Ecotrust in the News
Columbia Daily Tribune
May 26, 2009
by MINDY LUBBER and KRISTEN SHEERAN
Climate bill too critical to water down
Nothing should have quieted critics of the proposed climate and energy bill in Congress more than the recent news that Ford Motor Co. is spending half a billion dollars to convert a Michigan factory that made sport utility vehicles to one that will produce electric cars far into the future.
The announcement demonstrates how moving to a new, low-carbon society will be good for business, create more jobs, spur the kind of innovation that made American industry great, and — if we do it right — put this country back in world leadership for clean technology and commerce.
Congress is now at a critical juncture in its consideration of landmark legislation proposed by Reps. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Edward Markey, D-Mass. The bill would accelerate our nation’s essential shift to greater energy efficiency and new renewable energy sources and start phasing out our dependence on foreign oil and dirty coal.
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