Issues

America's dynamic economy depends on one thing more than any other – affordable energy. It feeds industry, keeps the information bits flowing, transports our goods, promotes our mobility and enables Americans to enjoy the highest standard of living in the world.

Over the decades, as technology has improved and become more available, energy production and consumption has become cleaner and more efficient.

Despite these gains, though, some environmental groups continue to attack America’s energy consumption. Several radical measures have been proposed that would not merely curb emissions but restrict energy use and slow economic growth.

Click the links below to view the proposals and the effects they would have on jobs and the economy.