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Jeff Merkley: “Any argument? Do the other folks agree that 12 percent might be about right to aim for by 2012?”

On the recordJuly 15, 2009
Any argument? Do the other folks agree that 12 percent might be about right to aim for by 2012?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley questions the appropriateness of a 12 percent target for energy efficiency by 2012.

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