E2 NY has an opportunity to join a special NRDC briefing with Mitch Bernard, NRDC Chief Counsel. Prior to the briefing, guests are invited to attend a tour of NRDC’s NY office, featuring its internal sustainability practices. Following the tour, Bernard will discuss NRDC’s litigation efforts since the inauguration of President Trump and the increasingly […]
E2 member and NRDC Director of Energy and Transportation, Kit Kennedy, co-writes a blog on the NRDC’s website evaluating NY Governor Cuomo’s pledge to set an energy efficiency target for the state. Citing E2’s Clean Jobs New York report, Kennedy says: “…nearly 70,000 New Yorkers were employed in 2015 to manufacture and install energy-saving measures, […]
The Fresno Bee quotes E2 Member and Exact Solar Founder, Mark Bortman, in an article discussing the impacts of the solar tariffs. “Solar is really just starting to take off because it is truly a win-win-win situation” for consumers, workers and the environment, he said. “Tariffs would really be shooting ourselves in the foot.”
Triple Pundit publishes article by E2 Executive Director, Bob Keefe, condemning President Trump’s decision to impose a 30 percent tariff on imported solar panels.
WASHINGTON (January 22, 2017) – Today, President Trump announced his decision to levy penalizing tariffs on imported solar panels, an alarming move that could leave lasting damage across one of America’s fastest-growing job sectors. This decision comes despite calls from companies, members of Congress, worker groups, and Republican-led organizations urging Trump not to impede U.S. clean […]
Expect reduced job growth, canceled projects and increased energy costs WASHINGTON (January 22, 2017) – Today, President Trump announced his decision to levy penalizing tariffs on imported solar panels, an alarming move that could leave lasting damage across one of America’s fastest-growing job sectors. This decision comes despite calls from companies, members of Congress, worker groups, […]
In a letter to President Trump, E2 members urge him to reject levying a tariff on foreign made solar panels which will result in thousands of American jobs and slowed growth for our solar sector.
WASHINGTON (December 20, 2017) – Tomorrow, the House is expected to complete passage of the final tax bill, sending the tax overhaul package to President Trump’s desk. While the final $1.5 trillion bill removes damaging language that would have repealed or weakened important clean energy incentives like the Production Tax Credit (PTC), Investment Tax Credit (ITC) […]
E2 statement from executive director Bob Keefe WASHINGTON (December 19, 2017) – Wednesday, the House is expected to complete passage of the final tax bill, sending the tax overhaul package to President Trump’s desk. While the final $1.5 trillion bill removes damaging language that would have repealed or weakened important clean energy incentives like the […]
WASHINGTON (December 19, 2017) – President Trump yesterday omitted any mention of climate change in his first national security strategy, ignoring his own military leaders (including Defense Secretary James Mattis) and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) he signed into law just last week. The recently signed NDAA specifically calls climate change a “direct threat to […]
New USEER report will build on E2’s past clean energy jobs work WASHINGTON (December 5, 2017) – E2 has joined Energy Futures Initiative, the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) and other organizations to produce the most comprehensive study of clean energy and other energy jobs in America. The 2018 U.S. Energy and Employment […]
ReportThere are more than 31,000 clean energy jobs in Nevada, according to Clean Jobs Nevada 2017 released in October 2017 by E2 and local partners the Clean Energy Project (CEP). The complete — available here or by clicking the cover below — was released in connection with CEP’s 2017 National Clean Energy Summit at the Bellagio Resort and Casino.
If you are looking for additional insight into E2’s Clean Jobs Nevada 2017 or our other Clean Jobs America reports, visit e2.org/reports. You can also contact E2 Communications Director Michael Timberlake ([email protected]). An FAQ is also available here to answer any questions.
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