Congressional Energy Plan Takes our Nation Backward

A statement from Friends of the Earth criticizing a congressional energy plan for failing to reduce oil dependence, rolling back environmental protections, and prioritizing polluting industries over renewable energy.

• The congressional energy plan is described as failing to provide energy security or environmental protection, specifically failing to establish a path toward energy independence and removing a bipartisan proposal aimed at reducing oil imports by one million barrels per day.
• The bill is accused of undermining 30 years of environmental progress by granting the oil and gas industry exemptions from safe drinking water and clean water laws, and by permitting the federal government to conduct seismic inventories of oil and gas reserves in protected offshore areas.
• The plan allocates billions in taxpayer funding to the most polluting industries while providing insufficient support for energy efficiency and renewable energy.

APA

Zdeb, S. (2008). Congressional Energy Plan Takes our Nation Backward. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/2008-11-congressional-energy-plan-takes-our-nation-backward/

Chicago

Zdeb, Sara. Congressional Energy Plan Takes our Nation Backward. Friends of the Earth, 2008. https://foe.org/news/2008-11-congressional-energy-plan-takes-our-nation-backward/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Zdeb |first1=Sara |title=Congressional Energy Plan Takes our Nation Backward |publisher=Friends of the Earth |date=5 November 2008 |url=https://foe.org/news/2008-11-congressional-energy-plan-takes-our-nation-backward/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{zdeb2008congressional, author = {Zdeb, Sara}, title = {{Congressional Energy Plan Takes our Nation Backward}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2008}, month = nov, url = {https://foe.org/news/2008-11-congressional-energy-plan-takes-our-nation-backward/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }