[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 14, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H190]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                          CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, it is no secret that power generation 
produces the vast majority of carbon pollution that is causing climate 
change. In order to mitigate the impacts of climate change, we have no 
choice but to find cleaner, more sustainable energy sources. The good 
news is we have been making progress. For example, thanks to both 
Federal and private investments, my district on California's central 
coast is now home to two of the largest operating solar farms in the 
world, and more are on the way.
  I had the pleasure of visiting these facilities last week, and they 
are truly a sight to behold. Together, the California Valley Solar 
Ranch and the Topaz Solar Farms are already generating 550 megawatts of 
electricity and powering hundreds of thousands of California homes. The 
clean energy generated from these two projects alone is equivalent to 
removing 135,000 cars from our roads. Not to mention that these 
projects have also created hundreds of local construction jobs.
  There is no silver bullet to stopping climate change, but renewable 
energy is certainly a big step in the right direction. I urge my 
colleagues to join in in helping to stop climate change. Let's invest 
in a clean energy future.

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