[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12401]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY

  (Mr. SIRES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, the disaster in the gulf has made it 
increasingly evident that we must reevaluate our Nation's energy policy 
to prioritize renewable energy sources and focus on a clean energy 
economy. It is unfortunate that it has taken a man-made tragedy of this 
scale to open our eyes to both the economic and environmental dangers 
of offshore drilling and our reliance on fossil fuels. In addition to 
ensuring that BP is held accountable for the damages done to the gulf 
coast community, we must take this time to refocus on clean energy 
policies to ensure that a catastrophe of this nature never occurs 
again.
  Comprehensive energy reform will not only help protect our pristine 
coastlines, but it will insist on ensuring that America stays 
competitive in the global economy. According to a new poll released by 
the Pew Research Center, the American people are now on our side and 
strongly support alternative energy production. Now is the time to 
launch a cleaner, smarter, more cost-effective energy future to protect 
our environment and create millions of clean energy jobs.

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