The Obscure Government Office That Launched Tesla Is Open for Business (Again)

Looking forward, earlier this month Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm set a new direction when she tapped Jigar Shah for the position of LPO Executive Director. On Shah’s impressive clean tech resume is membership in the business organization E2, which advocates for environmentally beneficial economic policies. “E2 supports policies that advance diversity and equity and […]

Biden Takes Moonshot Approach to Replacing Lead Water Pipes

Fixing hazardous and leaky water pipes “is not just good common sense, it’s good business sense,” said Bob Keefe, executive director of E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs). “Somebody has to dig up those aging pipelines and replace them with modern ones that don’t make our kids sick and that will provide the lifeline for clean water to […]

Biden American Jobs Plan: What U.S. Economy, Environment Needs

E2: Administration takes a “whole of economy” approach to climate action WASHINGTON (March 31, 2021) – President Biden will outline his plan for rebuilding America’s infrastructure in a speech later today in Pittsburgh. Biden’s American Jobs Plan will focus on how smart investments in priorities such as ensuring safe drinking water, modernizing the energy grid, […]

How Biden’s infrastructure plan would help Pennsylvania

According to the national, nonpartisan business group E2, at the end of 2019 there were nearly 94,000 clean energy jobs in Pennsylvania. Pre-COVID-19, these jobs were increasing at a roughly 5% annual growth rate, a reflection of all those environmental and social governance fund inflows hitting the local labor market.

Pennsylvania announces 191MW solar energy plan

“This exciting, new investment in clean, renewable energy will save Pennsylvanians money and save Pennsylvanians’ lives,” said (E2 member) Dara Bortman, co-founder of Exact Solar. “Increasing Pennsylvania’s solar target will attract billions of dollars in private investment that are currently going to neighboring states and will help businesses like ours expand and hire more people.”

Pennsylvania announces 191MW solar energy plan

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Monday that half of state government’s electricity will come from solar energy as of 2023.

The commitment – the largest among any governmental agency nationwide – will harness 191 megawatts from seven solar arrays in central Pennsylvania to cover 100% of the electricity needs for more than 400 accounts across 16 state agencies, the Department of General Services said

Renewables break records, but where are the jobs?

“Commissioned by a triad of clean energy advocates — E2, E4TheFuture and the American Council on Renewable Energy — BW Research’s reports on the state of the workforce have served as the basis of campaigns pushing for new federal policies to stoke clean energy growth.

Fight alongside the administration for a clean economy

Immediate and bold climate action is an economic imperative. We are falling behind China, which has outspent the U.S. in clean energy investments by hundreds of billions of dollars over the last decade. In doing so it has claimed the mantle of global leader in production, export, and installation of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, […]

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Six Emerging Environmental Entrepreneurs Selected for National Fellowship

The E2 & 1 Hotels the fellowship program is designed to help early career environmentally-minded entrepreneurs and community leaders to create and implement unique projects at the intersection of the economy and environment. This year’s projects span a wide...


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E2: Repealing EPA’s Endangerment Finding For Vehicle Emissions Raises Costs for Businesses and Consumers

The EPA officially revoked the endangerment finding for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and eliminated clean vehicle standards in a blow to both our economy and our environment.


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E2: Companies Cancelled $34.8B, 38K Jobs for Clean Energy Projects in 2025, Outpacing New Investments 3-to-1

Businesses abandoned $5.1 billion in large-scale factories and clean energy projects in December, capping a turbulent year for the sector that saw nearly $35 billion in investments disappear along with more than 38,000 current and future jobs, according to ...


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