Redirecting America’s Energy

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ID U.S. PIRG Education Fund

2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary . 1

Our Current Energy Status 3

The Electricity Mix in the United States 3

Public Health and Environmental Impacts of Our Current Electricity Mix 3

Consumer Costs of Our Electricity Mix 5

Federal Policy Proposals: Stuck in Reverse 6

Nuclear Power 7

Coal 8

Oil & Gas .9

Toward a New Energy Future . 10

Energy Efficiency 10

Renewable Energy 11

Findings: An Economic Boost . 13

Conclusion: Redirecting America’s Energy 16

Methodology . 17

Appendices 18

Endnotes 21