More than 500 business leaders, investors and other professionals, including eight from Michigan, recently signed a letter sent to every member of the 116th Congress imploring lawmakers to “take immediate and ambitious action” to address the economic threats made clear in the Trump administration’s Fourth National Climate Assessment. The letter was organized by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), […]
Statement from E2 Western States Advocate Andy Wunder SALEM, OR (February 1, 2019) – 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 […]
As the Trump administration attempts to roll back the Mercury Air Toxics Standards (MATS), E2 members send this letter to Administrator Wheeler urging him to continue support of these clean energy and environmental standards.
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? Want to hear about the role agriculture can play in Oregon meeting its climate goals? Join E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) and our local partners for this gathering of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 ensure […]
Denver, CO (January 17, 2019) — Today, Gov. Jared Polis made cleaner air and vehicles one of his administration’s top priorities by signing an executive order directing state agencies to accelerate the transition toward a clean transportation future. The order directs the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to reduce transportation emissions by […]
Signers have business interests in every state, region of the country WASHINGTON (January 8, 2019) – More than 500 business leaders, investors and other professionals signed a letter sent to every member of the 116th Congress today imploring lawmakers to “take immediate and ambitious action” to address the economic threats made clear in the Trump […]
Statement from E2 Director of Advocacy Grant Carlisle WASHINGTON (December 28, 2018) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing rulemaking that would help undermine the federal Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). Through MATS, utilities and other operators of coal- and oil-based electric generating units complied with the standard – making financial investments that […]
Governors of CT, DE, MA, MD, NJ, PA, RI, VA and VT, Mayor of Washington, D.C., Move Forward with Climate Policy for Transportation, After Year-long Process of Collecting Regional Input. WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 18, 2018) – Leading environmental, scientific, transportation, health, and business organizations working to advance modern, clean, equitable and low-carbon transportation celebrated an announcement […]