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Good environmental policy is good economic policy. We are not only helping to save the planet in terms of global warming, we are also moving to get this country out of the economic crisis that we are in right now. Are we making some progress? We really are. In the stimulus package, for example, we are spending more money on energy efficiency and sustainable energy then in the history of the United States of America. We certainly have moved far more aggressively in the last year then Bush did in eight years. Here is what I think we have got to do. I think the low-hanging fruit and a real job creator is energy efficiency. As we struggle with the most significant economic crisis since the Great Depression, it is imperative that we create millions of good-paying jobs and, as I said, the interesting thing here is that good environmental policy is good economic policy.




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A Constituent by Steven G. Erickson on Friday, Oct 30, 2009 at 11:21:34 PM
If the U.S. had followed through on the Carter Energy Policy by Stanimal on Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 at 2:35:46 AM
The problem still exists that.... by Aetius Romulous on Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 at 9:05:52 AM

 
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