House Consideration of the American Clean Energy and Security Act This Week
June 23, 2009
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (HR 2454) was filed with the Rules Committee last night and expected to be considered by the House on Friday. The legislation will revitalize our economy by creating millions of new jobs, increase our national security by reducing our dependence on foreign oil, and preserve our planet by reducing the pollution that causes global warming.
Moving to a clean energy economy and transitioning off foreign oil will create whole new industries and as many as 3 to 5 million clean energy jobs. The energy efficiency provisions alone in the bill will generate 650,000 jobs per year by 2030 and dollar for dollar, investments in a clean energy economy will create four times as many jobs as investments in the oil and gas industry. Between 1998 and 2007, jobs in the clean energy economy grew more than 9 percent, two and one"half times the rate for traditional jobs between 1998 and 2007. See how it works:
Learn more from the Select Committee on Global Warming and Energy Independence>>