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The smokefree legislation in UK We are all connected to acts of torture
Racial violence
erupts in Sydney The Iraq illusion - by Paul Rogers I found the Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction! Europe's anti-terror secrets - by Mats Engström Submission of HREOC to Senate Inquiry Anti-Terrorism Bill Senator Kerry Nettle the gap between the rich and poor has continue to grow Senator Linda Kirk Senator Despoja WHY IS FRANCE BURNING?
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Dear Antonios, As working families continue to pay $3 for a gallon of gas and brace for a spike in heating costs for the winter, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would give even more taxpayer financed subsidies to big oil companies. After Republicans extended the initial five-minute vote by an unprecedented additional forty minutes to persuade two moderate Republicans to change their votes, the bill passed 212-210-largely along party lines with twelve Republicans and one Independent voting with the unified Democratic Party against the bill. The deceptively named Gasoline for America's Security Act will do nothing to help lower record high gas prices or to relieve our perilous dependence on foreign oil. Instead, under the guise of hurricane relief, this new bill shamefully rolls back critical environmental protections, undermines state and local lawmakers, and even comes to the rescue of price gougers by limiting penalties that can be levied against those who take advantage of Americans at the pump. As the vote was being taken, the Apollo Alliance held press conference featuring, Robert L. Borosage, Apollo Alliance; Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA), William Klinefelter, USWA; Jeff Rickert, Apollo Alliance; and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), calling on Congress to fight back against the wrong-headed "Gasoline for America's Security Act" and call for a crash program to achieve American energy independence. Listen to the Press Conference Activities in Washington DC Give Us Hope of America's New Energy Future At the same time, there are glimmers of hope and proactive proposals gaining momentum on the Hill. Prominent figures in Washington, like Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, have called for an Apollo Project for Energy. The project echoes Apollo Alliance's call for a massive commitment to support research and development necessary to develop alternative energy sources to free us from foreign oil by 2020. Learn More About Senator Harry Reid's Plan Senator Reid joins a chorus of voices calling for proactive approaches to dealing with our perilous dependence on foreign oil. Representative Jay Inslee has proposed the New Apollo Energy Act. The act will invest in America's new energy future and reduce our dependence on foreign oil by including incentives for consumers to purchase fuel efficient vehicles. The act seeks to produce notable reductions in domestic oil consumption -- cuts of 600,000 barrels a day by 2010, 1,700,000 barrels by 2015, and 3,000,000 barrels by 2020. Learn More About the New Apollo Energy Act Senator Joe Lieberman put forward a slate of legislative solutions to our energy crisis by unveiling a plan to break America's dependence on foreign oil. Senator Lieberman proposes to push the development and marketing of hybrid technologies and alternative fuel vehicles, and providing tax credits to help American manufacturers compete in this emerging market. Learn More About Senator Lieberman's Plan Furthermore, Senator Barack Obama and Senator Richard G. Lugar are sponsoring a briefing on the future of the U.S. automotive industry in an era of historically high oil and gasoline prices. You can participate in this briefing tomorrow, Thursday, October 13th at 2:00pm EST at 902 Hart Senate Office Building. Find Out More About the Briefing Leadership on the Hill reflects what the public knows: that the time for a solution is now. A recent poll by the Democracy Corps illustrated the public's continuing support for an Apollo-like crash program to achieve energy independence. According to their poll, two of the most strongly supported policy proposals in response to Hurricane Katrina were to: 1. Take steps to reduce our dependence on oil. In the recent cover article of The Nation, Robert L. Borosage (Apollo Alliance Steering Committee Member) calls for a "real contract with America" in which Congress unleashes new energy for America. "In contrast to the Big Oil policies of the Administration that leave us more dependent on foreign supplies, pledge to launch a concerted drive for energy independence like the one called for by the Apollo Alliance. Create new jobs by investing in efficiency and alternative energy sources, helping America capture the growing green industries of the future." In Focus House Republicans Pass Deceptive Gas Bill Senator Reid Proposes an Apollo Energy Plan for Energy Independence in a Decade Representative Jay Inslee Proposes The New Apollo Energy Act Senator Joe Lieberman Proposes Manufacturing Incentives to American Automakers for the Production of Hybrid Vehicles Senator Barack Obama and Senator Richard G. Lugar Sponsor a Briefing on the Future of the American Auto Industry and Rising Gas Prices The Public Continues to Broadly Support the Apollo Alliance "The Nation" includes the Apollo Alliance as an Integral Part of a "Real" Contract With America |
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