Energy use has declined as the economy has grown. Cars and trucks are becoming more efficient. All of that is good. At the same time, when you look at the affect that we already see from a destabilizing climate, droughts, wildfires, severe storms, you know that we need to be doing everything we can to accelerate a transition to a clean energy future, and weeks when we set the standard that high, that is when the president does not always reach the right marks. The way the president has laid out his priorities from mitigation, both from power plants and mobile sources, cars and trucks, is sound. It is a comprehensive, strategic approach. But, in the face of persistent, unyielding opposition, both from most segments of the Republican Party, as well as the oil, coal, and gas industries, the president has not always reached the strongest longterm view, and sometimes steps back from what actually needs to be done. Host michael brune, let me show you what the president had to say last week,
Energy. We will kick off with your Energy Habits. How have they changed over the years . Emocrat, host 202 5853880 republicans, 202 5853881. Independence and all others, 202 5855883. Send us a tweet at cspanwj. Mail us, journal cspan. Org let me begin with a poll taken energy and the environment tradeoffs. From an april 10 poll, americans are still divided on this Energy Environment tradeoff. Americans divide evenly when asked whether the u. S. Should Prioritize Energy production, or environmental protection, 45 , when goals conflict. From 2000 one to 2008, americans came down on the side of the environment. Since 2009, they have been divided or showed a preference for energy production. Aside from a shift for the environment in the late of the gulf of Mexico Oil Spill in april 2010. Have your Energy Habits changed over the years, what do you think about this . We want to hear from you this morning. More polls. Is it possible to reduce the effects of Global Warming . There may be disag
And my colleagues and i look forward to hearing your comments. I am going to wrap up by doing something i should have done at the beginning and i apologize for delaying. I know you were thinking you were listening to a nameless bureaucrat, but i am Joseph Goffman and counsel member for air and radiation. And now i will turn it over to john millet. Thank you. Good morning, everybody. And thanks again for joining us. Before i turn over to you, i want to walk through there part of the Clean Air Acting the epa will be using to reduce the pollution from the coal power plants. As we listen to your ideas and approaches, we will be thinking about how they fit under this section of the law. President obama has directed the epa to issue a proposal by june of 2014 and take final action by 2015. Greenhouse gases are air pollutants at are subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act. We have the authority under section 111 of that law and it sets out separate approaches to addressing new sources o
Acknowledge a pioneer in the Sustainable Practices our former mayor and now Lieutenant Governor gavin newsom. [applause] a couple years ago then mayor newsom forged a partner with San Francisco and president clinton and the Clinton Global Initiative to transform the civic city into the first of its kind sustainable resource district. Since then we have built 525 golden gate, our puc building, one of the greenest in north america and on track to receive lead platinum certification. Yes. We have installed electric charging stations here at civic center. We have free wifi. We have installations at the urban gardens and led lights in the plaza and we continue to do even more. I am proud to announce here that we have applied for lead certification of eight of the existing buildings in the San Francisco Historic Civic Center district. [applause] that will represent more than 2. 2 million square feet of civic real estate, including buildings such as city hall, the symphony, the library, the a
Cases of respiratory ama such as childhood asthma and lung diseases. According to the American Lung association 154 million americans half of our nations population already suffer from unsafe levels of air pollution. Holding operators of 30 power plants accountable for the Carbon Pollution they emit will mean less disease reduce Health Care Costs and a better quality of life for tens of millions of americans. The fastest possible transition to a more energyefficient economy and Clean Energy Sources such as wind and solar power will not only cut the risk of catastrophic climate disruption but also create incentives for innovation that will create good new jobs in the clean Energy Economy. Detecting workers must be an urgent priority. We flatly reject the notion that protecting human health and environment the environment are incompatible with a healthy economy. Poll after poll demonstrates the public supports the implementation of the Clean Air Act protections and wants epa to do its jo