| We all watched in horror as the news agencies | | | | fronts. Renewable energy system sales and |
| made their broadcasts of the Deepwater Horizon | | | | installations would skyrocket while at the same |
| oil rig in flames after suffering a huge explosion. | | | | time creating hundreds of thousands of jobs |
| Now many weeks later we are learning that there | | | | nationwide and instead of anticipating carbon |
| were many alarming and negligent lack of repairs | | | | fueled energy reductions of 83% by 2050 we |
| that are allegedly responsible for the millions of | | | | could realize these goals much sooner. When |
| gallons of oil that are now poisoning the Gulf of | | | | was the last time the US actually beat a dead line |
| Mexico. An entire fishing industry which spans the | | | | we set when it came to any kind of carbon |
| entire southeastern US and which supports | | | | reductions? For many weeks and months we |
| thousands of workers and their families braces as | | | | have been hearing how badly our country needs |
| their very livelihoods are being threatened as is | | | | to "lead" the world in renewable energy system |
| the wildlife. Companies like British Petroleum | | | | manufacturing and use yet when it comes to |
| "promised" to protect our Gulf coast, waters and | | | | actually making it happen it has become far too |
| wildlife through proactive maintenance measures | | | | commonplace to offer up excuses for having |
| of their oil rigs and even assured congress that | | | | missed the mark. |
| something like this could never happen and now | | | | Aggressively proactive Clean Energy legislation is |
| there is no end in sight for this horrendous event | | | | what this country needs to ensure that the |
| that will detrimentally affect our gulf coast and its | | | | likelihood of any further disasters such as the one |
| residence for years to come. | | | | we are currently facing in the Gulf are a thing of |
| Meanwhile, new legislation was introduced by | | | | our past rather than a future we need to dread |
| Senators Kerry and Lieberman to deal with Clean | | | | and wait in fear of. Now is the time for every |
| Energy and Climate Change concerns that many | | | | American to voice your opinions to your Senators |
| Americans now have a new perspective on given | | | | on just how important it is to pass this legislation |
| this latest oil spill disaster. Should the US Senate | | | | so that it is cost effective for every home to |
| craft this legislation with all of the mandates such | | | | have a renewable energy system so they can |
| as requiring state utilities to provide at least 30% | | | | take personal responsibility in not only their own |
| of their electrical energy generated from | | | | energy needs but the energy needs of our world. |
| renewable energy systems of home and business | | | | There are just too many positive effects that |
| owners who provide this energy through net | | | | would result from this to be ignored and if handled |
| metering to their grids and mandating an energy | | | | correctly could prove to be the shot in the arm |
| buy back program to incentivize it the end | | | | our nations economy needs to put 12 million |
| results would be incredibly positive on many | | | | unemployed citizens back to work. |