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The American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) Can Help Build the Clean Energy Economy and Solve the Climate Crisis

The American Clean Energy and Security Act -- better known as the Waxman-Markey clean energy and climate bill -- has the major ingredients to generate millions of jobs, break our dependence on oil, and reduce the pollution that causes global warming.

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