Yes it is. It has been for a long time. We have a chance to grab on and stem some of the loss, but you better believe that Big Oil is going to do everything possible to undermine our efforts. In two weeks, there’s a vote on President Obama’s plan for a new energy economy. But, according to moveon.org, key Democrats are wavering in the face of a flurry of Big Oil ads claiming America can’t afford clean energy.
From a recent letter from the MoveOn team: “If we don’t pass this bill, we’ll lose our chance to create millions of good, green jobs for laid-off workers. We’ll lose our chance to give our kids a vibrant economy. And we’ll lose our chance to pay down our national debt. U.S. investment in wind power lags far behind, but when it comes to solar power, the story is even more infuriating: In the 1990s, the U.S. actually led the world in solar cell manufacturing. But in the Bush-Cheney years, China, Japan, and Europe all zoomed ahead of us in solar production. We can catch up, but only if we start quickly. Obama’s plan would aggressively scale up American wind and solar production-creating millions of new jobs and tackling climate change in one fell swoop.”
MoveOn cites a new report by Ben Furnas of the Center for American Progress. Please read the full report here and consider helping MoveOn counter the dirty-energy companies!
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