Research & Development
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Dear Chairwoman Feinstein and Ranking Member Kennedy and Chairwoman Kaptur and Ranking Member Simpson: As the U.S. House and Senate Subcommittees for Energy and Water Development finalize the Energy and Water Development Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bill, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) respectfully requests support for the following offices and programs within the U.S. […]
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions issued the following statement on the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in the U.S. House of Representatives: “CRES commends the House and Senate for passing the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and we especially thank the 13 House Republicans and 19 Senate Republicans who worked with […]
“The bipartisan approval by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to reauthorize the Office of Science is a win for Americans and a win for the environment. The bipartisan bill boasts a 7 percent increase in research funding each year over the next five years and tackles climate change by boosting funding for […]
“The Energy Act of 2020 is proof that bipartisan clean energy and climate solutions are possible. My hope is that Congress can pass bipartisan infrastructure legislation to put transportation sector emissions on the right trajectory.” -Charles Hernick, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions WASHINGTON, March 17, 2021 —Charles Hernick, vice president of policy and advocacy for […]
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 […]
Read the full letter here. March 2, 2020 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE: We are writing to urge you to support S. 2657 the American Energy Innovation Act. Our diverse organizations recognize and agree that climate change is an important national priority that demands Congressional attention. While we may not agree on […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Executive Director Heather Reams released the following statement after the introduction the S.2657, the American Energy Innovation Act (AEIA), a bipartisan package of energy bills to support clean energy technology, research, and development. “By introducing a bipartisan package of energy measures designed to advance clean energy […]
As originally published in Newsweek. February 21, 2020 By: Ramsey Touchberry Republicans face a dilemma. How does the party refrain from alienating its hardline base members who don’t believe climate change is caused by human activity—or who believe government should play a small or nonexistent role in the problem—while also appeasing a younger generation that […]
Party leadership is taking heed, releasing a series of modest climate-related bills. By Elvina Nawaguna As originally published in Roll Call Young Republicans, facing a future with more extreme weather events, wildfires, rising sea levels, famine and other repercussions of a warmer planet, have been knocking on their lawmakers’ doors with a message that many in […]