Washington, DC - Clean Water Action today praised President-elect Obama's proposed economic reinvestment plan as providing a new vision for America's energy future.

"The President-elect's plan is a dramatic departure from the failed policies of the past eight years that got us into this economic mess and offers the opportunity to kick-start the economy and create millions of good American jobs that move us to a clean energy future," said John DeCock, Clean Water Action President.    "We need to look at the details of the plan in depth, but based on what President-elect Obama outlined today we are extremely pleased with the overall direction the plan takes to repower, refuel and rebuild America.

"Doubling alternative energy over the next three years, modernizing federal buildings so they are energy efficient, developing a new electrical grid—these are the building blocks toward what the president-elect said, is a ‘cleaner, safer planet' while revitalizing our economy."

"We look forward to working with President-elect Obama and the new Congress in quickly moving an economic reinvestment plan forward that invests in newer, cleaner, more efficient technology and doesn't waste money on costly new coal plants, dams or ‘highways to nowhwere,'"said DeCock.

"As we study the president-elect's proposal on new infrastructure investment, we also look forward to working with the new administration and congress to put into place important investments in our drinking water systems and innovative, new approaches to conserving and protecting water resources."