by John D. Wilson -
Jun 5th, 2009 
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and other advocates are becoming increasingly concerned about the House Waxman-Markey energy and climate bill and its companion in the Senate for a host of reasons.
Among the most dramatic changes made by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is the “Combined Efficiency and Renewable Energy Standard,” or CERES as people are starting to call it.
It's clear that President Obama’s campaign pledge to “create millions of new green jobs” by ensuring that 25 percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources by 2025 is not being realized in this legislation.
Our analysis suggests the latest version of the bill would not help America make any progress towards that goal, at least through 2020. Furthermore, the bill falls far short of Obama’s pledge “to reduce electricity demand 15 percent from projected levels by 2020.”
Let’s be clear, in addition to creating a healthier economy and global environment, these provisions are essential to the long-term jobs strategy that we desperately need.
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