On Wednesday, Dec. 5, the U.S. House of Representatives passed historic legislation that could save consumers billions at the gas pump, reduce our dependence on oil and create hundreds of thousands of clean energy jobs. The bill includes two crucial provisions — a renewable electricity standard for electric utilities that boosts renewable energy sources like wind and solar power and a long-overdue increase in fuel economy standards for vehicles.
U.S. Senate should pass renewable energy bill
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 | 10:00 a.m. CST;
updated 5:49 p.m. CDT, Saturday, July 19, 2008
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