PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEED FOR THE UNITED STATES TO REDUCE RELIANCE ON IMPORTED OIL AND NATURAL GAS, MAINTAINING REASONABLE ENERGY PRICES FOR CONSUMERS, PROPERLY BALANCING ENERGY NEEDS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION GOALS AND CONTINUE EFFORTS TO DIVERSIFY ENERGY SOURCES; ASSOCIATION SERVICES, NAMELY, PROMOTING COMMUNICATION AMONG CONSUMERS ABOUT THE PUBLIC POLICIES RELATING TO RESPONSIBLE ACCESS TO AVAILABLE NATURAL RESOURCES, POWER GENERATION, THE IMPACT OF ENERGY PRICES ON BUSINESS, AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMERS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST, DOMESTIC, RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY, AND UTILIZATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT ALLOW FOR HIGHER LEVELS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION; ASSISTING CONSUMER ADVOCATES WITH BUSINESS MANAGEMENT IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO RESPONSIBLE ACCESS TO AVAILABLE MATERIAL RESOURCES, POWER GENERATION, THE IMPACT OF ENERGY PRICES ON BUSINESS, AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMERS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST, DOMESTIC, RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY, AND UTILIZATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT ALLOW FOR HIGHER LEVELS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION.