Big Oil launches false, misleading radio ads

Yesterday, the American Energy Alliance – a front group for Big Oil run by an oil industry lobbyist – launched a false and misleading radio ad in Rep. Matheson’s district.

The ad cites an M.I.T. study to back up the claim that shifting U.S. energy production to clean energy sources will impose a $3,100 "energy tax," but the author of that study says that statistic is "just wrong."

In fact, a recent Environmental Protection Agency analysis of the American Clean Energy & Security Act draft legislation says families will save money!

This oil company front group wants to prevent us from building a new clean energy economy. They want to continue the failed energy policies of the past, which means that Big Oil companies get billions in tax breaks, while America falls further behind as other countries develop the clean energy technologies of the future.

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Call Rep. Matheson at (202) 225-3011. Tell him to say "No" to Big Oil by supporting the American Clean Energy & Security Act.

Building an American clean energy economy

Vets urge Rep. Matheson to support clean energy

Make our energy clean, make it in America

Hearings begin today

Today the Energy & Commerce Committee in the U.S. House begins hearings on the American Clean Energy & Security Act. The legislation will usher in a new era of clean energy production in the U.S. – creating millions of new clean energy jobs, limiting the pollution that causes global warming and reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil.

As a member of Energy & the Environment Subcommittee, Rep. Matheson has an opportunity to significantly influence and shape this legislation. Yet greedy corporate polluters are waging an aggressive campaign to weaken the bill and keep America dependent on the failed energy policies of the past – allowing other countries to take advantage of the growing clean energy industries while America’s economy continues to struggle.

Call Rep. Matheson toll free at 1-877-677-9743. Tell him to support the American Clean Energy & Security Act.

The potential for new jobs

School harnesses the power of wind

The Salt Lake Tribune reported recently on a new wind turbine at Three Peaks Elementary in Cedar City, which is in Rep. Matheson’s district, that will offer students an opportunity to learn about clean energy, while also saving the school about 20% annually on energy costs.

According to the news report, Greg Sanders, who coordinates career and technical education for the Iron County School District, noted the potential for job creating benefits of such technology.

Integrating solar, wind and geothermal energy makes sense, considering the commitments of Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. and President Barack Obama to green energy, Sanders said. Education and training on the technology mean "there's the possibility of lots of jobs."

As we’ve seen before, shifting U.S. energy production toward cleaner, cheaper sources - like the wind and the sun – will have huge economic benefits, including the creation of millions of new clean energy jobs.

The time is now for Congress to pass a comprehensive clean energy plan.

Pressure from students

Students at University of Utah are urging Rep. Matheson to use his role on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to do the right thing on climate.