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| “In moving to open the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to oil drilling today, the Bush administration is clinging to energy policies of the past that were soundly rejected by voters less than two weeks ago." | |
| With the backdrop of record-breaking energy prices and the looming threat of global warming, environmental issues received unprecedented attention in one of the hardest fought elections in U.S. history. | |
| According to a new white paper released today by Environment Virginia the country's energy consumption could be cut by 11 percent through simple building efficiency measures. “Building an Energy-Efficient America: Zero Energy and High Efficiency Buildings†describes the many opportunities for increasing energy efficiency in buildings and makes recommendations for what local, state and federal officials can do to secure huge energy savings in new and existing buildings. | |
| President Bush today announced a new goal of stopping the growth of U.S. global warming emissions by 2025. Yet, in 2007, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that global emissions must peak no later than 2015 to prevent catastrophic effects of global warming. | |
| “We applaud the Senate for adding the Cantwell-Ensign amendment to the housing stimulus bill. This package will help finally push extensions of crucial renewable energy and energy efficiency tax incentives over the finish line. | |
| “We applaud Senators Cantwell, Ensign and others for working to find a package that may help push extensions of crucial renewable energy and energy efficiency tax incentives over the finish line. | |
| As the House Energy Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming hears from executives from several of the largest American oil companies, it is perhaps more clear than ever that America requires a new, clean energy future. | |
| “We applaud Speaker Pelosi and the House of Representatives for their leadership in passing crucial renewable energy and energy efficiency tax incentives. This bill is an important and effective step in strengthening America’s clean energy economy. | |
| “We are disappointed that Congress missed the opportunity tonight to include crucial renewable energy and energy efficiency tax incentives in the Senate economic stimulus package. | |
| In his State of the Union address, President Bush declared his commitment to strong growth in the use of renewable electricity, but his budget proposes an overall cut of $500 million from energy efficiency and renewable energy programs and fails to include crucial extensions for clean energy tax incentives. | |
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