Katmandu
01-08-2010, 06:56 PM
http://www.pickensplan.com/petition/
President Obama and Congress: We want an energy independence plan for America NOW!
Our economy is bleeding billions for foreign oil — much of it from countries that don't like us. That's billions we should use to create American jobs.
We've waited patiently while Congress debated the stimulus package and then healthcare reform. While discussion of our dangerous dependence on foreign oil was put on the backburner, we continued to import nearly two-thirds of the oil we use.
We can't wait any longer.
President Obama and the 111th Congress can break the cycle of foreign oil dependence by immediately enacting an energy plan that reduces our foreign oil dependence by at least 30% within ten years. Delaying any further means tacit support for continuing America's addiction to foreign oil.
Most of the oil we import is used as a transportation fuel — cars, trucks, aircraft, boats and trains. About one barrel out of every five is used as diesel fuel to power heavy trucks, including 18-wheelers.
The only domestic fuel that is available to immediately reduce our dependence on foreign oil is natural gas. Natural gas is cheaper than diesel fuel. Natural gas is cleaner than diesel. It's abundant. And it's ours.
The time to act is now and the NAT GAS Act (H.R. 1835 and S. 1408) is the best tool we've had in decades to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
http://www.pickensplan.com/petition/
President Obama and Congress: We want an energy independence plan for America NOW!
Our economy is bleeding billions for foreign oil — much of it from countries that don't like us. That's billions we should use to create American jobs.
We've waited patiently while Congress debated the stimulus package and then healthcare reform. While discussion of our dangerous dependence on foreign oil was put on the backburner, we continued to import nearly two-thirds of the oil we use.
We can't wait any longer.
President Obama and the 111th Congress can break the cycle of foreign oil dependence by immediately enacting an energy plan that reduces our foreign oil dependence by at least 30% within ten years. Delaying any further means tacit support for continuing America's addiction to foreign oil.
Most of the oil we import is used as a transportation fuel — cars, trucks, aircraft, boats and trains. About one barrel out of every five is used as diesel fuel to power heavy trucks, including 18-wheelers.
The only domestic fuel that is available to immediately reduce our dependence on foreign oil is natural gas. Natural gas is cheaper than diesel fuel. Natural gas is cleaner than diesel. It's abundant. And it's ours.
The time to act is now and the NAT GAS Act (H.R. 1835 and S. 1408) is the best tool we've had in decades to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
http://www.pickensplan.com/petition/