1.4.1: Energy Policy
All-of-the-Above Energy Policy. Other Information:
In the last four years, President Obama and the Democratic Party have taken concrete steps to make us more energy independent.
We've supported nearly 225,000 clean energy jobs and Americans are importing less oil, breathing cleaner air, and saving money
on energy costs. Historic investments in clean energy technologies have helped double the electricity we get from wind and
solar. New emissions and fuel efficiency standards for American cars are reducing our oil use, saving consumers at the pump,
and putting Americans back to work. Our dependence on foreign oil is now at a 16-year low, and a new era of cheap, abundant
natural gas is helping to bring jobs and industry back to the United States. We can move towards a sustainable energy-independent
future if we harness all of America's great natural resources. That means an all-of-the-above approach to developing America's
many energy resources, including wind, solar, biofuels, geothermal, hydropower, nuclear, oil, clean coal, and natural gas.
Indicator(s):
|
