Secure Supply Chains
Reducing American reliance on adversarial nations by developing more secure domestic supply chains, including for the materials needed to produce clean energy technologies, is critical to reduce global emissions, advance national security and achieve domestic manufacturing goals.
“Industrial manufacturing is incredibly energy-intensive and difficult to de-carbonize. As the world wakes up to the cost and impact of producing materials such as steel and iron, where and how those materials are produced becomes critical. America has led the world in reducing emissions, but our low-hanging fruit is quickly diminishing. That is why CRES applauds Representatives Anthony Gonzalez and Conor […]
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2021 – Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) and the Conservative Energy Network (CEN) announced beginning today, more than 60 business leaders, farmers, state officials, and others from across the country will participate in a three-day series of more than 65 meetings with Republican leaders in U.S. Congress to advocate for greater investment in clean energy. […]
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2021 — Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Executive Director Heather Reams today commended the formation of a Republican climate task force in Congress following last week’s roll-out of the “Energy Innovation Agenda: Conservative Solutions for a Better Climate” by U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). “A Republican climate task force […]
WASHINGTON, April 20, 2021—In testimony before the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis today, Heather Reams, Executive Director of Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES), called on lawmakers to take immediate action against the threat of climate change by supporting American innovators. At the hearing, “Making the Case for Climate Action: Creating New […]
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2021 – Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Executive Director Heather Reams will testify Tuesday, April 20, before the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis on promoting job creation and economic growth in U.S. climate policy. What: Congressional hearing Making the Case for Climate Action: Creating New Jobs […]
“I’ve heard my Republican colleagues say, ‘look, the problem with agreeing to a specific goal or a specific target is they’ll just move it.’… Let’s set some goals. Let’s celebrate when we achieve those goals and be really careful about moving the goalposts in the middle of the game.” — Rep. John Curtis *Click here […]
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 […]
August 4, 2020 The Honorable James Inhofe The Honorable Jack Reed Chairman Ranking Member Senate Committee on Armed […]