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| 2009-11-17 | |
| Far from being a solution to global warming, nuclear power will actually set America back in the race to reduce pollution. Nuclear power is too slow and too expensive to make enough of a difference in the next two decades. Moreover, nuclear power is not necessary to provide clean, carbon-free electricity for the long haul. | |
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| 2009-06-30 | |
| America is at an energy crossroad. As a nation, we are dependent on fossil fuels at a time of growing demand and dwindling supply. Meanwhile, fossil fuel use continues to impose massive environmental and economic costs. Now our country must choose between paying to continue the status quo and investing in a new energy future. | |
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| 2009-05-13 | |
| A comprehensive plan to make our nation’s buildings more efficient by 2030 could save enough energy to power all of our nation’s cars, homes and businesses for a year and a half while saving Americans more than $500 billion, according to a new report by Environment Massachusetts. By renovating old buildings and ensuring that new ones use 50 percent less energy within ten years and generate as much energy as they use by 2030, we can cut U.S. global warming emissions by at least 34 percent by 2050. | |
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| 2009-04-22 | |
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| 2009-01-13 | |
| Our reliance on dirty energy is fueling global warming, harming our health, threatening our security and stalling our economy. Burning coal, oil and gas for energy and transportation is responsible for 80 percent of U.S. global warming pollution and most of our smog and soot pollution. | |
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| 2008-11-11 | |
| Across the country, Americans are hurting. From the big cities of the coasts to the industrial heartland to our rural communities, the slumping economy is taking its toll in shuttered businesses, disappearing jobs, bankruptcies, foreclosures and an increased sense of anxiety about our collective future. | |
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| 2008-07-01 | |
| 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. Most of this energy comes from burning fossil fuels. | |
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| 2007-11-14 | |
| States are leading the way toward a new energy future that is healthier for the environment and America’s economy. Over the past decade, states have enacted a variety of policies to encourage more efficient use of energy, increasethe use of clean renewable energy, and reduce the environmental impact of energy use. | |
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| 2007-09-18 | |
| New England faces an energy crisis. Our dependence on oil and natural gas leaves us vulnerable to the wild swings of fossil fuel markets and increasingly susceptible to political instability abroad. Our use of coal for electric power poses massive public health and environmental problems. Our region’s nuclear power plants have imposed billions of dollars in unwarranted costs on New England ratepayers and pose a continuing threat to public health and safety. Last but not least, our electricity system is groaning under the weight of increasing demand and could require massive investments on the part of ratepayers to preserve its reliability. | |
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| 2007-09-17 | |
| Renewable energy in the United States is on the rise. America now generates twice as much electricity from the wind and the sun as we did just four years ago, and 2007 promises to be another year of record growth. | |
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| 2006-07-20 | |
| 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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| 2006-06-01 | |
| Capitalizing on rising energy prices, growing concern about global warming, and a favorable political climate, the nuclear industry is working to achieve a “nuclear renaissance.†After 30 years without a single new order for a nuclear power plant in the U.S., several companies are now in the early stages of proposing new nuclear power plants. Meanwhile, federal officials have begun routinely approving requests to run existing nuclear plants harder and longer than ever. | |
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| 2005-08-15 | |
| Rising oil prices are pinching the American economy. And, if many oil industry analysts are correct, prices won’t be coming back down any time soon. Indeed, it appears that the era of “cheap oil†may well be over. | |
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| 2005-08-15 | |
| At the dawn of the 21st century, America faces immense energy challenges, and enjoys boundless opportunities. | |
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| 2005-05-10 | |
| Most of the electricity consumed in the US today is generated by a few types of power plants that pose significant risks to electricity customers and society in general. | |
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| 2004-10-01 | |
| The use of hydrogen as a fuel for cars and trucks has been touted as an environmentally responsible way to end America’s dependence on foreign oil. However, a transition to a “hydrogen economyâ€â€”if poorly executed—could extend America’s dependence on fossil fuels and nuclear power, while doing little to solve the severe environmental problems caused by our dependence on polluting and dangerous sources of energy. | |
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