Sedona, AZ (June 9, 2008) - Businessman, author and candidate for US Congress in Arizona's 1st congressional district, Brent Maupin, said it's time to put aside partisan politics to solve our nation's energy problems.

"The system is broken. With gas prices at record highs it's time we put partisan politics aside and work toward achieving energy independence," Maupin said. "We must look at all our options."

"It's time to clean house! Partisan politicians and special interests must go." Maupin added.

Maupin continued, "$1 billion a day are going to foreign countries for oil. Achieving energy independence can and must be done. In Tennessee and Oklahoma they are leading the way in production of biofuels with non-food items. In Massachusetts MIT is leading the way in exploring new materials and systems that could dramatically accelerate the availability of solar energy. Woodchips from New York State are being shipped from the port in Newark, NJ in the first ever American based trial shipments of woodchips for power generation to Germany. New wood biomass plants are coming on-line throughout Europe at a rapid pace."

"Americans have always risen to the challenge," Maupin said. "Now it's time for Americans to set aside their partisan differences and get to work with meeting the challenge of achieving energy independence."

Brent Maupin is a business owner, civil engineer and architect, author, singer and songwriter and won a battle with cancer that doctors said could not be beaten. He is a father of two and has been a resident of northern Arizona for over 15 years. For more information please visit http://www.winwithmaupin.com/.

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