[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H658]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          CAP CARBON POLLUTION

  (Mr. INSLEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, I visited a couple of fascinating companies. 
Applied Materials in Santa Clara, California, makes the world's largest 
photovoltaic cell because they figured out a way to do it and reduce 
manufacturing costs. I then drove up the road to Bloom Energy, which 
has developed a fuel cell that actually can convert natural gas to 
electricity right on site at your home or your office.
  These two companies are typical of the companies that can lead to the 
creation of millions of new clean-energy jobs for a new clean-energy 
economy in the United States, but they are waiting on the other Chamber 
to pass a bill that will put a limit on carbon pollution. Once we put a 
limit on carbon pollution, companies like Applied Materials and Bloom 
Energy will in fact bloom and blossom because they will be on a level 
playing field. Let's get a cap on carbon pollution. Let's build a new 
clean energy economy for this country.

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