Tag: Policy & Politics
Despite Political Rhetoric, Conservative Support for Solar Is Solidifying. Here’s Why.
The energy debate in Washington is loud and partisan. Despite the anti-clean energy rhetoric coming from this administration, conservative voters are telling a much different story. They support expanding solar because it lowers costs, strengthens American manufacturing, and delivers energy security. A recent poll from Fabrizio, Lee & Associates, chief … [continued]
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Sierra Club Statement on Confirmation Hearing on Nomination of Steve Pearce to Lead BLM
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a confirmation hearing on Donald Trump’s nomination of Steve Pearce to run the Bureau of Land Management. During the hearing, Pearce was peppered with questions about his previous support for selling off vast swaths of federal public … [continued]
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House Passes Bills That Would Worsen Energy Affordability & Reliability
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans passed a pair of bills this week that would undercut energy affordability and decrease energy reliability. Passed yesterday, H.R. 4626, the Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act, would make it easier to weaken or revoke federal appliance efficiency standards and harder to update them, locking families … [continued]
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Trump EPA: Value of Human Life is $0
As I was reading through the Sierra Club’s response to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address last night, one line really jumped out at me, that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Donald Trump has “set the value of a human life to zero when conducting cost-benefit analyses.” … [continued]
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So Much Winning…For Geothermal Energy
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is a big fan of geothermal energy, but he just got caught robbing Peter to pay Paul.
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