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Hillary Clinton's Plan to Create a Thriving Green Energy Sector in Oregon and Across America

By SDIII

EUGENE, OREGON (April 5, 2008) The Climate was electrifying for the President to be, as she entered the auditorium chants for Hillary echoed from all different directions.
Although She was late leaving Portland, it did not dampen the spirit of the Eugene folks waiting to see her in Eugene.

Unlike Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton chose to be up front and personable..posing questions and outlining her plan to better America.

A permanent renewable production tax credit and new consumer tax incentives to support Oregon's cutting edge wind-power sector.
A Green Building Fund to Help Oregon to continue its first-in-the-nation status on cerified buildings per capita.
A Made Green in America Fund that would provide Oregon with at least $6.5 million per year to invest in clean energy technology manufacturing.
Green transportation investments to help light rail projests like the MAX in Portland.
25% Renewable Electricity by 2025
Encourage investment in wind, solar and other renewable energy production by making permanent the 1.9 cent per kilowatt-hour tax credit for producing electricity from renewable sources.
Provide tax incentives for families and businesses to install small-scale renewable energy such as rooftop solar panels and;
Establish national "net metering" standards to ensure that families and businesses who install solar panels or other renewable energy resources can sell power back to the grid on fair terms.

Oregon is a leader in green buildings and energy efficiency; its per capita carbon footprint is among the five lowest nationwide, and Oregon has more certified green buildings per capita than any other state. As President , Hillary will provide the resources and tools to help Oregon accelerate this process by:

Create a Green Building Fund. Through the fund, the federal government would allocate $1 billion annually to states to make grants or low-interest loads to improve energy efficiency in public buildings, such as schools, police stations, firehouses and offices. The GBF will create more than 100,000 new "green collar" jobs. To be eligible for funding, projects would need to meet tough efficiency standards, such as the EPA Energy Star standard for buildings. The cost of this program would be split between the federal government and states and localities, and would provide$15 million annually to Oregon to be used in sucessful programs such as Portland's "City Energy Challenge," which has reduced the city's energy bill by $11 million since 1991, or the Energy Trust of Oregon, which through 2006 had implemented energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in buildings to save and generate elecricity to power 109,000 homes and enough natural gas to heat 9,000 homes. The program has also removed over 2 billion pounds of CO2 from our atmoshere.
Modernizing 20 Million Low-Income Homes to improve Energy Efficiency.
Invest an additional $1 billion in intercity passenger fail systems.
Increase Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards to 55 Miles Per Gallon.
Accelerate the Production of "Plug-In" Hybrid Electric Vehicles.
Put 2,000 "Plug-In" Hybrid School Buses on the Road.
A "Made Green In America" Fund.
A Green-Manufacturing Extension Partnership (G-MEP).

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