[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 195 (Friday, October 8, 2010)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 62305-62306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25576]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 75 , No. 195 / Friday, October 8, 2010 / 
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                Proclamation 8576 of October 1, 2010

                
National Energy Awareness Month, 2010

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                America's energy resources are inextricably linked to 
                our continued prosperity, security, and environmental 
                health. When it comes to our Nation's energy future, we 
                face fundamental choices between action and inaction, 
                between embracing the possibilities of a new clean 
                energy economy and settling for the status quo, and 
                between leading the world in clean energy and lagging 
                behind. We must choose wisely and invest in clean 
                energy technologies to position our country for a 
                sustainable future, create new jobs, improve the health 
                of our environment, and lay the foundation for our 
                long-term economic security and prosperity.

                The time to act is now. Every year our overdependence 
                on fossil fuels sends billions of dollars overseas to 
                buy foreign oil instead of supporting American workers 
                and farmers, rewarding innovation, and developing clean 
                energy industries here at home. Fossil fuel pollution 
                has already begun to change our climate, posing a grave 
                and growing danger to our economy, our national 
                security, and our environment.

                Over the last year and a half, we have taken 
                unprecedented action to build a clean energy economy. 
                The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act made a $90 
                billion down-payment on a clean energy future for our 
                country. This critical investment is expanding 
                manufacturing capacity for clean energy technologies; 
                advancing vehicle and fuel technologies; spurring the 
                development of renewable fuels; and catalyzing progress 
                towards a bigger, better, smarter electric grid; all 
                while creating new jobs that cannot be shipped 
                overseas. My Administration also set tough new fuel-
                economy standards and the first greenhouse gas 
                emissions standards for cars and light trucks. 
                Additionally, I signed an Executive Order that empowers 
                the Federal Government to lead by example by cutting 
                its energy use. As our Nation's single largest energy 
                consumer, the Federal Government has an obligation to 
                improve its energy efficiency, increase its use of 
                renewable energy, cut greenhouse gas pollution, and 
                leverage its purchasing power to advance a clean energy 
                economy.

                Across the country, citizens themselves are helping to 
                lead the way. In small towns and city neighborhoods, on 
                college campuses and in houses of worship, in office 
                buildings and on the shop floor, Americans are standing 
                up and building a clean energy economy together through 
                community information, education, and action.

                This progress must mark the start, not the end, of our 
                efforts. Today, countries around the world are 
                competing to create the clean energy economy and jobs 
                of tomorrow, and the country that harnesses the power 
                of clean energy will lead the global economy. As a 
                Nation of scientists and engineers, farmers and 
                entrepreneurs, we must continue to invest in clean, 
                domestic sources of energy, harness the innovation of 
                our brightest minds, promote our world-leading 
                industries, and find lasting solutions to our energy 
                challenges.

                If we seize this moment, we stand to strengthen our 
                economy, enhance our national security, and preserve 
                our environment. During National Energy

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                Awareness Month, let us commit to embarking on a new 
                course to achieve our clean energy future.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim October 2010 as 
                National Energy Awareness Month. I call upon the 
                citizens of the United States to recognize this month 
                by making clean energy choices that will help build a 
                stronger Nation, a more robust economy, and a healthier 
                environment for our children.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                first day of October, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth. 
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[FR Doc. 2010-25576
Filed 10-7-10; 8:45 am]
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