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New Energy for America was a plan led by [[President of the United States |President]] Barack Obama and [[Vice President of the United States |Vice President]] Joe Biden beginning in 2008 to invest in renewable energy sources, reduce reliance on foreign oil, address global warming issues, and create jobs for Americans. The main objective of the New Energy for America plan was to implement clean energy sources in the United States to switch from nonrenewable resources to renewable resources.[1] The plan led by the Obama Administration aimed to implement short-term solutions to provide immediate relief from pain at the pump,[2] and mid- to- long-term solutions to provide a New Energy for America plan.[2] The goals of the clean energy plan hoped to: invest in renewable technologies that will boost domestic manufacturing and increase homegrown energy, invest in training for workers of clean technologies, strengthen the middle class, and help the economy.[3]