Udall, DeGette sign on to push solar, wind
2007-07-25
Source: Associated Press
Several Western lawmakers are leading an effort in the House to set a national requirement that utilities produce 20 percent of their electricity from wind, solar and other renewable energy sources by 2020.
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rss feedDemocratic Reps. Diana DeGette and Mark Udall of Colorado and Tom Udall of New Mexico are among a group of lawmakers pushing to add the renewable electricity standard to a House bill promoting clean energy.
The renewable electricity proposal is a key - but controversial - measure that environmentalists say must pass if the nation is going to take meaningful steps to combat global warming and reduce dependence on foreign fossil fuel.
A similar effort failed in the Senate earlier this summer. The Western House members hope their effort will make it through Congress.
"We've entered an era of energy scarcity and high energy prices, and we need to start doing some different things in a different way," said Tom Udall, who first proposed the measure in 2002.
