[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 12, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 63529-63530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26560]



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Vol. 76

Wednesday,

No. 197

October 12, 2011

Part VII





The President





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Proclamation 8730--National Energy Action Month, 2011



Proclamation 8731--German-American Day, 2011



Executive Order 13586--Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate 
Disputes Between Certain Railroads Represented by the National 
Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference 
and Their Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
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                Proclamation 8730 of October 6, 2011

                
National Energy Action Month, 2011

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Throughout our history, America's energy resources have 
                laid the foundation for our Nation's economic security 
                and prosperity, powering our factories, lighting our 
                classrooms, and warming our homes. Today, we stand at a 
                critical juncture. As global demand for energy grows, 
                the United States must take bold action to create a 
                more secure energy future and build a competitive 21st-
                century clean energy economy.

                Over the past two and a half years, my Administration 
                has taken unprecedented action to ensure America leads 
                in the development and deployment of clean energy. To 
                that end, we have made the largest investments in clean 
                energy in our Nation's history, which are giving rise 
                to cutting-edge technologies, creating new American 
                jobs and industries, and putting us on track to 
                doubling renewable energy capacity in the United States 
                by the end of next year. At the same time, we have 
                expanded safe and responsible development of our 
                domestic energy resources.

                To help save consumers money at the pump and on their 
                energy bills, my Administration has set historic new 
                fuel economy standards for cars and trucks and taken 
                steps to increase the efficiency of our homes and 
                buildings. We have established common-sense and cost-
                effective standards to reduce harmful pollution, 
                protecting our environment and the public health. And 
                we are leading by example, requiring the Federal 
                Government to increase energy efficiency, reduce waste, 
                and use its scale and resources to advance a clean 
                energy economy.

                Taken together, these steps are helping unlock American 
                innovation, create hundreds of thousands of jobs, and 
                increase our Nation's competitiveness in the global 
                economy. But these steps must mark the beginning of our 
                efforts, not the end. Today, the stakes are high and 
                the global competition to lead in clean energy is more 
                intense than ever before. The United States cannot 
                afford to fall behind on what will be one of the keys 
                to our success in the future.

                Across our Nation, millions of Americans are already 
                doing their part. Farmers are pushing the envelope to 
                develop advanced and renewable fuels, young people are 
                taking action to make their schools and communities 
                more sustainable, and our best scientists, engineers, 
                and entrepreneurs are working together to move new 
                ideas and technologies from the lab to the marketplace. 
                If America can do what it does best--tap into the 
                talents, skills, and creativity of our people to meet 
                the challenges of our time--we will not just lead the 
                clean energy economy, we will lead the 21st-century 
                global economy.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim October 2011 as 
                National Energy Action Month. I call upon the citizens 
                of the United States to recognize this month by making 
                cleaner energy choices that will help build a stronger 
                Nation, a more robust economy, and a healthier 
                environment for our children.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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