Ahead of the midterm elections and Republicans expected to retake the majority, the House GOP’s Energy, Climate, and Conservation (ECC) Task Force created a six-pillar policy agenda built on the proven success of conservative energy policies—much like…
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House GOP Hosts Forum on Critical Minerals—Responsible Energy Requires Sourcing Our Own Minerals
CRES recently testified in front of the jointly hosted House Committee on Natural Resources Republicans and Congressional Western Caucus Oversight Forum on ‘Minnesota Mining and American Potential: An Opportunity for a Brighter and More Secure…
Daily on Energy: Exclusive details of Senate GOP climate plan
Read in Washington Examiner here. GOP CLIMATE PLAN: A group of Republican senators is introducing a clean energy and climate strategy today that challenges the Biden administration and Democrats’ agenda of massively expanding clean energy while…
CRES Statement on the American Energy, Jobs, and Climate Plan
At a Senate press conference today, Senators Dan Sullivan, Kevin Cramer and Cynthia Lummis, joined by Senators Ted Cruz, John Kennedy, and Rob Portman, introduced the American Energy, Jobs, and Climate Plan, a Republican-led initiative to…
Lucas Named CRES Congressional Clean Energy Champion Alongside Curtis, Braun, and Portman
On Tuesday, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) announced its Clean Energy Champions for 2021: U.S. Representatives Frank Lucas (R-OK) and John Curtis (R-UT) and U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH and Mike Braun (R-IN). CRES annually honors…
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Announces 2021 Congressional Clean Energy Champions

Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) announced its Clean Energy Champions for 2021: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH and Mike Braun (R-IN) and U.S. Representatives Frank Lucas (R-OK) and John Curtis (R-UT). CRES annually…
Heather Reams in The Hill: Boulevards of broken dreams
Why is it that when we all agree something is broken, it becomes much harder to fix? So it goes with America’s infrastructure, or the stuff that makes modern life modern. The roads, bridges, tunnels,…
Heather Reams | Americans Know Energy Is Infrastructure
RealClearEnergy Heather Reams June 14, 2021 Normally the tedium of an inside-the-Beltway debate about infrastructure makes even die-hard Washington watchers completely zone out – but this year is different. People are paying attention now because…
Charles Hernick | Let America’s farmers grow climate solutions
Let America’s farmers grow climate solutions Charles Hernick The Hill May 14, 2021 Spring planting has Americans putting their hands in the soil again. And knowing our bountiful lands could be an important defense against…
Biden infrastructure plans fall short of marker set by left wing
Originally posted in The Washington Examiner. “Republicans might support the broad outlines of the reported clean energy provisions, especially on R&D, which look similar to a bipartisan clean energy innovation package that Congress passed with the…
CO2 infrastructure bill unveiled today
Originally published in Politico Morning Energy. “George David Banks is taking on fellowships at The Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Energy Project and the Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum. He was previously chief Republican strategist…
Fred Smith emphasizes importance of combatting climate change in congressional hearing
Originally published in The Memphis Business Journal. “With the goal of exploring private sector actions to develop and implement solutions to climate change – particularly actions from those in the transportation industry – the committee…