Consumer Energy Alliance

Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization created to help expand the dialogue between the energy and consuming sectors to improve understanding of energy security, more effectively develop and use both renewable and oil & gas energy resources in an environmentally conscious manner, create sound energy policy and maintain stable energy prices for consumers.

CEA: Obama budget must do more to support all sources of energy

HOUSTON – February 26, 2009 David Holt, president of Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), issued the following statement this afternoon on the energy-related provisions in President Obama’s fiscal year 2010 budget request:

“While the president’s inaugural budget request takes unprecedented steps to promote the development of new and worthwhile alternative energy sources, it also takes unprecedented steps to make producing the affordable, reliable resources we already have more difficult and expensive. The realization of an alternative energy future will not be achieved by making a reliable energy present impossible. My fear is that a number of the provisions in this budget would do precisely that, at precisely the wrong time for struggling consumers and a flagging economy.

“On the question of what our nation needs to do now to ensure an affordable, secure energy future, more than one answer exists. It’s our hope that Congress recognizes that reality, acts on it, and makes sure the final budget reflects the needs and priorities of American energy consumers.”

Consumer Energy Alliance has repeatedly called for policies that support all energy resources. It looks forward to bringing this message to Congress again this year during its annual Energy Day on May 13th.

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