1.0 link 77962 <![CDATA[U.S. Senate for Oregon: Jeff Merkley Calls For Dramatic Shift in Energy Policy]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-merkley/us-senate-for-oregon-jeff_b_77962.html Energy policy is critical to America's future. Energy is the key to our policies for national security, the economy and our environment. But right now we are a long way from getting it right.

Three recent events--the passage of a watered down energy bill, the Environmental Protection Agency's ruling against state regulation of tailpipe emissions, and failed US leadership at the UN climate conference in Bali - show how far we have to go.

The stakes are high and there is much...

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