Policy
WASHINGTON —Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Forum submitted comments urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury to revisit the proposed guidance on Section 45V of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Section 45V creates a ten-year production tax credit intended to incentivize the production of hydrogen and enhance its potential application in hard-to-decarbonize industries. “Hydrogen production […]
In the latest edition of Clean Energy Insider, CRES President Heather Reams breaks down why the Biden Administration’s de facto ban on U.S. LNG exports is harmful for both the economy and the environment. We know U.S. LNG is among the cleanest in the world, and by cutting off exports to our allies, the Biden […]
WASHINGTON — Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Forum submitted comments urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury to revisit the proposed guidance on Section 45X of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Section 45X is the advanced manufacturing production tax credit, which is intended to onshore clean energy manufacturing supply chains and bolster existing domestic manufacturing. “Increasing U.S. manufacturing independence is critical […]
“Now more than ever, it is paramount the United States is empowered to do what we do best: produce clean, affordable and reliable energy while reducing global emissions.”— CRES President Heather Reams WASHINGTON – Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) today applauded the U.S. House passage of H.R. 7176, the Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024, by a […]
“The American industrial sector does it better, whether producing building materials, fuels, fibers, paper products, solar cells, wind turbines or plastics.”– CRES President Heather Reams WASHINGTON — Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) President Heather Reams sent a letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) applauds the U.S. Department of Energy announcement to award $890 million from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to developers of three large-scale carbon capture projects. “Carbon capture is an essential piece of our domestic energy make up and growth,” said CRES President Heather Reams. “These facilities in North Dakota, California, […]
Time and time again we’ve seen new clean energy projects thwarted by serial litigation. Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) therefore applauds 2023 Clean Energy Champion Senator Bill Cassidy for leading the introduction of the Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act, which streamlines the permitting process for U.S. energy, manufacturing, and […]
WASHINGTON — Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) President Heather Reams today sent a letter to Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ranking Member John Kennedy (R-La.), Chairman Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.), and Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) of the U.S. Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Energy and Water Development to finalize recommendations for the Fiscal Year […]
Reps. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) and John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) are strengthening America’s national security and economic interests through their recently introduced No Official Giveaways of Taxpayers’ Income to Oppressive Nations (NO GOTION) Act. This legislation prohibits companies affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and other foreign adversaries from benefiting from tax credits included in the […]
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) 2023 Clean Energy Champion Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) is advancing a new trade policy framework that would bolster U.S. supply chain security, enhance American competitiveness, and reduce global emissions. Senator Cassidy’s Foreign Pollution Fee Act would reward U.S. producers for their environmental performance while holding foreign polluters – like […]