Just the Facts: Details and Background Materials

	Energy bill letter to members of Congress Letter from environmental community to Representatives and Senators, including the Sierra Club
	Policy Briefs: Want to work even more substance into your energy-bill arguments? You should find plenty of that in these policy briefs. The fuel economy (CAFE) compromise provision in HR 6 The RES provision in HR 3221 Energy bill comparison from E&E News Daily
	Face to Face Meetings: Here's a guide for a sit-down meeting with your Representative
	Other letters to the Hill: Letter from faith community leaders to Representatives Letter from environmental community to House Speaker Pelosi: UAW argument rebuttal A letter in support of raising fuel economy standards from the American Jewish Committee to Representatives
	Factsheets and materials: State-by-state jobs and consumer savings from Senate CAFE provision (source: Union of Concerned Scientists) Potential for fuel economy growth in U.S. (source: Union of Concerned Scientists) Dangerous loan guarantee language we're working to remove from the bills: Loan guarantees overview Loan guarantees: coal Loan guarantees: nuclear National Environmental Trust ad: Senate CAFE provision is fair and flexible American Solar Energy Society (ASES) report Our roadmap for achieving 80 percent emission reductions by 2050 with energy efficiency and renewables
	UCS Report: UCS releases consumer savings report for 15% RES. The report analyzes consumer savings and greenhouse gas pollution benefits from the House-passed renewable electricity standard for the nation and 20 individual states: CA, CO, FL, IN, IA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NM, NY, ND, OH, PA, SD, TN, TX, WA and WI. Highlights: Consumer Savings Depending on the mix of renewable electricity and energy efficiency, the renewable electricity standard (RES) passed by the House would create $13 billion to $18.1 billion in lower electricity and natural gas bills by 2020 (growing to $27.7 billion to $31.8 billion by 2030) Regional Benefits Consumers in every state will have lower household energy bills (natural gas and electricity) Energy Diversity Increase in clean, renewable energy capacity to between 3.6 and 4.5 times over 2005 levels Global Warming Down Payment Reductions in global warming pollution equal to taking between 13.7 and 20.6 million cars off the road
	Waste-to-energy should not be included in the RES: Some members of Congress are pushing to add municipal solid waste (MSW, garbage incineration or waste-to-energy) to the list of qualifying renewable sources in the renewable electricity standard (RES). The Sierra Club opposes this effort. >> Factsheet on waste-to-energy >> Flyer: Just Say No to Garbage Incineration as Part of a Renewable Electricity Standard >> Sign-on Statement: No Incentives for Incinerators
	Blue/Green Alliance reports: The Blue/Green Alliance -- a strategic alliance between the Sierra Club and the United Steelworkers union (USW) -- has released reports on jobs created by renewable electricity production in IL, MN, WA, IN, MI, WI, MO, AR, LA, AL, FL, TN, SC, NC, OH, PA, NY and NJ.
	ACEEE analysis of energy bill provisions: The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has released its recommendations for the energy bill conference. It recommends adoption of the Senate-passed fuel economy standards and House-passed RES with additional analysis of CO2 savings from efficiency standards and tax incentives, building codes and other provisions. ACEEE estimates that achieving 35 mpg by 2020 will reduce U.S oil use in 2030 by 2.5 million barrels per day (MBD), reducing carbon dioxide emission in that year by more than 400 million metric tonnes (MMT). ACEEE estimates that combining the best provisions of both the House and Senate bills would cut global warming pollution by 1,530 million tons of carbon dioxide – 19 percent – in 2030 relative to Department of Energy projections and save consumers $850 million.
	U.S. PIRG: state renewable energy progress report: U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) has released its report "Reaping the Rewards: How State Renewable Electricity Standards are Cutting Pollution, Saving Money, Creating Jobs and Fueling a Clean Energy Boom." The report describes how state renewable electricity standards have driven renewable energy development and economic growth, reduced pollution and saved money.
	CFA support for raising fuel economy standards Consumer Federation of America released a report in October that quantifies the potential monetary and global warming pollution savings if the final energy bill includes the Senate-passed increase in CAFE standards to 35 mpg by 2020, the Senate-passed biofuels production requirement, and the House-passed renewable electricity standard of 15% by 2020. CFA found that implementing these three proposals would yield more than $400 billion in indirect and direct savings and would cut global warming pollution by between 1.1 and 1.7 billion tons. CFA found that implementing the increase in fuel economy standards to 35 mpg by 2020 as passed by the Senate would yield $180 billion in consumer savings and reduce gasoline consumption by 60 billion gallons between now and 2020. In contrast, the auto industry-supported fuel economy proposals would yield only one quarter of the potential consumer savings at the gas pump.
	Citigroup reports on potential profits from higher fuel economy standards --- IAM letter urgest quick action on raising fuel economy Citigroup reports that the Senate-passed fuel economy provision would be profitable for automakers and a letter from International Automobile Manufacturers urges quick action on passing fuel economy standards. See the attached talking points for more information.