Bob is fighting to improve our energy policies to
meet our changing needs. With power outages still
occurring in the heat of summer, we must do more to
increase conservation programs and invest in the
development and expansion of renewable energy.
Conservation
Bob is working hard to raise energy efficiency
standards for many products we use daily. Bob has
pushed for increased fuel efficiency standards for
cars and trucks and eliminating tax cuts for oil
companies already posting record breaking profits.
Dependence on foreign oil from the Middle East is
not in our nation’s best interest!
Bob recently signed a letter to the Environmental
Protection Agency, requesting that the Agency allow
other states to adopt California’s stricter auto
emission standards. He will work with his colleagues
in the new Congress to help make California’s
emission standard the federal standard, so that all
Americans can save money in fuel and maintenance
costs.
Renewable Energy
California has been a national leader in increasing
alternative energy usage and one area that Bob takes
to heart. Bob has been fighting hard to increase
investment in renewable energy programs, including
geothermal energy production in Imperial Valley and
solar energy development in the San Diego area. He
knows that renewable energy is:
i.
Diverse-
Renewable energy gives local consumers the right to
choose the type of energy they wish to purchase so
that we are not reliant on just one source of
energy.
ii.
Decentralized-
With renewable energy programs right in our
communities and hometowns, we eliminate the
middleman- we can make it here and we use it here.
iii.
Domestic-
It’s our local businesses and communities that
benefit from renewable energy, not foreign
governments in the Middle East.
Border Power Plants
Many of our communities are
experiencing high levels of air pollution and
record-level asthma rates- this is unacceptable!
Bob has been fighting to reduce the
amount of air particles and other pollutants that
contribute to asthma and other allergies. He has
introduced legislation to force international power
plants, which emit tons of air particles and other
pollutants, to meet U.S. air quality guidelines. Bob
will continue to fight to reduce these environmental
exposures so we can all breathe easier.
BOB'S STATEMENTS
ON ENERGY!
|