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=House Bill Number 6709- National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act= media type="file" key="House Bill 6709 (RMAJ).mp3" Original Sponsor- John Peterson (R-PA) Sponsors- 142 (101 Republicans - 41 Democrats)

Exact Wording- To greatly enhance the Nation's path toward energy independence and environmental, energy, economic, and national security, by amending Federal policy to increase the production of domestic energy sources, to dedicate fixed percentages of the royalties received for conservation programs, environmental restoration projects, renewable energy research and development, clean energy technology research and development, increased development of existing energy sources, and energy assistance for those in need, and to share a portion of such royalties with producing States, and for other purposes.

Summery- What this bill does (in easier terms), is make more progress in our country's goal to not have to rely on other countries for energy. It does this by changing the government's policy to increase the production of energy within the united states. It sets aside money from land payments to landowners. That money will go to conservation programs, environmental restoration projects, renewable energy research and development, clean energy technology research and development, increased development of existing energy sources, and help for people who need energy. Also a small part of the money earned will go back to States and will be used for porkbarrel projects.

Importance- This bill is important because it allows the nation to become more self-sufficient. The nations who we buy oil and other fuels from are often engaged in violent acts against the United States, through their financing of terrorism. They are also oppressive to the people who live under their governments. By becoming more self-sufficient, the United States can help to stop the flow of money to terrorists and also enable the people under these governments to rise up against their oppressors, who by then would be poor and weak, and overthrow them. Renewable energy development is a definite priority because it will enable the world to move a step closer to its most daunting goal yet; getting those danged hippies to shut up. This and other factors such as reduction in smog, acid rain, etc, would make the world a much nicer place to live in.

Who does this bill affect?- This bill primarily affects land lords who are currently have someone renting their land. Although this bill takes some money out of the land owners pockets, this money is reinvested into the enviroment to turn back the clock on earth's age and make it seem like we were never here. Money from the land lord goes to government, organizations recieve that money and use it to clean up our planet. This bill will hopefully show land owners that the environment around them affects the buiessness too. This bill also affects everyone else in America, but sometimes only in small ways. the goal of this bill is to convert our energy into clean energy, keep the people healthy, as well as the planet.

History- Congress has argued for a long time about what to do for our nation's energy crisis. Not much has been done other than point fingers. over the summer, gas prices skyrocketed above four dollars per gallon, causing the public to demand for action. The energy crisis is a lot more complex than drilling or not drilling for offshore oil. this bill will help us to develop our own energy resources as soon as possible so we do not end up at the mercy of a foreign countries trade empire. We need to completely change the way we produce and use energy so alternative fuels and renewable sources can power more of our daily lives: fuel our cars, trucks, aircraft and boats; cool and heat our homes, schools and offices; and generate electricity. The more alternative energy we use, the less fossil fuels we'll need. And that, together with continuous conservation efforts, is the real solution to our energy crisis.



Bibliography Works Cited 6 The Hill. 11 Dec. 2008[|http://www.thehill.com/op-eds/‌declaring-our-independence-through-bipartisan-h.r.-6709-2008-09-09.html>.]

Below are a few links to some organization this bill might help: http://www.jgems.net/projects.htm https://engineering.purdue.edu/Solar/ http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/article_alge.html