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The American public still wants action on energy and climate PDF

Following on the heels of December's failure to achieve a binding international agreement on climate and January's surprise election of a Republican Senator in Massachusetts running against the administration's healthcare reform plan, it is time to look again at the public strength of support for pending energy and climate legislation. Public polling suggests that the public's support for action is deep and resilient in favor of capping global warming pollution, increasing energy independence, and relying more on clean renewable sources of energy.

Green Jobs Factsheet PDF

The economy is in deep decline, and America needs jobs. When people talk about creating “green jobs,” they’re often referring to work in the renewable energy sector. There are also green jobs in the woods, improving water quality, restoring habitat, and muting the effects of climate change. Research has shown that for every $1 million invested on restoration, between 13 — 29 jobs would be created or retained and over $2.1 million in total economic activity generated.

Now More Than Ever: Invest in a Green Economy VIDEO

It’s more important than ever to invest in a green economy — creating green jobs and protecting the air and water that keep us healthy. As President Obama calls for fiscal restraint in domestic spending, a coalition of public interest groups and conservation and wildlife organizations make the case for what Congress can do to create jobs while strengthening key environmental programs — all while cutting wasteful spending by nearly $20 billion per year.

Green Budget 2011 PDF

This report, referred to as the Green Budget, highlights the environmental communities’ Fiscal Year 2011 National Funding Priorities. The Green Budget, prepared annually by a coalition of national environmental and conservation organizations, illustrates how an infusion of federal money can help meet the environmental challenges of climate change and sustain our nation’s lands, waters and other natural resources.

BLM Data Shows Vast Federal Acreage Under Oil & Gas Leases That Are Not Developed PDF

Data recently released by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) solidly refutes industry allegations that the Obama Administration somehow has not made enough federal lands available for drilling and energy development. As data shows, industry controls tens of millions of acres of federal lands that have not been developed or not developed fully.

Total Acres Leased and Producible Acres on Federal Land (Oil and Gas) PDF

These charts detail the total number of acres leased for energy production on federal public lands versus the total producible acres. Data covers the years 2001 - 2008.

Number of APDs Approved and Number of Wells Spud During the Year on Federal Lands (Oil and Gas) PDF

These charts detail the number of APDs approved and wells spud on federal public lands from 2001 to 2008.

Broken Promises: The Reality of Oil Development in America's Arctic PDF

Proponents of oil development in Alaska have been making promises, and breaking them, for decades. More than thirty years of industrial activity in Alaska have demonstrated that oil production is inherently a dirty business. Despite the industry’s best intentions to minimize impacts, environmental and social effects are accumulating and resulting in lasting harm to ecosystems and indigenous cultures. This report calls attention to the many gaps between promise and reality, casting doubt on the reassurances being made by drilling proponents and their allies.

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