Tim McDonnell shares news of a recent report outlining how Americans are using energy that offers climate change activists plenty of encouraging information.
According to Tim McDonnell, the "Sustainable Energy in America" [pdf] report, released earlier this week by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, is "chock-full of kickass facts and figures that reveal real, tangible progress on reversing the habits that cause climate change."
McDonnell goes on to detail specific points about the scale that has been added to the U.S. energy market. The article includes lots of data and helpful visuals from the report to support the following claims: 1) The United States is greatly increasing energy efficiency, 2) coal energy production is in decline, 3) renewable energy sources are expanding, quickly, and 4) cars run cleaner, and Americans use them less.
FULL STORY: We Have Some Really Good News About How America Uses Energy
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