Energy Resources
Current low-carbon energy sources, including renewable resources and nuclear energy, are on track to account for one-fourth of American energy production. As these and emerging innovative technologies, such as carbon capture, continue to be developed, the U.S. should continue to develop all other domestic energy resources, to meet both domestic and global energy demands. Doing so will increase our energy security and also help to reduce global emissions, as the US is among the world’s most carbon efficient producers.
“CRES applauds Representative Chuck Fleischmann for his leadership in introducing the bi-partisan H.R. 8273, the Energizing Technology Transfer Act, that will lower emissions and enhance American competitiveness by bridging existing barriers that impede the transition of innovative ideas to the marketplace. The U.S. needs to accelerate the commercialization of critical clean energy technologies. This acceleration is […]
Original post by Aaron Farrar of WFXRTV ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — An organizer of National Clean Energy Week celebrations is shifting focus to bringing more clean energy jobs to the Commonwealth. There are more than 90,000 jobs in the industry currently, a statistic Gov. Ralph Northam is praising. Energy production is expanding in Virginia beyond […]
Original post by Benjamin J. Hulac of Roll Call All politics are local, Senate Republicans’ environmental politics included. In the South, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., favors a ban on offshore oil and gas drilling. In the West, Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Steve Daines, R-Mont., highlight their work on a new law that permanently funds the Land and Water Conservation […]
“Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions applauds Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) for their bipartisan leadership in advancing commonsense, fiscally conservative offshore wind energy legislation. Offshore wind is a promising part of the clean energy industry with more than 22 Gigawatts in the development queue. However, unlike other forms of energy where royalties […]
Originally published in E&E News “But platforms are generally ignored by the party anyway, and Heather Reams, executive director of Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, who added that its strength does not depend on “how many times climate change is addressed.” For Republicans, Reams said, climate messaging is not necessarily a matter of talking about […]
Today Republican Senators Burr, Collins, Gardner, Graham, McSally, Murkowski and Tillis sent a leader to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, urging that policies to bolster jobs and innovation across the clean energy sector be considered as part of COVID-19 recovery and relief packages. CRES applauds this effort and issued the following statement of support. “America deserves a […]
“After more than 40 years of existence, NEPA has not aged gracefully. It’s astounding that in this modern, on-demand era, anyone would defend expensive, job-killing, bureaucratic red tape. President Trump’s NEPA reforms are good for consumers, good for our economic recovery, and good for America writ large. These reforms streamline an environmental review process that […]
July 16, 2020 The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Majority Leader Republican Leader U.S. Senate […]
Originally published by Red Green and Blue “Yes to clean energy: Even amid the pandemic and economic slowdown, conservatives still support clean energy, according to polling done by Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) and The Western Way (TWW). According to their findings, two-thirds (67 percent) of Republican and Republican-leaning voters agree making investments in clean energy are important to […]
The Pacific Northwest conjures up all sorts of Americana, from Lewis and Clark to the Cascade Mountains to the famous Grand Coulee Dam – the largest hydroelectric power plant in the United States capable of generating enough power for 2.3 million homes. That’s why it is fitting during this Independence Day week that we focus […]