Commit the U.S. to getting 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020 - otherwise known as a Renewable Electricity Standard (RES). Twenty states already have an RES.
Offer incentives and require businesses, manufacturers, and the auto industry to vastly improve energy efficiency measures in their offices and facilities, and to make energy efficient vehicles, systems and appliances more affordable.
Encourage the public to improve energy efficiency in their own lives through public education campaigns; providing incentives for energy efficient home improvements such as solar panels, Energy Star appliances, efficient windows, and more; and providing incentives for driving less or purchasing hybrid cars.
Remove subsidies from the oil industry and instead focus government investment/support on the burgeoning renewable energy industry.
Train a clean energy workforce: construction workers who know how to retrofit an older building, electricians who know to install energy efficient heating and cooling systems and solar panels, plant workers who know how to make wind turbine components and hybrid cars - and many more.
