Liftoff for the New Apollo Energy Project

The Seattle Times - Editorial - Opinion
Guest columnist
By Jay Inslee Special to The Times

The House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved legislation that could help build a cleaner-energy economy for the United States, writes U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Bainbridge Island. The New Apollo Energy Project, if enacted, will spur technological innovation that will reduce dependency on foreign oil and help meet the climate change challenge.

AS the space-shuttle program ends, some people question whether America still has the guts for bold new projects, in space or elsewhere. The House Energy and Commerce Committee answered that question affirmatively last week, when we launched an adventurous new national project to build a clean-energy economy for the United States and the world.

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