Senator
Conrad's BOLD Energy Bill
Senator
Conrad introduces his BOLD Energy Act in the United States
Senate on April 6, 2006 |
Saying
that we should look to the Midwest rather than the Middle East
for our energy needs, Senator Kent Conrad introduced sweeping
energy legislation designed to break our dependence on foreign
sources of energy and bring relief to American consumers. Senator
Conrad said that our addiction to foreign oil threatens our economy
and national security, and called for major new investments in
renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, fuel efficiency,
coal-to-liquid projects, and other alternative fuel technologies.
Senator
Conrad's bill is called the Breaking Our Long-term Dependence,
or BOLD, Energy Act. Through a mix of tax credits, grants and
new renewable fuel standards set by the legislation, Senator Conrad's
bill would increase production of renewable energy and alternative
fuels, reward conservation, fund research into new energy technology,
and upgrade our nation's electricity grid.
Senator
Conrad's Floor Statement on his BOLD Energy Bill
BOLD
Fact Sheet
Conrad's
BOLD Energy Act Discussed at Agriculture Hearing on Biofuels
(04-26-06) (.mp3)
Senator's
Bill Aims to Break America's Dependence on Foreign Oil
Listen
to Senator Conrad Introduce the BOLD Bill
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