Energy Citizens

Facts, Studies and Resources

U.S. House of Representatives climate bill could drive up the price of energy, deter American job creation and send jobs overseas, and bring greater stress to a still struggling economy. And now, the Senate’s introduced similar legislation — the Kerry-Boxer bill — that could also have a profound impact on Americans’ everyday lives.

Check out the resources below to learn more about the proposed House and Senate climate bills:

• Read this report from Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Kit Bond about the higher transportation costs associated with the legislation
• Take a look at the government’s own Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysis of the bill that forecasts gasoline prices above $5 a gallon
• Check out the potential impact of the climate bill on your state. Read the climate fact sheets on Scribd. (Using Scribd’s embedding feature, you can easily repost this content)
• Take a look at the Heritage Foundation’s analysis of the bill and interactive state-by-state map of future gasoline cost projections
• Read the comprehensive ACCF and NAM study on the economic impacts of the bill
• Read the Government Accountability Office climate bill testimony before the Senate Finance committee