E2 Quarterly Update: Rocky Mountains Chapter Clean Power Plan, Clean Jobs, Direct Advocacy, Lecture and a New Member The Rockies chapter had a busy final quarter of 2015 advocating for the EPA’s Clean Power Plan and hosting a complementary event. Clean Power Plan Hearings in Denver In September, the Colorado Department of Public […]
From Harrisburg to Richmond, E2’s Mid-Atlantic Chapter has been touting the economic benefits of the Clean Power Plan. Under the leadership of Gov. Tom Wolf and Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Quigley, Pennsylvania began a comment period from September to November on the Clean Power Plan to hear from Pennsylvanians about the plan […]
The Pacific Northwest strives to be out front of the rest of the country on bold action for climate change, and 2016 shows promise that this year will be no exception to the rule, despite recent events in the legislature and beyond that have hampered the cause in the short-term. Decisive climate action is coming […]
E2 Southern California Chapter Director Laura Berland-Shane gave birth to a daugther, Fynne Rose, on September 30th 2013. Fynne greeted the world with an early and steadfast commitment to sustainability, as she was born in the front seat of Laura’s Chevy Volt!
Climate Legislation, Water Updates and the Clean Power Plan The California Assembly approved Senate Bill 350 (De León and Leno) with bipartisan support – a milestone that will double statewide energy efficiency and increase our renewable electricity generation to 50 percent in 2030. Due to intense opposition, provisions in the bill to reduce petroleum consumption were removed before […]
As our drought and wildfire-filled summer draws to an official close, policy happenings in the beautiful Pacific Northwest are beginning to heat up again. Before more details on that, there’s still news to reflect on from this summer. Even with major fires like the North Star complex still less than half contained, over 600,000 acres […]
E2 has been working hard to raise business voices in support of The Clean Power Plan nationwide. In the days before the rule, we released a Colorado-specific Press Release, and blog that details the state economic benefits of EPA’s Clean Power Plan. Learn more specific details for Colorado in this issue brief from NRDC: Colorado’s […]
From the shores of Michigan to the Iowa state fair, E2’s Midwest chapter has been reinforcing the economic benefits of the Clean Power Plan since the final rule was announced this August. Midwestern Governors have seen the benefits of clean energy and can’t ignore the opportunities that the Clean Power Plan would create. On September […]
Could a price on carbon emissions be a climate game changer? Virtually all economists from both sides of the aisle agree that a carbon fee is the most economically efficient way to cut CO2 emissions and is the policy most likely to win bi-partisan support. On September 25, nearly 100 Massachusetts business leaders gathered […]
In August, we launched the inaugural edition of the Eastern States newsletter. You can read about how E2 has successfully been raising business voices like yours in our two top-tier targeted states of Virginia and Pennsylvania. In July, E2 held a roundtable titled “The Next Deployment: Clean Energy” which focused on the growing job […]
E2 Philadelphia Roundtable: More Jobs, Less Carbon; How Good Policy + Good Environment = Good Business On April 22, E2 hosted its inaugural roundtable in Pennsylvania. Joined by partners including the City of Philadelphia’s Mayor’s Office, PennFuture, Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia, and the Delaware Valley Green Building Council, the discussion centered around how the federal […]
On June 2nd, E2 Rocky Mountains chapter hosted an event, “E2@15: Winds of Change” to both celebrate E2’s 15th anniversary and the release of a new report, "Winds of Change", detailing the economic impacts of – and the threats to – Colorado's burgeoning wind industry. Governor Hickenlooper kicked off the event by speaking briefly about the economic benefits of […]