Federal Investment
Federal investment in research, development, and deployment can bring new, low-carbon technologies to the market in greater numbers and support America’s continued leadership in global emissions reductions.
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2021 – Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) today applauded the leadership of Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Representatives Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Mike Doyle (D-PA) for introducing legislation that will modify the existing investment tax credits (ITC) to include “game-changing” energy storage technology. “Expanding investment tax credits […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES), a conservative organization advancing clean energy policies, released a study of registered voters that revealed broad, bipartisan approval of increased government support for clean energy development and commonsense, “all-of-the-above” climate solutions. The study found that 74% of Americans, including […]
Washington, DC – Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) celebrated successful negotiation of the Energy Act of 2020, the nation’s first clean energy innovation package in more than a decade. The package was included with bipartisan support as part of COVID-19 relief and omnibus spending legislation. In […]
Dear Leaders McConnell and Schumer: On behalf of Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES), I am writing in strong support of S. 2657, the “American Energy Innovation Act”, and to urge the Senate to swiftly pass this bipartisan legislation. The AEIA is one of the most consequential legislative initiatives for modernizing our nation’s energy policies […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 17, 2020) – Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Forum and the Conservative Energy Network (CEN) announced that starting on Monday, July 20, more than 90 business leaders, farmers, state officials and others from around the country will participate in a three-day series of more than 70 meetings with conservative leaders in […]
“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 in Market Watch “What I like about today’s proposal is its inclusion of a time-bound target for the emissions goal. That is useful,” said Charles Hernick, vice president of policy and advocacy at Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum.” “The challenge, though, is that the proposal by the majority calls for a heavy […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 25, 2020) – Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES), a conservative organization advancing clean energy policies, and The Western Way (TWW), a free-market conservation organization, released a survey that found that two-thirds (67 percent) of Republican and Republican-leaning voters agree making investments in clean energy are important to our nation’s effort to […]
“The reduction of red tape is a bedrock conservative principle, and that includes steps for the approval of needed clean energy infrastructure projects. To that end, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions commends Congressman Rodney Davis (R-IL), as well as Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) for introducing legislation last week that prioritizes infrastructure investment by reforming […]