Sanbornton, NH – Speaking at a house party in Sanbornton, US Senate Candidate Jay Buckey urged House and Senate leaders to support renewable energy in the energy bill under consideration. “Taking out the renewable energy provisions would head us in exactly the wrong direction,” said Buckey. Today Buckey added,. “Renewable energy is our future, oil is our past.”

Yesterday the New York Times reported that in energy bill negotiations, support for renewable energy may be on the cutting block. The bill now includes subsidies for nuclear and coal power, as well as subsidized oil field leases. Fuel economy standards, portfolio energy requirements for energy companies, and renewable energy tax incentives are thought to be at risk in current negotiations.

Commenting today from the campaign's headquarters in Lebanon, NH Buckey said, “We have a clear choice ahead of us, We can either devote ever increasing resources to defending and securing access to petroleum resources around the world, or we can start to develop new energy options that will take us into the 21st century. The stakes are high and we should not back off from setting aggressive standards for renewable energy and fuel economy.”

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