With war raging in the Middle East, oil and gas prices surging, and global warming threatening our future, we cannot wait for the promise of a new energy future. We need to start now.

Please sign a petition calling on Congress to endorse a strong, no nonsense plan to move our country toward a bold, new energy future.

Petition Text:
America has the know-how to move us away from our dependence on oil and toward a cleaner, more secure future. What our nation needs is leaders who support moving America in a new direction that puts our national security, our environment, our global climate and our children’s futures above Big Oil and other powerful interests.

To deliver on the promise of a new energy future, we urge you to support the following goals:

* Reduce our dependence on oil by saving one-third of the oil we use today by 2025 (7 million barrels per day). Through improved gas mileage, better transportation choices and clean fuels, we could easily save more than twice the amount of oil we import from the Persian Gulf.

* Harness clean, renewable, homegrown energy sources like wind, solar and farm-based bio-fuels for at least a quarter of all energy needs by 2025. America has virtually limitless potential to generate electricity from renewable energy sources such as wind power and solar power. In fact, the wind that blows through America’s plains is enough to meet the electricity needs of the entire country. We also can power our cars with renewable energy by using energy crops such a switchgrass and agricultural by-products.

* Save Energy with high performance homes, buildings and appliances so that by 2025 we use 10 percent less energy than we do today. Dramatic improvements in energy efficiency are possible in virtually every aspect of American life. By building homes and offices that use less energy and improving the efficiency of appliances and industrial equipment, we can transform the way we consume energy.

* Invest in a New Energy Future. By committing $30 billion over the next 10 years to the New Energy for America Initiative, we could triple research and development funding for the energy-saving and renewable technologies we need to achieve these goals.