With millions of family wage manufacturing jobs lost since 2001, we need an energy bill that takes bold action to tap into American ingenuity in order to lead the world in new clean energy technology, rather than playing catch-up to the Japanese, Danish, and Germans.

Renewable energy also creates more jobs than other sources of energy - most of these will be created in the struggling manufacturing sector, which will pioneer the new energy future by investment that allows manufacturers to retool and adopt new technologies and methods.

I'm a monomaniac with one goal: clean air from clean energy.

I want American Dream growth - lots of new businesses, well-paying jobs, and American leadership in new industries, like clean energy and biotechnology.

We need to develop clean, affordable, and reliable energy sources, and frankly, we need to license that technology to the rest of the world.

Producing clean energy from non-recyclable waste is an important part of my future vision for family company Visy Australia.