State is Poised to Reclaim Leadership in Clean Energy Trenton, N.J. (May 23, 2019) – A new report shows that clean energy jobs are now a major part of New Jersey’s economy and that the state is well positioned to reclaim its role as a national leader in clean energy. The report by the national, […]
The CEO of Tofurky on how the policy can help manufacturers slash energy bills and add jobs.
Statement form E2 Midwest Advocate Micaela Preskill CHICAGO (April 10, 2019) – The Chicago city council unanimously passed a resolution to establish a goal of transition to 100 percent clean energy by 2035, becoming the largest city in the country to make this commitment. According to a brand-new report released Tuesday by the national, nonpartisan […]
Just last week, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition released the details of the Clean Energy Jobs Act at seven press conferences across the state. The legislation aims to move Illinois towards 100% clean energy, dramatically expand energy efficiency programs, decarbonize the power sector and increase electric vehicle penetration. Join us on March 18th to learn how […]
More than 70 Oregon business executives, entrepreneurs, investors and other professionals sent a letterto state lawmakers on Wednesday urging them to pass the Clean Energy Jobs bill (H.B. 2020). According to the letter signed by Oregon members, supporters and partners of the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), the groundbreaking bill would send a clear, long-term signal […]
Yesterday, draft language for the long-awaited Clean Energy Jobs Bill was released. If passed, the legislation would create a Cap-and-Invest program that would place an economy-wide limit on greenhouse gas emissions, create a market-based program to drive least-cost emission reductions and invest the program’s proceeds into climate change mitigation projects, including clean energy projects such as wind […]
Even as traditional manufacturing, automotive and mining jobs are unable to return the same opportunities for the American heartland, Environmental Entrepreneurs’ Clean Jobs Midwest 2018 analysis reports that, already, more than 700,000 Midwesterners work in clean energy, with construction and manufacturing making up over 70 percent. That’s four times more than the number of employees working in […]
Join us for an evening with Assemblymember Todd Gloria, the author of the City of San Diego’s Climate Action Plan and co-author of the 100% Clean Energy Act of 2018 (S.B. 100), which was a top E2 priority this year. Hear Assemblymember Gloria’s thoughts on how these policies complement each other, what he sees as the […]
Join E2 San Francisco for a lunch and discussion focusing on E2’s role in advancing major climate and clean energy legislation in California in the 2018 legislative session, and how our partner NRDC is using the courts to thwart the Trump administration’s rollbacks of basic federal environmental standards. RSVP Here Details Date: Thursday, November 1, 2018 Time: 12:00 […]
Join E2 in Palo Alto for a lunch and discussion focusing on E2’s role in advancing major climate and clean energy legislation in California in the 2018 legislative session, and how our partner NRDC is using the courts to thwart the Trump administration’s rollbacks of basic federal environmental standards. RSVP Here Details Date: Monday, November 5, 2018 Time: […]
It’s important to note that California has more energy efficiency jobs than any other state, more than 300,000. That’s more than double the number of those in Texas, the state in second place, according to a report from e2.org and E4TheFuture.Org. … Hall had managed to not only explain to me what the move toward clean energy […]
Statement from E2 Advocate Andy Wunder and Paired Power Inc. CCO Mark Bauhaus San Francisco, CA (September 10, 2018) – Today, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law one of the most ambitious clean energy policies in the world, accelerating and raising California’s current Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) to 60% by 2030 and establishing a […]