WASHINGTON (Feb. 12, 2018) – The Trump Administration unveiled its draft for the FY19 budget, once again focusing on cutting or eliminating programs that drive investment into innovating technologies, that help American entrepreneurs building businesses across the country. The following is a statement from Grant Carlisle, advocacy director of the national, nonpartisan business group E2 […]
With the Oregon State Legislature considering two versions of a bill to establish a statewide Cap-and-Invest program, E2 members from across the state sent this letter to all Oregon legislators urging both chambers to support this bill that will empower Oregon to continue its progress in combating climate change and to assert its position as […]
New Jersey Assemblymember, Andrew Zwicker, writes an op-ed instilling hope in a future in clean energy. Clean energy is already a tremendous job-driver in New Jersey. Three times more New Jerseyans work in solar- and wind-related jobs as do in fossil fuel electric generation. An analysis by ReThink Energy NJ and Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a national, […]
The Trump administration may ask Congress to slash renewable energy and efficiency programs at the Department of Energy by more than 70 percent in the next fiscal year, sparking immediate backlash from environmental groups and lawmakers. Bob Keefe, executive director of the green group E2, said the move amounted to an organized effort to cut “innovation […]
Clean Technica mentions Trump’s mediocre reference to the country’s energy industry during his State of the Union Speech, which was not well received by some of the country’s industry bodies and activists. “Trump’s single-minded vision on energy was on full display tonight,” said Bob Keefe, executive director of E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs). “Not only has there […]
E&E News covers Trump’s State of the Union speech, remarking his emphasis on the importance of coal and a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill. But for critics of the president, they see the infrastructure bill as the latest iteration of attacks on environmental safeguards. “The scarce details we do have point to an approach that emphasizes […]
WASHINGTON (January 31, 2018) – President Trump’s draft budget proposal for fiscal 2019 would cut funding for the Department of Energy’s programs on renewable energy and energy efficiency by 72 percent. Statement from executive director of E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) Bob Keefe: “Tuesday night President Trump failed to even mention a single clean energy industry. Now he […]
On January 30, the president will deliver his State of the Union address and his vision for the coming year. Please join E2 the next day for a discussion and Q & A about what the president’s remarks mean to our policy priorities, our economy and our environment, and to hear about our strategies and opportunities […]
WASHINGTON (January 30, 2018) – President Trump’s first State of the Union tonight confirmed his administration’s fossil fuel-exclusive vision of US energy and ignored the millions of Americans who work in clean energy industries to the detriment of the economy. Not once during the entire speech did the president mention the solar, wind, energy efficiency, geothermal, […]
This past summer, Xcel Energy and a wide group of stakeholders at the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), filed a “Stipulation” – a proposed update to Xcel’s Electric Resource Plan. It is an agreement between Xcel, its customers, Colorado businesses, local environmental organizations and others on how and where Xcel sources its power. The plan would […]
WASHINGTON (January 30, 2018) –President Trump’s first State of the Union tonight is set to remind Americans how his administration is actively ignoring the millions of Americans that work in solar, wind, energy efficiency, efficient vehicles and many other industries which are on the cutting edge of innovation. Below is a statement from Grant Carlisle, […]
Clean Technica amplifies E2’s letter organizing 409 clean energy business professionals in opposition to US President Donald Trump’s recent decision to impose a 30% tariff on solar. “While the industry has made great strides and the market continues to mature, make no doubt that the short-term ramifications from this decision will cost tens of thousands of American […]