Energy Policy July 2008

7/7/08

Cleve Horrocks
Thatcher, UT

Energy Policy Statement

We encourage meaningful conservation and preservation of our various energy sources.
- All Government facilities to obtain 7.5% of their energy needs from renewable resources within 5 years and 15% or more within 10 years.
- New building standards that utilize energy savings technologies in all new construction.

We encourage efforts and technologies to reduce energy resource demand.
- Improved lighting technologies such as LED’s and CFL’s that provide reduced energy consumption and resource utilization while improving lighting comfort and usability.
- Improved car, transmission, and engine designs that increase mileage.
- Increased CAFÉ standards for car’s, SUV’s, trucks, and van’s.
- Heightened consumer awareness of Energy Star standards for appliances, consumer products, and HVAC products.

We encourage the full utilization and development of current energy resources.
- Appropriate drilling in ANWAR.
- Appropriate drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
- Appropriate drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Additional development of Natural Gas reserves.
- Full utilization of clean Coal technologies.
- Additional Hydroelectric dams as appropriate.

We encourage the full utilization and development of alternative energy resources.
- Development of Human Powered Technologies (motion, static electricity, etc.) for consumer electronic products such as cell phones, iPods, etc.
- Solar Power.
- Wind Power.
- Fuel Cell Technology.
- Geothermal heat pumps.
- Improved Battery and other energy storage technologies.
- Solar powered/Plug in/Hydrogen ICE/hybrids.

We discourage the use of food crops and food production farmlands for the production of competing energy products.
- Use of algae, cellulose, and switch grasses for ethanol and bio diesel production rather than corn, other grains, or soybeans.