estimates, such a bill could result in millions of jobs across the country.”

“The longer Congress takes to act, the further behind we will be in our efforts to achieve energy independence.”

 The Voices of a New Clean Energy Future is a series from individuals who understand the importance of passing comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation – business leaders, politicians, policy experts, and concerned citizens like you. EDF is proud to highlight their voices and contributions to the climate and energy debate.

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July 2nd, 2010 – The voices of a new clean energy future

Star-Ledger“Compromise could break stalemate on climate bill”

By Star-Ledger Editorial Board

“So if there is room for a compromise that can get us halfway toward a rational policy on climate, then by all means we should seize it.”

“Yesterday, after a meeting at the White House attended by 23 senators, a proposal emerged to limit carbon emissions from electric power plants only. They are responsible for about 40 percent of the nation’s emissions. That would be a good first step. A better bill sponsored by Sens. John Kerry and Joseph Lieberman would impose a broader limit through a cap-and-trade program.”

The Voices of a New Clean Energy Future is a series from individuals who understand the importance of passing comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation – business leaders, politicians, policy experts, and concerned citizens like you. EDF is proud to highlight their voices and contributions to the climate and energy debate.

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July 1st, 2010 – The voices of a new clean energy future

The Huffington Post“A Knockout Blow to Gulf Production”

By Jeffrey Rubin, economist

“If raining oil on New Orleans doesn’t curb America’s appetite for crude, the resulting price shocks may.”

“The environmental consequences of Deepwater Horizon will take millions of barrels of oil out of future production. But the hurricane season threatens to rob us of even today’s production. Between the two of them, America will no doubt be looking elsewhere to meet its energy needs.”

The Huffington Post“Stuck on Stupid: Big Oil Says NO to Green Jobs”

By Robert Greenwald, Filmmaker, Brave New Films

“We’re trapped in a destructive cycle of cleaning up after Big Oil, and this cycle is hurting our environment and our economy. It’s time we break free and demand Clean Energy and Green Jobs Now!”

 “America has led in innovation before. We went from horse and buggy to the automobile. We went from the telegraph to the telephone. And now we must lead in transitioning from oil addiction to a clean energy economy. The solution to our destructive addiction to oil is clean energy, and Congress must show true leadership in creating it.”

The Voices of a New Clean Energy Future is a series from individuals who understand the importance of passing comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation – business leaders, politicians, policy experts, and concerned citizens like you. EDF is proud to highlight their voices and contributions to the climate and energy debate.

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