[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17422]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPO

  (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank Congressman Mark Udall and 
Congressman Zach Wamp and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency 
Caucus for sponsoring the expo today in the Cannon Caucus Room. I urge 
all Members and staff to attend.
  I believe Members from both sides of the aisle can agree that 
renewable energy and energy efficiency will be a big part of our effort 
to wean ourselves from a dangerous reliance on foreign oil.
  This new and developing sector of the economy will generate thousands 
of new jobs, high-paying green collar jobs, that will remain in America 
and won't be outsourced.
  The union of renewable energy and energy efficiency with the built 
environment will not only generate new jobs and new technology, but it 
will help to immediately address global climate change. According to 
recent studies, the quickest and easiest way to positively affect 
global climate change is to design and build--or retrofit--high-
performance green buildings. These buildings are energy efficient, 
healthy, safe, and secure.
  Developing buildings that use renewable energy and seeking energy 
efficiency is a win for the economy, for the environment, and for the 
people who work in them.

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