User:Rickdomdom/EnergyPolicy

Major players

 * General government in Washington
 * New energy sources & efficiencies
 * Local entities
 * State entities
 * Federal entities

Vocab

 * OPEC - Organization of Petroleum Exporting Counties, has 80% oil reserves in the world
 * Global warming - Raising of world temperatures resulting primarily from the burning of fossil fuels

Enacted Policies

 * Energy Policy Acts - 1992, 2005, 2007

Kyoto Treaty

 * This was not enacted; it was an agreement between nations to reduce emissions. However, none of the nations came close to meeting the goal.

Theoretical Policy

 * Renewable Energy Act - Places higher taxes on companies that are primarily using nonrenewable resources. This will encourage the research of how to effectively harness renewable energy. This will be an attempt to reduce our dependence on OPEC for oil. Ideally, we would be independent of oil usage in the United States.