Issues: Oil & Energy

A Responsible Energy Plan for America

America's dependence on the polluting energy technologies of the past threatens our nation's economy, health, and security and contributes to the most urgent environmental and public health crisis of our time: global warming. But clean energy solutions exist today. This April 2005 NRDC paper details an energy policy that would enhance our national security, reduce air and water pollution, curb global warming, create jobs, and protect wildlands and wildlife.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Saving 2.5 Million Barrels of Oil a Day by 2015
Chapter 2: Providing America with Clean, Affordable Electricity
Chapter 3: Creating a Responsible Natural Gas Policy

For analyses of recent energy legislation proposed in Congress, see NRDC's legislative fact sheets.

Related NRDC Pages
Re-energize America
America's Oil Policies
Managing America's Natural Gas "Crisis"
Growing Energy: How Biofuels Can Help End America's Oil Dependence

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