Washington, D.C., March 7, 2011 \u2013 The recent gasoline and oil price spikes that threaten the nation\u2019s fragile economic recovery underline the urgent need to curb U.S. energy use and make a real commitment to energy efficiency as our \u201cfirst fuel,\u201d the Alliance to Save Energy said today.<\/p>\n
\u201cUncertain supplies plus ever-increasing worldwide demand can equal unpredictable price spikes,\u201d said Alliance President Kateri Callahan, \u201cbut energy efficiency can help us change that equation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 33-cent surge in gas prices over the past two weeks \u2013 reflecting today\u2019s $100+ a barrel oil prices \u2013 puts into sharp focus the urgent need to put energy efficiency at the top of the list of our nation\u2019s fuel sources in order to reduce our dangerous and costly oil dependence,\u201d Callahan continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cCost-effective energy efficiency programs return many times their initial investments by delivering real savings for U.S. consumers and businesses,\u201d she added. \u201cMost critically at this time in our nation\u2019s economic history, energy efficiency initiatives are creating jobs that are helping to pull the nation out of recession \u2013 as President Obama noted in his forward-thinking 2012 budget.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must continue to improve fuel economy standards and encourage the use of all-electric and hybrid vehicles as well as options such as telecommuting and public transportation,\u201d Callahan continued. \u201cPublic transit saves the United States more than 11 million gallons of gasoline per day, or 4 billion gallons annually,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
In addition, the Alliance advises consumers who must continue to use their vehicles to be more fuel efficient by taking steps to minimize gas consumption, such as carpooling, emptying their trunks and ensuring their tires are properly inflated. Learn about all our work at ase.org<\/a> and how to save energy and money through energy efficiency at LivingEfficiently.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Washington, D.C., March 7, 2011 \u2013 The recent gasoline and oil price spikes that threaten the nation\u2019s fragile economic recovery underline the urgent need to curb U.S. energy use and make a real commitment to energy efficiency as our \u201cfirst fuel,\u201d the Alliance to Save Energy said today. \u201cUncertain supplies plus ever-increasing worldwide demand can … Continue reading Alliance to Save Energy Says Greater U.S. Energy Efficiency Can Counter Spiking Oil, Gas Prices That Threaten Economic Recovery<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3462"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3463,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462\/revisions\/3463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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