http://themiddleclass.org/taxonomy/term/109 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://themiddleclass.org/bill/renewable-energy-and-energy-conservation-tax-act-2008 <div class="field field-type-legislation field-field-legislation"> <h3 class="field-label">Legislation</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-position"> <h3 class="field-label">The middle class</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Supports</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-video-cck field-field-video-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Video Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><object height="185" width="223"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1YYV9sEjJGE"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1YYV9sEjJGE&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="185" width="223"></object></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-injustice-facts"> <h3 class="field-label">Injustice Facts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>Cost of one barrel of crude oil the day this bill passed the House:<strong><a href="http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/rwtcd.htm">$100.83</strong></a></p> <p>Date on which President Bush said, “With $55 [per barrel] oil we don't need incentives to oil and gas companies to explore. There are plenty of incentives. What we need is to put a strategy in place that will help this country over time become less dependent”: <strong><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/04/20050414-4.html">4/14/2005</strong></a></p> <p>Date on which the Bush Administration nevertheless announced that the President would veto this bill: <strong><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/legislative/sap/110-2/saphr5351-r.pdf">2/26/2008</strong></a></p> <p>Average amount per gallon Americans paid for that gas the week this bill passed the House: <strong><a href="http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/mg_tt_usw.htm">$3.18</strong></a></p> <p>Profit made by oil company Exxon Mobil every minute in 2007, according to the Center for American Progress: <strong><a href="http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/02/high_oil.html">$77,245</strong></a></p> <p>Percentage of total U.S. electricity demand that could technically be met by renewable energy resources by 2020, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory: <strong><a href="http://www.citizen.org/documents/RenewableEnergy.pdf">100</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Overview/Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-middle-class-position-ana"> <h3 class="field-label">Middle Class Position Analysis</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p><strong>The Middle Class Supports:</strong> Today, as middle-class consumers struggle with the high costs of gasoline and home heating oil and are increasingly concerned about the threat of global warming, federal incentives that spur energy efficiency and promote renewable energy couldn’t be more timely. By reviving the abandoned provisions of the 2007 energy bill, this legislation offers the substantial public investment necessary to jump start the development and promotion of renewable energy sources and energy-efficient technologies. In the short term, this investment will create jobs producing renewable energy and technology. In the long term, new energy sources and more efficient technology promise environmental and public health benefits, as well as lower costs, for the American middle class. The bill also funds the investments in an appropriate way: by repealing taxpayer subsidies to the oil industry, which is already making booming profits at the expense of middle-class consumers.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog-header"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Header</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">The Discussion on DMIBlog</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-quotes"> <h3 class="field-label">Quotes from Experts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Text</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-beyond"> <h3 class="field-label">Beyond this Bill</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-related-blog-link"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Link</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><a href="http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2008/03/renewable-energy-and-energy-conservation.html#comments" target="_blank">President Bush on $4 Gas: &quot;I hadn&#039;t heard that.&quot;</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-additional-resources"> <h3 class="field-label">Additional Resources</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>"<a href="http://www.apolloalliance.org/docUploads/ApolloReport%5F022404%5F122748%2Epdf ">New Energy for America: The Apollo Jobs Report for Good Jobs and Energy Independence</a>,” from the Apollo Alliance</p> <p>“<a href="http://www.kicktheoilhabit.org/index.php">Kick the Oil Habit: Stop the Subsidies</a>” from the Center for American Progress</p> <p><a href="http://www.crest.org/ ">The Renewable Energy Policy Project</a></p> <p>“<a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/ ">Clean Energy</a>,” from the Union of Concerned Scientists</p> </div> </div> </div> Consumers Corporate taxes Efficient technology Energy &amp; Environment Energy conservation Global warming Green buildings Green jobs Oil Renewable fuels Utilities Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:43:06 -0500 atraub 107 at http://themiddleclass.org http://themiddleclass.org/bill/renewable-energy-and-energy-conservation-tax-act-2008 <div class="field field-type-legislation field-field-legislation"> <h3 class="field-label">Legislation</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-position"> <h3 class="field-label">The middle class</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Supports</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-video-cck field-field-video-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Video Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><object height="185" width="223"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1YYV9sEjJGE"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1YYV9sEjJGE&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="185" width="223"></object></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-injustice-facts"> <h3 class="field-label">Injustice Facts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>Cost of one barrel of crude oil the day this bill passed the House:<strong><a href="http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/rwtcd.htm">$100.83</strong></a></p> <p>Date on which President Bush said, “With $55 [per barrel] oil we don't need incentives to oil and gas companies to explore. There are plenty of incentives. What we need is to put a strategy in place that will help this country over time become less dependent”: <strong><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/04/20050414-4.html">4/14/2005</strong></a></p> <p>Date on which the Bush Administration nevertheless announced that the President would veto this bill: <strong><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/legislative/sap/110-2/saphr5351-r.pdf">2/26/2008</strong></a></p> <p>Average amount per gallon Americans paid for that gas the week this bill passed the House: <strong><a href="http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/mg_tt_usw.htm">$3.18</strong></a></p> <p>Profit made by oil company Exxon Mobil every minute in 2007, according to the Center for American Progress: <strong><a href="http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/02/high_oil.html">$77,245</strong></a></p> <p>Percentage of total U.S. electricity demand that could technically be met by renewable energy resources by 2020, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory: <strong><a href="http://www.citizen.org/documents/RenewableEnergy.pdf">100</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Overview/Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-middle-class-position-ana"> <h3 class="field-label">Middle Class Position Analysis</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p><strong>The Middle Class Supports:</strong> Today, as middle-class consumers struggle with the high costs of gasoline and home heating oil and are increasingly concerned about the threat of global warming, federal incentives that spur energy efficiency and promote renewable energy couldn’t be more timely. By reviving the abandoned provisions of the 2007 energy bill, this legislation offers the substantial public investment necessary to jump start the development and promotion of renewable energy sources and energy-efficient technologies. In the short term, this investment will create jobs producing renewable energy and technology. In the long term, new energy sources and more efficient technology promise environmental and public health benefits, as well as lower costs, for the American middle class. The bill also funds the investments in an appropriate way: by repealing taxpayer subsidies to the oil industry, which is already making booming profits at the expense of middle-class consumers.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog-header"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Header</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">The Discussion on DMIBlog</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-quotes"> <h3 class="field-label">Quotes from Experts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Text</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-beyond"> <h3 class="field-label">Beyond this Bill</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-related-blog-link"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Link</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><a href="http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2008/03/renewable-energy-and-energy-conservation.html#comments" target="_blank">President Bush on $4 Gas: &quot;I hadn&#039;t heard that.&quot;</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-additional-resources"> <h3 class="field-label">Additional Resources</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>"<a href="http://www.apolloalliance.org/docUploads/ApolloReport%5F022404%5F122748%2Epdf ">New Energy for America: The Apollo Jobs Report for Good Jobs and Energy Independence</a>,” from the Apollo Alliance</p> <p>“<a href="http://www.kicktheoilhabit.org/index.php">Kick the Oil Habit: Stop the Subsidies</a>” from the Center for American Progress</p> <p><a href="http://www.crest.org/ ">The Renewable Energy Policy Project</a></p> <p>“<a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/ ">Clean Energy</a>,” from the Union of Concerned Scientists</p> </div> </div> </div> Consumers Corporate taxes Efficient technology Energy &amp; Environment Energy conservation Global warming Green buildings Green jobs Oil Renewable fuels Utilities Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:43:06 -0500 atraub 107 at http://themiddleclass.org http://themiddleclass.org/bill/global-warming-pollution-reduction-act-2007 <div class="field field-type-legislation field-field-legislation"> <h3 class="field-label">Legislation</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-position"> <h3 class="field-label">The middle class</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-video-cck field-field-video-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Video Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-injustice-facts"> <h3 class="field-label">Injustice Facts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Overview/Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-middle-class-position-ana"> <h3 class="field-label">Middle Class Position Analysis</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog-header"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Header</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">The Discussion on DMIBlog</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-quotes"> <h3 class="field-label">Quotes from Experts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Text</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-beyond"> <h3 class="field-label">Beyond this Bill</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-related-blog-link"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Link</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-additional-resources"> <h3 class="field-label">Additional Resources</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> Efficient technology Energy &amp; Environment Global warming Pollution Renewable fuels Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:25:07 -0500 atraub 91 at http://themiddleclass.org http://themiddleclass.org/bill/global-warming-pollution-reduction-act-2007 <div class="field field-type-legislation field-field-legislation"> <h3 class="field-label">Legislation</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-position"> <h3 class="field-label">The middle class</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-video-cck field-field-video-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Video Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-injustice-facts"> <h3 class="field-label">Injustice Facts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Overview/Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-middle-class-position-ana"> <h3 class="field-label">Middle Class Position Analysis</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog-header"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Header</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">The Discussion on DMIBlog</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-quotes"> <h3 class="field-label">Quotes from Experts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Text</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-beyond"> <h3 class="field-label">Beyond this Bill</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-related-blog-link"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Link</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-additional-resources"> <h3 class="field-label">Additional Resources</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> Efficient technology Energy &amp; Environment Global warming Pollution Renewable fuels Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:25:07 -0500 atraub 91 at http://themiddleclass.org http://themiddleclass.org/bill/energy-independence-and-security-act-2007 <div class="field field-type-legislation field-field-legislation"> <h3 class="field-label">Legislation</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-position"> <h3 class="field-label">The middle class</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Supports</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-video-cck field-field-video-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Video Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><object height="185" width="223"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2jXXu2z_TgY"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2jXXu2z_TgY&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="185" width="223"></object></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-injustice-facts"> <h3 class="field-label">Injustice Facts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>Amount this legislation would save U.S. consumers in 2020, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists: <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/House-energy-bill-2007-0082.html"><strong>$22 billion</strong></a></p> <p>Barrels of oil per day that would be saved in 2020 due to this bill: <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/House-energy-bill-2007-0082.html"><strong>1.1 million</strong></a></p> <p>Metric tons of global warming pollution that would be prevented by 2020 due to this bill: <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/House-energy-bill-2007-0082.html"><strong>190 million</strong></a></p> <p>Number of states, including the District of Columbia, that have already adopted renewable electricity standards: <a href="http://climateprogress.org/2007/09/18/renewable-electricity-standards-jobs-pollution/ "><strong>26</strong></a></p> <p>Corporate profits made by oil company Exxon Mobile in the first three quarters of 2007: <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobil/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;ndmConfigId=1001106&amp;newsId=20071101005753&amp;newsLang=en&amp;vnsId=-2147483648<br /> "><strong>$28.95 billion</strong></a> </p> <p>Average cost of a gallon of gasoline the week this legislation passed the House: <a href="http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/mg_tt_usw.htm"><strong>$3.11</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Overview/Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-middle-class-position-ana"> <h3 class="field-label">Middle Class Position Analysis</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p><strong>The Middle Class Supports.</strong> This legislation represents a major step toward redirecting U.S. energy usage in a cleaner, more sustainable direction. The bill will save American consumers money at the fuel pump and on their heating bills, reduce air and water pollution, and mitigate the threat of global warming. Like its earlier incarnation, the <a href="http://www.themiddleclass.org/bill/clean-energy-act-2007">CLEAN Energy Act of 2007</a> this bill recognizes that fossil fuels are not a sustainable option for the nation’s growing energy needs, and that a substantial public investment is needed to jump start the development and promotion of renewable energy sources and energy-efficient technologies. In the short term, this investment would create jobs producing renewable energy and technology. In the long term, new energy sources and more efficient technology promise environmental and public health benefits, as well as lower costs, for the American middle class. The bill also funds the investments in an appropriate way: by repealing taxpayer subsidies to the oil industry, which is already making booming profits at the expense of middle-class consumers. </p> <p>This legislation also goes beyond what the original CLEAN Energy Act attempted, by establishing a Renewable Electricity Standard and stricter fuel economy standards for cars. These improvements marshal even more of the nation’s resources in support of conservation and a shift toward renewable energy, building on advances already adopted in many states to create a more sustainable energy future for the nation.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog-header"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Header</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">The Discussion on DMIBlog</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-quotes"> <h3 class="field-label">Quotes from Experts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Text</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-beyond"> <h3 class="field-label">Beyond this Bill</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-related-blog-link"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Link</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><a href="http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2007/10/save_at_the_pump_while_saving_1.html" target="_blank">Save At the Pump While Saving the Planet! Or Why You Support the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-additional-resources"> <h3 class="field-label">Additional Resources</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>Union of Concerned Scientists <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_vehicles/fuel_economy/2007-energy-bill-resource-center.html ">Energy Bill Resource Center</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.mckinsey.com/clientservice/ccsi/greenhousegas.asp">“Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How Much at What Cost?”</a> from McKinsey and Company </p> <p>Pew Center on Global Climate Change <a href="http://www.pewclimate.org/policy_center">Policy Center</a></p> </div> </div> </div> Coal Consumers Corporate taxes Efficient technology Energy &amp; Environment Energy conservation Global warming Green buildings Green jobs Heating fuel Job training Oil Pollution Renewable fuels Tax cuts Utilities Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:37:08 -0500 atraub 78 at http://themiddleclass.org http://themiddleclass.org/bill/energy-independence-and-security-act-2007 <div class="field field-type-legislation field-field-legislation"> <h3 class="field-label">Legislation</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-position"> <h3 class="field-label">The middle class</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Supports</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-video-cck field-field-video-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Video Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><object height="185" width="223"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2jXXu2z_TgY"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2jXXu2z_TgY&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="185" width="223"></object></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-injustice-facts"> <h3 class="field-label">Injustice Facts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>Amount this legislation would save U.S. consumers in 2020, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists: <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/House-energy-bill-2007-0082.html"><strong>$22 billion</strong></a></p> <p>Barrels of oil per day that would be saved in 2020 due to this bill: <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/House-energy-bill-2007-0082.html"><strong>1.1 million</strong></a></p> <p>Metric tons of global warming pollution that would be prevented by 2020 due to this bill: <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/House-energy-bill-2007-0082.html"><strong>190 million</strong></a></p> <p>Number of states, including the District of Columbia, that have already adopted renewable electricity standards: <a href="http://climateprogress.org/2007/09/18/renewable-electricity-standards-jobs-pollution/ "><strong>26</strong></a></p> <p>Corporate profits made by oil company Exxon Mobile in the first three quarters of 2007: <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobil/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;ndmConfigId=1001106&amp;newsId=20071101005753&amp;newsLang=en&amp;vnsId=-2147483648<br /> "><strong>$28.95 billion</strong></a> </p> <p>Average cost of a gallon of gasoline the week this legislation passed the House: <a href="http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/mg_tt_usw.htm"><strong>$3.11</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Overview/Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-middle-class-position-ana"> <h3 class="field-label">Middle Class Position Analysis</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p><strong>The Middle Class Supports.</strong> This legislation represents a major step toward redirecting U.S. energy usage in a cleaner, more sustainable direction. The bill will save American consumers money at the fuel pump and on their heating bills, reduce air and water pollution, and mitigate the threat of global warming. Like its earlier incarnation, the <a href="http://www.themiddleclass.org/bill/clean-energy-act-2007">CLEAN Energy Act of 2007</a> this bill recognizes that fossil fuels are not a sustainable option for the nation’s growing energy needs, and that a substantial public investment is needed to jump start the development and promotion of renewable energy sources and energy-efficient technologies. In the short term, this investment would create jobs producing renewable energy and technology. In the long term, new energy sources and more efficient technology promise environmental and public health benefits, as well as lower costs, for the American middle class. The bill also funds the investments in an appropriate way: by repealing taxpayer subsidies to the oil industry, which is already making booming profits at the expense of middle-class consumers. </p> <p>This legislation also goes beyond what the original CLEAN Energy Act attempted, by establishing a Renewable Electricity Standard and stricter fuel economy standards for cars. These improvements marshal even more of the nation’s resources in support of conservation and a shift toward renewable energy, building on advances already adopted in many states to create a more sustainable energy future for the nation.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog-header"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Header</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">The Discussion on DMIBlog</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-quotes"> <h3 class="field-label">Quotes from Experts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Text</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-beyond"> <h3 class="field-label">Beyond this Bill</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-related-blog-link"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Link</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><a href="http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2007/10/save_at_the_pump_while_saving_1.html" target="_blank">Save At the Pump While Saving the Planet! Or Why You Support the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-additional-resources"> <h3 class="field-label">Additional Resources</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>Union of Concerned Scientists <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_vehicles/fuel_economy/2007-energy-bill-resource-center.html ">Energy Bill Resource Center</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.mckinsey.com/clientservice/ccsi/greenhousegas.asp">“Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How Much at What Cost?”</a> from McKinsey and Company </p> <p>Pew Center on Global Climate Change <a href="http://www.pewclimate.org/policy_center">Policy Center</a></p> </div> </div> </div> Coal Consumers Corporate taxes Efficient technology Energy &amp; Environment Energy conservation Global warming Green buildings Green jobs Heating fuel Job training Oil Pollution Renewable fuels Tax cuts Utilities Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:37:08 -0500 atraub 78 at http://themiddleclass.org http://themiddleclass.org/bill/green-jobs-act-2007 <div class="field field-type-legislation field-field-legislation"> <h3 class="field-label">Legislation</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-position"> <h3 class="field-label">The middle class</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-video-cck field-field-video-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Video Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-injustice-facts"> <h3 class="field-label">Injustice Facts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Overview/Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-middle-class-position-ana"> <h3 class="field-label">Middle Class Position Analysis</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog-header"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Header</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">The Discussion on DMIBlog</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-quotes"> <h3 class="field-label">Quotes from Experts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Text</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-beyond"> <h3 class="field-label">Beyond this Bill</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-related-blog-link"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Link</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-additional-resources"> <h3 class="field-label">Additional Resources</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> Efficient technology Energy conservation Green buildings Green jobs Job training Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:14:40 -0400 atraub 62 at http://themiddleclass.org http://themiddleclass.org/bill/green-jobs-act-2007 <div class="field field-type-legislation field-field-legislation"> <h3 class="field-label">Legislation</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-position"> <h3 class="field-label">The middle class</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-video-cck field-field-video-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Video Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-injustice-facts"> <h3 class="field-label">Injustice Facts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Overview/Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-middle-class-position-ana"> <h3 class="field-label">Middle Class Position Analysis</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog-header"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Header</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">The Discussion on DMIBlog</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-quotes"> <h3 class="field-label">Quotes from Experts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Text</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-beyond"> <h3 class="field-label">Beyond this Bill</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-related-blog-link"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Link</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-additional-resources"> <h3 class="field-label">Additional Resources</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> Efficient technology Energy conservation Green buildings Green jobs Job training Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:14:40 -0400 atraub 62 at http://themiddleclass.org http://themiddleclass.org/bill/clean-energy-act-2007 <div class="field field-type-legislation field-field-legislation"> <h3 class="field-label">Legislation</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-position"> <h3 class="field-label">The middle class</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Supports</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-video-cck field-field-video-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Video Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><object height="185" width="223"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zdhOXWL9D34"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zdhOXWL9D34&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="185" width="223"></object></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-injustice-facts"> <h3 class="field-label">Injustice Facts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>Total profits of top five U.S. oil companies from 2001-2007: <a href="http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/07/money_guzzlers.html"><strong>$457.7 billion</strong></a></p> <p>Minimum amount the average annual household expenditure for gasoline has increased over the last five years: <a href="http://judiciary.house.gov/media/pdfs/Cooper070516.pdf"><strong>$1,000</strong></a></p> <p>Total new subsidies for the oil and gas industries in the 2005 energy bill: <a href="http://www.citizen.org/cmep/energy_enviro_nuclear/electricity/energybill/2005/articles.cfm?ID=13980"><strong>$6 billion</strong></a></p> <p>Percentage of Americans who are concerned that the nation’s reliance on foreign oil could negatively affect future price of gas and heating oil: <a href="http://www.consumerfed.org/pdfs/CFA_For_Immediate_Release052107.pdf "><strong>93</strong></a> </p> <p>Percentage of total U.S. electricity demand that could technically be met by renewable energy resources by 2020, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory: <a href="http://www.citizen.org/documents/RenewableEnergy.pdf "><strong>100</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Overview/Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-middle-class-position-ana"> <h3 class="field-label">Middle Class Position Analysis</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p><strong>The Middle Class Supports.</strong> This bill represents an important step in the right direction for an American middle class that is both squeezed by high energy bills and prices at the pump and also concerned about clean air and water and the threat of global warming. Fossil fuels are not a sustainable option for the nation’s growing energy needs, yet substantial public investment is needed to jump start the development and promotion of renewable energy sources and energy-efficient technologies. In the short term, this investment would create jobs producing renewable energy and technology. In the long term, new energy sources and more efficient technology promise environmental and public health benefits, as well as lower costs for the American middle class. The CLEAN Energy Act also funds the investments in an appropriate way: by repealing taxpayer subsidies to the oil industry, which is already making booming profits at the expense of middle-class consumers.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog-header"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Header</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Join the discussion</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-quotes"> <h3 class="field-label">Quotes from Experts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Text</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-beyond"> <h3 class="field-label">Beyond this Bill</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-related-blog-link"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Link</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><a href="http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2007/10/save_at_the_pump_while_saving_1.html" target="_blank">Save at the Pump While Saving the Planet! Or Why You Support the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-additional-resources"> <h3 class="field-label">Additional Resources</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>"<a href="http://www.apolloalliance.org/docUploads/ApolloReport%5F022404%5F122748%2Epdf ">New Energy for America: The Apollo Jobs Report for Good Jobs and Energy Independence</a>,” from the Apollo Alliance</p> <p>“<a href="http://www.kicktheoilhabit.org/index.php">Kick the Oil Habit: Stop the Subsidies</a>” from the Center for American Progress</p> <p><a href="http://www.crest.org/ ">The Renewable Energy Policy Project</a></p> <p>“<a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/ ">Clean Energy</a>,” from the Union of Concerned Scientists</p> </div> </div> </div> Corporate taxes Efficient technology Energy &amp; Environment Global warming Green buildings Oil Renewable fuels Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:20:53 -0400 atraub 43 at http://themiddleclass.org http://themiddleclass.org/bill/clean-energy-act-2007 <div class="field field-type-legislation field-field-legislation"> <h3 class="field-label">Legislation</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-position"> <h3 class="field-label">The middle class</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Supports</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-video-cck field-field-video-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Video Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><object height="185" width="223"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zdhOXWL9D34"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zdhOXWL9D34&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="185" width="223"></object></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-injustice-facts"> <h3 class="field-label">Injustice Facts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>Total profits of top five U.S. oil companies from 2001-2007: <a href="http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/07/money_guzzlers.html"><strong>$457.7 billion</strong></a></p> <p>Minimum amount the average annual household expenditure for gasoline has increased over the last five years: <a href="http://judiciary.house.gov/media/pdfs/Cooper070516.pdf"><strong>$1,000</strong></a></p> <p>Total new subsidies for the oil and gas industries in the 2005 energy bill: <a href="http://www.citizen.org/cmep/energy_enviro_nuclear/electricity/energybill/2005/articles.cfm?ID=13980"><strong>$6 billion</strong></a></p> <p>Percentage of Americans who are concerned that the nation’s reliance on foreign oil could negatively affect future price of gas and heating oil: <a href="http://www.consumerfed.org/pdfs/CFA_For_Immediate_Release052107.pdf "><strong>93</strong></a> </p> <p>Percentage of total U.S. electricity demand that could technically be met by renewable energy resources by 2020, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory: <a href="http://www.citizen.org/documents/RenewableEnergy.pdf "><strong>100</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Overview/Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-middle-class-position-ana"> <h3 class="field-label">Middle Class Position Analysis</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p><strong>The Middle Class Supports.</strong> This bill represents an important step in the right direction for an American middle class that is both squeezed by high energy bills and prices at the pump and also concerned about clean air and water and the threat of global warming. Fossil fuels are not a sustainable option for the nation’s growing energy needs, yet substantial public investment is needed to jump start the development and promotion of renewable energy sources and energy-efficient technologies. In the short term, this investment would create jobs producing renewable energy and technology. In the long term, new energy sources and more efficient technology promise environmental and public health benefits, as well as lower costs for the American middle class. The CLEAN Energy Act also funds the investments in an appropriate way: by repealing taxpayer subsidies to the oil industry, which is already making booming profits at the expense of middle-class consumers.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog-header"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Header</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">Join the discussion</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-quotes"> <h3 class="field-label">Quotes from Experts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Text</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-beyond"> <h3 class="field-label">Beyond this Bill</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-related-blog-link"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Link</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><a href="http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2007/10/save_at_the_pump_while_saving_1.html" target="_blank">Save at the Pump While Saving the Planet! Or Why You Support the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-additional-resources"> <h3 class="field-label">Additional Resources</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>"<a href="http://www.apolloalliance.org/docUploads/ApolloReport%5F022404%5F122748%2Epdf ">New Energy for America: The Apollo Jobs Report for Good Jobs and Energy Independence</a>,” from the Apollo Alliance</p> <p>“<a href="http://www.kicktheoilhabit.org/index.php">Kick the Oil Habit: Stop the Subsidies</a>” from the Center for American Progress</p> <p><a href="http://www.crest.org/ ">The Renewable Energy Policy Project</a></p> <p>“<a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/ ">Clean Energy</a>,” from the Union of Concerned Scientists</p> </div> </div> </div> Corporate taxes Efficient technology Energy &amp; Environment Global warming Green buildings Oil Renewable fuels Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:20:53 -0400 atraub 43 at http://themiddleclass.org