WASHINGTON (June 6, 2019) – Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced the Senate companion to H.R. 9 – the Climate Action Now Act – which passed the U.S. House in May and would reaffirm the U.S.’s commitment to the Paris Agreement. The following is a statement from Bob Keefe, executive director of the national, nonpartisan business […]
Statement from E2 Advocacy Director Grant Carlisle WASHINGTON (May 14, 2019) – The House Appropriations subcommittee on Energy and Water unveiled its draft funding bill for the 2020 fiscal year budget. The bill would robustly increase funding levels for a variety of critical clean energy innovation programs housed at the Department of Energy despite enormous […]
As members of Congress will soon vote on legislation that would compel the Trump administration to honor and plan for meeting the United States’ commitment under the Paris Agreement, E2 members send this letter urging legislators to support HR 9 and to ensure that we continue to focus on actions to protect our climate and […]
As California continues to lead the nation in combatting climate change, join our local business, government and non-profit leaders at the Sustainability Summit to explore how to California is creating climate resilient economies and growing access to clean energy and water resource technologies.
WASHINGTON (March 27, 2019) – Today, HR 9 — the Climate Action Now Act — was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would reaffirm the U.S.’s commitment to the Paris Agreement. The following is a statement from Bob Keefe, executive director of the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), which took […]
Executed properly, carbon pricing programs offer regulators a cost-effective, market-based tool to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. A number of states are already pricing carbon and E2 has been an active proponent of both California’s economy wide Cap-and-Trade Program and the North Eastern Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Additional states are considering similar action, including Oregon; passage of cap-and-trade legislation in Oregon is […]
Bill would strengthen and expand Oregon’s clean energy economy, according to letter signed by 70+ business executives, entrepreneurs, investors and other professionals from across the state. SALEM, OR (February 20, 2019) – More than 70 Oregon business executives, entrepreneurs, investors, and other professionals sent a letter to state lawmakers on Wednesday urging them to pass […]
Last year E2 worked in close partnership with the Business Alliance for Protecting the Pacific Coast (BAPPC) to oppose President Trump’s Five-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program. While our work resulted in key victories (see below), the Federal Government is moving forward with its plans to extend offshore drilling on the West Coast, and E2 […]
Please join E2 for a special webinar this Wednesday, Jan. 30 to learn about current and upcoming action on climate, clean energy and transportation issues in the new Congress. Our special guests include Rep. A. Donald McEachin, who leads several key climate and clean energy efforts in the House; Kenneth DeGraff, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s […]
Interested in learning more about Oregon’s clean energy economy and the economic opportunities presented by the Cap & Invest program expected to be considered by the Legislature in early 2019? Join E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) and our local partners for this gathering of the business, policy and investor communities in Greater Portland to hear about Oregon’s growing clean […]
The Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) advocacy group organized a letter to every member of the new Congress imploring them to “take immediate and ambitious action” to address the economic threats of climate change. It was signed by more than 500 business leaders and other professionals and was released on Jan. 8. “Congress has not only the […]
As the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is holding a confirmation hearing today on the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, E2 members write this letter to Senators Collins and King urging the Senate to advise Mr. Wheeler to reconsider his troubling positions on these issues to […]