Hickenlooper calls for climate action
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.
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An Evening with Governor HIckenlooper: Colorado’s Climate Action Plan
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 […]
Clean Jobs Count: How Clean Energy is Powering Job Growth in America (National Webinar)
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 […]
E2 Opposes Rollback of Methane Emissions Standard on Our Public Lands
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 […]
Americans are demanding clean energy, better vehicles — Trump is pushing the opposite
E2 Executive Director, Bob Keefe, writes an op-ed for The Hill, advocating for clean energy despite the Trump administration’s move to roll back car efficiency and pollution standards.
CONGRESS REJECTS TRUMP ENERGY VISION, FUNDS CLEAN ENERGY R&D IN 2018
WASHINGTON (March. 23, 2018) – Vital clean energy programs were spared massive cuts or received funding boosts in Congress’ massive 2018 funding packaged. The bipartisan spending deal rejects the deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) clean energy R&D programs requested in President Trump’s Budget Request for 2018, instead […]
Partner Event: PACENation Summit March 19-21 (Denver)
The 2018 PACENation Summit is the only national conference focused completely on PACE! This year’s event will feature three days of content, interactive sessions, expert speakers, and many unique networking opportunities. PACENation will bring together legislators, program administrators, financiers, building owners, government and nonprofit organizations to help grow the PACENation marketplace in a way that […]
E2 Partner Event: Solar Partner Mountain West, Mar 12-14 (Denver)
Join us at @COSEIA’s Solar Power Mountain West solar conference in March! For the second year in a row – the Solar Career Expo, Powered by Solar Ready Colorado – you will also have the chance to meet with Colorado-based solar energy companies for a unique professional networking and career exploration event! Agenda and Travel […]
CLC Post Conference Happy Hour & Sustainability Discussion
Join Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) and The Alliance Center (TAC) for a happy hour with casual and informed conversation, concluding with a tour TAC’s cutting edge work space, which is a leader in green building innovation. We will be joined by speakers from the Climate Leadership Conference and local leaders in sustainability to provide a more intimate setting […]
E2 Opposes Opening America’s Coasts to Further Offshore Oil Drilling
In a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, E2 members expressed opposition to the Administration’s plans to expose our nation’s coastlines to more offshore oil and gas exploration. Expanding offshore drilling would impose unacceptable economic costs on our coastlines and our pubic waters. It would also deepen our nation’s dependence on oil and undermine our transition […]
An American Industry Could Be Cut Adrift – And Our Jobs Are on the Line
E2 worked with these voices (Brooks, Lew, Griffin) to amplify their message against the EPA’s actions on Pebble Mine to DC beltway audiences.
SOTU Trump embraces ‘beautiful’ coal and cites disasters, not CO2
E&E News covers Trump’s State of the Union speech, remarking his emphasis on the importance of coal and a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill. But for critics of the president, they see the infrastructure bill as the latest iteration of attacks on environmental safeguards. “The scarce details we do have point to an approach that emphasizes […]