Is $4 Gas Key to Energy Crisis?
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No, but neither are most of the short-term, easy-fix solutions to gas prices currently being discussed. High gas prices are straining family budgets, driving up the cost of food, and forcing some to reconsider vacations and other travel. Yet they have also led to decreased car and fuel usage, and increased awareness of just how large an issue our energy consumption is.
Several local governments are focusing on long-term, sustainable proposals that would shift the nation toward conserving energy, improving energy efficiency, and increasing renewable energy production. Now Congress needs to adopt federal policies that require electric utilities to produce at least 20 percent of their power from renewable resources by 2020, mandate a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of at least 25 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, and help other countries adapt to climate change.
Take Action
This election season is a good time to urge candidates for Congress to support long-term solutions to the energy crisis. Urge the congressional candidates in your area to support sensible, sustainable strategies that will conserve energy and end dependence on oil.
Background
Read “Is the High Price of Gas an Opportunity?” This article will appear in FCNL’s September 2008 Washington Newsletter.
Learn more about FCNL's views on energy and the environment.
Contacting Legislators
Contact your members of Congress through FCNL's web site.
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