Decision will damage US competitiveness for years, cost US leadership in auto innovation WASHINGTON (August 2, 2018) – Earlier today, the EPA and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) formally noticed the Trump administration’s proposal to roll back popular clean car and fuel economy standards. The new proposal would halt fuel mileage improvements for vehicles […]
In an article on Bloomberg’s decision to award 20 of the most populous cities with $70 million to address climate change, Andrea Fox notes both Bloomberg Philanthropies’ and E2’s involvement with the larger We Are Still In movement.
Both the City of Denver and Colorado need to move from inspiration to action on meeting critical climate goals. A five-part series of events this year sponsored by Environmental Entrepreneurs and the Natural Resources Defense Council, is designed to bring advocates, business leaders, and residents together to move forward on clean transportation, renewable energy, energy-efficiency and […]
Jennifer Yachnin discusses Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s remarks on a clean environment at the Colorado Climate Plan. The event was co-hosted by E2.
Executive order by Gov. Hickenlooper will save consumers and businesses money at the pump; drive innovation, jobs DENVER, CO (June 19, 2019) – Today Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced plans to join 13 other states that are leading the country with tougher emissions standards for vehicles. Following is a statement from RJ Harrington, a Denver clean energy executive […]
Colorado joined the U.S. Climate Alliance— a coalition of states pledging to uphold the climate goals of the Paris Agreement — and by executive order, Gov. Hickenlooper created a specific, measurable goal for carbon reduction. The State objective is to cut greenhouse gases by 26 percent from 2005 levels by 2025, and to cut carbon from the electricity sector […]
Statement from E2 Chair and Co-founder Nicole Lederer WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Agriculture Committee today passed its version of a 2018 Farm Bill, including first-of-their kind soil health provisions designed to improve agricultural practices and also help address climate change. Included in the provisions is a new USDA pilot project designed to incentivize agriculture […]
As our recently released Clean Jobs America report shows, America is now home to nearly 3.2 million clean energy jobs. That’s more than 3 million Americans who go to work each and every day in solar, wind, energy efficiency, clean vehicles, and other jobs in the clean energy economy. Join E2 to celebrate the continued […]
Clean energy is powering job growth in America. Clean jobs count: Nearly 3.2 million Americans now go to work each and every day in solar, wind, energy efficiency, clean vehicles and other clean energy jobs.
If you are looking for additional insight into E2’s Clean Jobs America or our other Clean Jobs America reports, visit e2.org/reports or see Clean Jobs Count for a full interactive jobs breakdown of every U.S. state and clean energy industry. You can also contact E2 Communications Director Michael Timberlake ([email protected]). An FAQ is also available here to answer any questions.
The complete report is available for download here.
View Report »In a letter to Interior Secretary, nearly 400 business leaders announced their opposition to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) alteration of a standard, put in place in 2016, to cut emissions of methane from oil and gas operations on our public lands. BLM’s proposal would delay the methane emissions standard, which would allow vast […]
With the California State Legislature considering a bill to authorize California local agencies to tackle traffic congestion in their jurisdictions by piloting congestion relief programs called “Go Zones,” E2 members and allies from across the state sent this letter to California legislators urging them to support this bill and empower efforts to free up California’s […]
The days of large coal, nuclear, and gas-fired power plants are waning. More than 100 cities, from Seattle to Nairobi, now receive at least 70 percent of their electricity from renewable energy. One of the leading drivers of this energy revolution is the need for greater resilience. A major part of the answer? Installation of […]