美國前副總統高爾于本月24日向大眾呼籲，支持H.R. 2454乾淨能源安全法案。該法案將于26日在眾議院進行投票表決。
該法案以其催生者加州與麻州國會議員命名，通常稱為「維克曼-瑪肯法案。」議案中提供了總量管制和交易的系統，以控制導致全球氣候變暖的溫室氣體排放。
高爾利用一種新的技術，一種傳訊系統，撥打電話給各行各業的人，除了記者外還包括先前留下聯絡號碼的人在內。過去正常情況下，都是與會者自己撥打電話進來的。
離線前，高爾要求民衆在線上給他們的國會代表錄下一段簡短的訊息，敦促他們支持維克曼-瑪肯法案。
由維克曼主持的美國眾議院能源暨商業委員會中，議員以33比25的票數支持此項立法。高爾提醒與會者，要讓他們的立法代表知道，民衆是支持此項方案的。
高爾說，該法案的反對者繼續傳播不正確的信息，說這項法案將花費納稅人多少錢等等，即便他們知道這些信息是不正確的。
23日，美國環保署公佈了該法案可能帶來影響的評估指出，「H.R. 2454將改變能源生產和消費的結構。」
截至2030年，相較於一切照舊的做法，美國的零或低碳能源將增加幾乎一倍。
先進的碳捕獲和儲存技術將在2015至2020年啓用。于2025年前生産25GW的嶄新和修正過的總量管制交易制度燃煤發電。
環保署表示，2025年前落成的發電設施中，再生能源佔約65%，92%為低碳能源。數十億美元的預算將下放到各州，讓每個州可以創造在地的乾淨能源就業機會。
高爾表示，保護氣候聯盟的小組團隊將全面出動，在各州游說民衆與他們的選區代表聯絡，表示支持該法案的意願。至於談到7月4號的獨立建國日慶典，他說：「我們將宣布下週為能源獨立日。」
Former Vice President Al Gore reached out to the general public today to gather support for the American Clean Energy and Security Act, H.R. 2454, which goes to a vote in the House of Representatives on Friday.
Commonly called the Waxman-Markey Bill after its authors, Congressman Henry Waxman of California and Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts, the measure provides for a cap and trade system to control greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming.
Gore used a new technique, a teleconference system that called the phone numbers of people from all walks of life, not just reporters, who had signed up to be included. Usually, participants dial themselves in to a conference call.
At the end of the call, Gore asked people to stay on the line to record a brief message to their elected Representatives, urging them to support the Waxman-Markey bill.
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce, chaired by Waxman, voted 33-25 in favor of this legislation, Gore reminded participants, giving them credit for letting these legislators know there is public support for the measure.
Gore said opponents of the bill are continuing to publicize incorrect information about how much this bill would cost the taxpayers, although they know the information is incorrect.
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an estimate of the likely impacts of the bill, saying, "H.R. 2454 transforms the structure of energy production and consumption."
The United States would almost double the share of energy from zero or low carbon sources by 2030, as opposed to the business-as-usual approach.
Advanced carbon capture and storage technology would come online by 2015 to 2020 and lead to 25 gigawatts of new and retrofitted CCS coal-fired generation by 2025.
Roughly 65 percent of the new power generation built by 2025 will be renewable, and 92 percent will be low carbon. Billions of dollars will be directed to states so that each state can create homegrown clean energy jobs, the EPA said.
Teams from the Alliance for Climate Protection will be out in full force in the states to persuade people to contact their elected representatives in support of the bill, Gore said. Referring to the celebration on July 4 of Independence Day, he said, "We are declaring next week Energy Independence Week."
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