BRettberg

HB49 - Environment and Energy, Conservation- **My Bill** Informational Sites of Nancy Pelosi [] [] [] My Representative that i chose is Nany Pelosi, California House of Representatives, 8th district. I chose Nancy Pelosi becuase she is a Democrat like me, and agrees with me on the topics i am most interested in. 5 interesting facts about California: I. It is bigger than eighty five of the smallest nations in the world II. San Francisco Bay is considered the worlds largest land locked harbor III. Mount Whitney measures as the highest peak in the lower 48 states IV. San Bernardino county is the largest county in the whole United States V. The official state tree is the Redwood tree
 * BRettberg, California, Democrat (Green Party)**

5 interesting facts related to Issues I am interested in: I. Environment & Energy: Solar developers switched to less water intensive technology to prevent a water shortage II. Working to increase number of cars built to run on hydrogen fuel cells instead of gasoline III. Civil rights: the 2nd week of every October is “Disability History Week” to honor the independent living disabled IV. Encouragement is given to disabled people to cast a vote in the government on their own and be a part of the United States Government V. Against discrimination, working with the Office of Attorney General, Civil Rights Group, to rid of discrimination

The 3 issues that are most interesting and important to me:

Issue number 1: Environment & Energy

Position: More renewable energy resources should be used instead of nonrenewable energy resources. An example of this could be solar and wind energy replacing that of coal to create electricity. Cars should be run on bio- fuel instead of gasoline full of oil drilled out of the earth. Oil drilling should be completely stopped, it harms the earth and there are more practical ways to get resources to generate things oil normally generate. Renewable resources are in abundance unlike nonrenewable energy resources, and that should be taken advantage of by using more renewable energy.

Issue number 2: Values and American Society

Position: I fell that there should be a certain limit on the number of children born per family. I think that in order to have a child, the family must be married. Single mothers and fathers should have secured job poitions and have school and day care offered to them in order to support their family. In order for them to have secured job positions, I think that jobs should be only given to adults, so the limit of working age should be older.

Issue number 3: Civil Rights

Position: Anti Discrimination laws and systems should be created, people should be encouraged to support and accept people of all races, religions, and sexes in order to better the minds and feeling of people to one another. Organizations and groups should be created to support the mind changes of people that are discriminatory towards others. 10 sources: []
 * 1) I. “Energy Policy and Conservation Act (1975).”//American Government.// ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 17 May 2010. [|http://www.americangovernment.abc-clio.com].
 * 2) II. “Department of Energy.” //American Government//. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 17 May 2010. [|http://www.americangovernment.abc-clio.com].
 * 3) III. “Obama, Barack: Address to joint session of Congress (2009).” //American Government//. ABC-CLIO. Web. 17 May 2010. [|http://www.americangovernment.abc-clio.com].
 * 4) IV. “Clean air Act (1963) with amendments (1966 and 1990).” //American Government//. ABC-CLIO. Web. 17 May 2010. [|http://www.americangovernment.abc-clio.com].
 * 5) V. “power generation.” //American Government//. ABC-CLIO. Web. 17 May 2010. [|http://www.americangovernment.abc-clio.com].
 * 6) VI. “environment.” //American Government//. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 21 May 2010. [|http://www.americangovernment.abc-clio.com].
 * 7) VII. "Oil Spills and the Environment."Environmental Issues. About. Web. 21 May 2010. []
 * 8) "Sunny Side of the Street: Can Roads Be Used to Generate Solar Power?" Envronmental Issues. About. Web. 22 May 2010.
 * "Environment and Energy for Sustainable devoelopment." Eenrgy and Environment. UNDP. Web. 22 May 2010. .