[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 107 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H6094]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        EXPANDING ENERGY HORIZON

  (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, recently, I took part in a 
House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing concerning hydropower and 
exploring its role as a continued source of clean, renewable energy for 
the future.
  In Nebraska, we have benefited from clean, inexpensive and renewable 
hydropower. These projects in Nebraska's third district serve 
irrigation, flood control, and recreation activities. Demand for fuel 
and power continues to grow, giving all sources of domestic resources, 
including offshore oil fields and ANWR, solar, nuclear, wind, and 
hydropower, an increasingly important role for the future.
  Unfortunately, so many special interest groups have said ``no'' to 
virtually every solution, including clean, renewable hydropower, non-
emitting nuclear power, clean coal technology, wind power, and 
certainly responsible domestic exploration.
  Madam Speaker, we can do better. We must do better.

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