The President's plan doesn't even acknowledge the most lasting impact of our energy policy - it's effect on global warming. Global warming is a proven fact, and it threatens the whole planet, especially poor people around the world. The President's plan is just another step in his retreat on global warming. It's only going to make the planet hotter. Conservation is a personal and a public virtue, a comprehensive moral value, through which we fulfill obligations to our Creator, creation itself, future generations, and people around the world.
Energy conservation is faithful stewardship of creation.
Energy conservation is intergenerational responsibility. And in light of global warming, energy conservation is justice for all people and all nations. Conservation should be the foundation of our national energy policy. Dear President Bush, As a Jew, it is my belief that we have a moral obligation to protect God's creation, provide for future generations, and effect justice here and abroad. Energy policy must reflect these values.