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Ron Klein: A new Apollo Project for energy is really a mission to rebuild our economy. Smart energy policy is, in fact, good…

On the recordDecember 11, 2007
A new Apollo Project for energy is really a mission to rebuild our economy. Smart energy policy is, in fact, good economic policy. The two are inextricably intertwined. Done right, solving our crisis of climate change and oil dependence can create tremendous opportunity for America and the world, not only by avoiding the severe economic harm of climate disruption, but also by driving new investment into local and metropolitan economies, increasing social justice and reducing economic disparity by creating new career ladders and skilled domestic jobs across the economic spectrum.
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Ron Klein
Florida

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Highlighting the importance of energy policy and its economic implications.

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