Issues – Energy The United States must be committed to creating
an energy policy that allows us to be independent from foreign
sources, bring down the costs for all Americans, and invest in
new alternative energy technologies. In order to protect
consumers from skyrocketing energy prices or crippling many
businesses in the Puget Sound region, we must implement policies
that will make our energy sources more reliable and diverse.
Traditional fossil-fuel energy sources like natural gas, oil,
and coal are in limited supply and we need to use them wisely.
With that in mind, we must embrace the use of alternative and
renewable energy sources and increase efficiencies in our
current sources. Wind and solar power, once thought to not be
practical on a mass-scale, have become increasingly cost-
competitive with fossil fuels. We need to encourage greater
research and development, and the use of these clean and
renewable energy sources. Fuel cells, geothermal energy, and
bio-fuels are just a few of the energy technologi