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Originally posted in The Hill: BY JEFF KUPFER AND HEATHER REAMS Mounting job losses caused by the COVID-19 crisis are hammering the clean energy sector and threatening two decades’ worth of progress in expanding the share of renewable resources used to power the U.S. economy. Mandatory stay-at-home orders and the shutting down of most businesses […]
Originally posted to Newsweek: HEATHER REAMS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS ON 5/15/20 AT 7:30 AM EDT More and more Republican voters believe in human-caused climate change. And Republican lawmakers are taking action. Conservative-led carbon-reduction solutions continue to be offered on Capitol Hill and, combined with policies promoting clean energy jobs, could help […]
Statement CRES Executive Director Heather Reams: “The latest numbers from Environmental Entrepreneurs on renewable industry job losses are devastating. The clean energy sector clearly needs stimulus support, and Congress should be prioritizing it in the next round of funding. Almost 600,000 clean energy jobs have been lost to COVID-19, and another 250,000 are expected by […]
Following an April 23 letter from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and other senators asking for an extension on tax credits for renewable energy projects, the United States Treasury Department said Thursday it would modify the regulatory guidance pertaining to the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) as it relates to […]
Following an April 23 letter from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and other senators asking for an extension on tax credits for renewable energy projects, the United States Treasury Department said Thursday it would modify the regulatory guidance pertaining to the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) as it relates to […]
e Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate The Honorable Chuck Schumer Democratic Leader U.S. Senate The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Republican Leader U.S. House of Representatives Download the letter here. Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi, and Leaders Schumer and McCarthy: Thank you for […]
Chairwoman Marcy Kaptur Energy and Water Development Subcommittee House Committee on Appropriations 2186 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Chairman Lamar Alexander Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Senate Committee on Appropriations 455 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Ranking Member Mike Simpson Energy and Water Development Subcommittee House Committee on Appropriations 2084 […]
As originally published in E&E News By: Lesley Clark March 5, 2020 Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette is striking a different tone on climate change than his predecessor, Rick Perry, who before taking office declared it “a contrived, phony mess that is falling apart under its own weight.” But just how different is Brouillette? The new […]
As originally published in Reuters By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) – The top two senators on the U.S. Senate energy committee unveiled a bipartisan energy legislation package on Thursday that would support renewable energy, efficiency measures and nuclear power, and aides said it should move quickly to a vote in the chamber. The […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Director of Policy and Advocacy Charles Hernick released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced its proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). “Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions commends President Trump’s recommendations to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act, a package of 50-year old regulations […]