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LEGISLATIVE ACTION E-MAIL ALERT!!!! Contact Congress Today About the Open Fuel Standard Act by Lisa Piraneo ACT! for America Director of Government Relations Unfortunately, we in America are addicted to oil. This addiction is not healthy for our economy or our national security, as we learned last summer when gas prices spiked to over $4.00 a gallon. Last year alone, the U.S. imported 4.7 billion barrels of oil and oil products. Of that amount, 1.3 billion barrels came from the Middle East and Venezuela – countries who are hostile to our nation and our democratic freedoms. As members of ACT! for America, we fully understand the gravity of the situation. We understand that every dollar we spend on oil that we send to nations that fund Islamist terrorism or extremist Islamist education increases the threat to our national security. Last year, oil provided more than 96% of the fuel for our cars and trucks. Today, for most Americans, there is simply no alternative to oil for their transportation needs – even if they want an alternative. H.R. 1476, the Open Fuel Standard Act, changes that. This bi-partisan, common-sense proposal would require 50% of new cars sold in the United States by 2012, and 80% by 2015, to be flex fuel vehicles, capable of burning any combination of gasoline, ethanol, or methanol. Alternative fuels like ethanol and methanol can be produced from an abundance of products other than corn. Grass, weeds, even biodegradable trash, can all be converted to fuel. A flex fuel standard will produce the demand for these fuels, as manufacturers and retailers come to realize that, in just a few years, there will be millions of cars on the roads in America capable of running on alternative fuels. This is a classic “if you build it they will come” scenario. Powerful people on both ends of the political spectrum – from President Obama to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich – have called for implementation of flex fuel technology. Flex fuel vehicles already exist and they only cost about $100 more than the same car in a gasoline-only version. It is a simple and inexpensive modification that should be standard in cars, like seatbelts or airbags. This important legislative proposal is plain common sense, good for our economy, and good for our national security as it is a huge step in the direction of reducing our dependence on oil from nations that wish us harm. This legislation needs the support of all Members of Congress. Therefore, WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please read the details of this legislation below – AND WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU – and contact your Member of Congress right away! If each of us does just a little, together we can accomplish a lot! THE FOLLOWING 2 ACTIONS ARE WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU, OUR ACT! FOR AMERICA GRASSROOTS ADVOCATE!
DETAILS OF LEGISLATION
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP WITH THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL. Members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
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