Energy Efficiency Necessary for Climate Change Solution

Since it doesn't look like national legislation capping carbon emissions is on its way, energy efficiency is being touted as a way to combat climate change. A bill proposed by Sens. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) would require utilities to produce 15 percent of their power from renewable sources. The bill will "put in place a framework that can provide energy and utility-bill savings throughout the country," said the Alliance's President Kateri Callahan. [AZ Central]