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Ending America's energy deficit
By: Roberta Combs and Larry Schweiger
April 28, 2010 05:10 AM EDT 

America works best when Americans work together. 

We have been encouraged in recent months by the bipartisan efforts in the Senate to break through the energy gridlock. 

Now, though political divides threaten to stall progress, Congress must not turn aside from the continuing crisis. 

America’s energy policy is in a rut — and getting deeper by the day. Every 24 hours, we spend $1 billion dollars on imported oil — largely to nations that don’t like us and put our sons and daughters in harm’s way. 

Our oil dependency is a gaping hole in America’s wallet that drains our economy and leaves families victim to volatile gas prices. It puts our country’s national security at risk, sends jobs overseas and pollutes the environment. 

How have we been paying for America’s energy deficit? By borrowing money hand-over-fist from China, which holds nearly a trillion dollars in U.S. Treasury securities. 

Borrowing from China to pay for oil from the Middle East and Venezuela isn’t an energy strategy: It’s a recipe for economic ruin. 

America’s energy deficit may grow beyond oil, for China is racing ahead to develop energy alternatives. Four years ago, China owned 3 percent of the global solar-panel market. Today, it controls almost half. 

No nation in the world can out-compete America’s innovation and our workers — once we determine to lead. 

As leaders of national organizations — and grandparents — we believe America must look to the future to shape our energy priorities. 

Imagine what we could do if we kept even half the money we pay for oil and instead invested it in energy technologies here in America. 

Millions of new jobs would be created. America would lead the clean energy revolution instead of standing on the sidelines. 

Congress must act. This is why we supported Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and their three essential goals.

First, let’s slash our dependency on imported oil and pursue advanced technologies like next-generation biofuels, improve the fuel economy of cars and trucks and build a truck fleet powered by natural gas.

Second, let’s create jobs in new energy industries -- manufacturing, delivering and installing alternative energy technologies. 

Despite mixed signals from Washington, clean energy is one of the few bright spots in the sagging U.S. economy.

With a strong push from Congress, U.S. businesses and entrepreneurs will bring the power of America’s free market to bear on solving our energy crisis, while ensuring our future prosperity. 

Third, we must reduce pollution from smokestacks and tailpipes. Concerns for the environment are not Republican or Democrat, conservative or liberal. Protecting the air our kids breathe and the water they drink is a family value. We must continue to conserve America’s natural outdoor bounty as generations have done before us. 

An energy policy that provides incentives for clean energy alternatives and requires corporations to do their part to reduce pollution can boost our economy, while fulfilling our moral obligation as environmental stewards. 

Some may consider ours an unusual partnership. But our two organizations share a common interest in building support for a bipartisan energy plan. 

Whether our members approach this as people of faith, as hunters and anglers, as parents or grandparents or as young Americans looking to the future, they understand that the United States cannot afford to remain stuck in the energy rut we are in now. 

Divided, our energy policy will continue to serve those who profit from our oil dependency. Together, we can chart a new path on energy – that delivers greater security, more jobs and less pollution. 

We should do nothing less for our grandchildren. 

Roberta Combs is the president and CEO of the Christian Coalition of America. Larry Schweiger is president and CEO of National Wildlife Federation, and author of “Last Chance: Preserving Life on Earth.”
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http://dyn.politico.com/
printstory.cfm?uuid=3D40A7D82E-18FE-70B2-A8CB9AC62DE517D3

Ending America's energy deficit
By: Roberta Combs and Larry Schweiger
April 28, 2010 05:10 AM EDT=20

America works best when Americans work together.=20

We have been encouraged in recent months by the bipartisan efforts in the S=
enate to break through the energy gridlock.=20

Now, though political divides threaten to stall progress, Congress must not=
 turn aside from the continuing crisis.=20

America=92s energy policy is in a rut =97 and getting deeper by the day. Ev=
ery 24 hours, we spend $1 billion dollars on imported oil =97 largely to na=
tions that don=92t like us and put our sons and daughters in harm=92s way.=
=20

Our oil dependency is a gaping hole in America=92s wallet that drains our e=
conomy and leaves families victim to volatile gas prices. It puts our count=
ry=92s national security at risk, sends jobs overseas and pollutes the envi=
ronment.=20

How have we been paying for America=92s energy deficit? By borrowing money =
hand-over-fist from China, which holds nearly a trillion dollars in U.S. Tr=
easury securities.=20

Borrowing from China to pay for oil from the Middle East and Venezuela isn=
=92t an energy strategy: It=92s a recipe for economic ruin.=20

America=92s energy deficit may grow beyond oil, for China is racing ahead t=
o develop energy alternatives. Four years ago, China owned 3 percent of the=
 global solar-panel market. Today, it controls almost half.=20

No nation in the world can out-compete America=92s innovation and our worke=
rs =97 once we determine to lead.=20

As leaders of national organizations =97 and grandparents =97 we believe Am=
erica must look to the future to shape our energy priorities.=20

Imagine what we could do if we kept even half the money we pay for oil and =
instead invested it in energy technologies here in America.=A0

Millions of new jobs would be created. America would lead the clean energy =
revolution instead of standing on the sidelines.=20

Congress must act. This is why we supported Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), =
John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and their three essential =
goals.

First, let=92s slash our dependency on imported oil and pursue advanced tec=
hnologies like next-generation biofuels, improve the fuel economy of cars a=
nd trucks and build a truck fleet powered by natural gas.

Second, let=92s create jobs in new energy industries -- manufacturing, deli=
vering and installing alternative energy technologies.=20

Despite mixed signals from Washington, clean energy is one of the few brigh=
t spots in the sagging U.S. economy.

With a strong push from Congress, U.S. businesses and entrepreneurs will br=
ing the power of America=92s free market to bear on solving our energy cris=
is, while ensuring our future prosperity.=20

Third, we must reduce pollution from smokestacks and tailpipes. Concerns fo=
r the environment are not Republican or Democrat, conservative or liberal. =
Protecting the air our kids breathe and the water they drink is a family va=
lue. We must continue to conserve America=92s natural outdoor bounty as gen=
erations have done before us.=20

An energy policy that provides incentives for clean energy alternatives and=
 requires corporations to do their part to reduce pollution can boost our e=
conomy, while fulfilling our moral obligation as environmental stewards.=20

Some may consider ours an unusual partnership. But our two organizations sh=
are a common interest in building support for a bipartisan energy plan.=20

Whether our members approach this as people of faith, as hunters and angler=
s, as parents or grandparents or as young Americans looking to the future, =
they understand that the United States cannot afford to remain stuck in the=
 energy rut we are in now.=20

Divided, our energy policy will continue to serve those who profit from our=
 oil dependency. Together, we can chart a new path on energy =96 that deliv=
ers greater security, more jobs and less pollution.=20

We should do nothing less for our grandchildren.=20

Roberta Combs is the president and CEO of the Christian Coalition of Americ=
a. Larry Schweiger is president and CEO of National Wildlife Federation, an=
d author of =93Last Chance: Preserving Life on Earth.=94
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