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House Passes Clean Energy Bill -- On to the Senate!
Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy & Security Act (ACES).
With this historic vote, Congress has taken the first step toward unleashing a true clean energy revolution. President Obama and tens of millions of environmentalists, union members, veterans, people of faith, small businesspeople, corporate leaders, sportsmen, and concerned citizens have been calling on Congress to get America running on clean energy. Congress has finally answered that call
Thanks to everyone who took action to get ACES through the House.
The next stop for ACES is the Senate, and we’ll be working very hard to it. In particular, a mechanism for cleaning up the oldest and dirtiest coal plants must be included in a final bill. It's also vital that we ramp up the bill's investments in energy efficiency, hasten our transition toward clean energy sources like wind and solar, and steer more of the bill's investments toward the public benefit—not polluters.
Want to be involved in getting a stronger ACES through the Senate? You can help! Get yourself onto our clean energy activist listserv to get updates on and actions about this clean energy and climate bill.
Send an email to Christina.Yagjian@sierraclub.org to be added to the list. And be sure to check out our video about ACES!
California Gets Its Clean Car Waiver
In a great move showing that states can drive national vehicle global warming pollution policy, the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday granted California its clean car waiver regulating emissions from vehicles.
Read more about this decision on our Compass blog and in our press release.
Suburbanites: A Major Contributor to Global Warming Pollution
Urban areas are greener than the suburbs? The city environment may appear to be the most un-environmentally friendly place that Mother Nature can find, but a recent study concluded that urban residents produce a lower concentration of global warming pollution than suburban residents.
The study looked mainly at vehicle emissions and found that transportation-related emissions of residents in cities or compact neighborhoods are about 70% less than residents of suburban areas. Transportation emits 28% of all greenhouse gases in the United States…so maybe we should all move to the city?
Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy & Security Act (ACES).
With this historic vote, Congress has taken the first step toward unleashing a true clean energy revolution. President Obama and tens of millions of environmentalists, union members, veterans, people of faith, small businesspeople, corporate leaders, sportsmen, and concerned citizens have been calling on Congress to get America running on clean energy. Congress has finally answered that call
Thanks to everyone who took action to get ACES through the House.
The next stop for ACES is the Senate, and we’ll be working very hard to it. In particular, a mechanism for cleaning up the oldest and dirtiest coal plants must be included in a final bill. It's also vital that we ramp up the bill's investments in energy efficiency, hasten our transition toward clean energy sources like wind and solar, and steer more of the bill's investments toward the public benefit—not polluters.
Want to be involved in getting a stronger ACES through the Senate? You can help! Get yourself onto our clean energy activist listserv to get updates on and actions about this clean energy and climate bill.
Send an email to Christina.Yagjian@sierraclub.org to be added to the list. And be sure to check out our video about ACES!
California Gets Its Clean Car Waiver
In a great move showing that states can drive national vehicle global warming pollution policy, the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday granted California its clean car waiver regulating emissions from vehicles.
Read more about this decision on our Compass blog and in our press release.
Suburbanites: A Major Contributor to Global Warming Pollution
Urban areas are greener than the suburbs? The city environment may appear to be the most un-environmentally friendly place that Mother Nature can find, but a recent study concluded that urban residents produce a lower concentration of global warming pollution than suburban residents.
The study looked mainly at vehicle emissions and found that transportation-related emissions of residents in cities or compact neighborhoods are about 70% less than residents of suburban areas. Transportation emits 28% of all greenhouse gases in the United States…so maybe we should all move to the city?