The president has asked Congress to adopt his energy plan. But big oil, the coal industry and other powerful interests have hired more than 2,000 lobbyists to stop him. That’s nearly four lobbyists for every member of Congress.

They’re hoping their political access and influence, as well as their  campaign contributions, will mold the plan to preserve the status quo. We’re bringing the debate to front porches, kitchens, living rooms and town halls across Washington and America. Thousands of us are telling Washington that we want to repower America with clean energy so we can rebuild our economy and end the climate crisis.

Call on your member of Congress, asking them to commit to repower America with clean energy, protect our environment, and transform our economy in the process.

There’s no question that America has the technological know-how to meet 100 percent of our energy needs with clean, renewable energy. Wind turbines and solar panels can supply limitless clean, renewable energy to power and heat millions of homes and businesses. We can make high performance energy efficient homes that generate their own clean power and dramatically reduce our energy consumption.

With the war raging in the Middle East, the economic downturn, and global warming threatening our future, we cannot wait. Repowering America with 100 percent clean, renewable energy is the most effective way to improve our energy security, jump-start our economy, and avoid the worst effects of global warming. We need to start now. That’s why we’re calling on congress and the incoming administration to make energy efficiency, expanding our public transportation, deploying renewable energy technology, and reducing the pollution that causes global warming central elements in America's economic policies.

Progress towards Repowering America

Washingtonians want real change that creates jobs and preserves our environment. Last year, working with our national federation, Environment Washington helped move congress towards a new energy future by approving $78.6 billion in funding for clean energy, energy efficiency, and green transportation through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. But that was just a first step- we need to do much, much more. Environment Washington's Repower America campaign is promoting a national Renewable Energy Standard (RES) that would require the nation’s utilities to incorporate an increasing amount of renewable energy into their mix of electricity resources.  In addition we are working to increase the development of a green skilled workforce, increased building efficiency, and the rapid deployment of renewable energy, so that we can reduce pollution and jump-start our economy.