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The global warming and clean energy bill that was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last will create new green jobs in energy efficiency and renewable energy, at least according to one energy company. Today, Puget Sound Energy issued a statement to the press expressing it’s the support for the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. “Our customers have told us they support renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, and their elected representatives in the House ha

For the first time in U.S. history, a nationwide fixed cap on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will be in place. ‘The American Clean Energy and Security Act calls for the U.S. to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions by 17 percent from 2005 levels by 2020.’ Thus, all energy producers in the United States by 2020 should be sourcing at least 15 percent of their respective energy sources from wind, solar, or other renewable energy resource. An ambitious goal but doable if funded with loads of politic

There were many good reasons for Democrats in the House of Representatives to vote against passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act. The legislation had been wrecked by industry lobbyists by the time it reached the floor of the House. It contained money to perpetuate the hoax of so-called clean coal, supporting the continued use of dirty fossil fuels for another generation. It also provided pollute-for-free allowances for big industry, instead of requiring polluters to pay for th