{"id":2337,"date":"2010-06-24T10:56:18","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T15:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=2337"},"modified":"2010-06-24T10:56:18","modified_gmt":"2010-06-24T15:56:18","slug":"june-24th-2010-the-voices-of-a-new-clean-energy-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2010\/06\/24\/june-24th-2010-the-voices-of-a-new-clean-energy-future\/","title":{"rendered":"June 24th, 2010 &#8211; The voices of a new clean energy future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Huffington Post<\/em> &#8211; <a title=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-yarnold\/why-the-senate-needs-to-k_b_623207.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-yarnold\/why-the-senate-needs-to-k_b_623207.html\">\u201cWhy the Senate needs to keep the Change in Climate change\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By David Yarnold, Executive Director of EDF<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe oil spill has served as a stark reminder of the costs of our national addiction to fossil fuels. The polluted waters and crude-covered pelicans remind us of the ever- more-dangerous methods we must undertake to drill for oil.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe have seen too many well-meaning, and even well-timed, efforts at energy reform over the years. Half-solutions are not solutions. We need to put a price on carbon.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Treasure<\/em><em> Coast<\/em><em> Palm <\/em>&#8211; <a title=\"http:\/\/www.tcpalm.com\/news\/2010\/jun\/24\/letter-a-few-better-recipients-of-rep-bartons\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tcpalm.com\/news\/2010\/jun\/24\/letter-a-few-better-recipients-of-rep-bartons\/\">\u201cA Few Better Recipients of Rep. Barton\u2019s Apologies\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Rachael Carson-Zerbe, Vero Beach<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBig oil killed the electric car. It campaigned against solar and wind power. It has done all it can to make us completely dependent on oil.\u00a0 The true costs of oil are never factored in: war, damage to our environment or global climate change.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cLet\u2019s all move forward together for a sane energy policy and leave a planet behind for our children to cherish and care for as Mother Earth deserves.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Huffington Post &#8211; \u201cWhy the Senate needs to keep the Change in Climate change\u201d By David Yarnold, Executive Director of EDF \u201cThe oil spill has served as a stark reminder of the costs of our national addiction to fossil fuels. 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