Needed: An Energy Bill that Reduces Oil Consumption
Tell Congress to Pass a Good Energy Bill
November 28, 2007
Last
week, the price of oil hit a near record high $99 per barrel, and with
it, gasoline rose to an average of $3.09 per gallon. With winter
coming, heating prices could rise too. This is a real threat to us all.
Senate
and House leaders are now debating how to increase fuel economy and
reduce oil use. If Congress crafts a final energy bill with the best
provisions from earlier measures, it would reduce
But big oil and other special interests are conniving to block these measures. That's a bad thing.
So write Congress today and tell them to pass a good energy bill that:
1.
Includes more efficient motor vehicle fuel economy (CAFE) standards to
reduce oil use by 1.2 million barrels per day by 2020, which is
slightly less than the amount of oil the
2. Includes
the House renewable fuels provision, which would stop oil companies
from making it difficult it sell cleaner flex fuels such as E-85 and
create incentives for service stations to add flex fuels to their other
gasoline offerings
3. Includes the House renewable electricity provision, which would save consumers more than $200 billion in reduced energy costs
4.
Includes energy efficiency provisions from both bills that could reduce
electricity used for lighting by 65 percent and energy used for
buildings by 50 percent by 2020