Reaction from E2 Chair and Co-Founder Nicole Lederer WASHINGTON (December 12, 2018) – A new soil health pilot program that E2 and a coalition of agriculture and environmental partners promoted for inclusion in the 2018 Farm Bill will help advance low-carbon farming practices, addressing climate change while also driving ag-tech innovation and economic savings for […]
“Attacking protections on our state’s drinking water is irresponsible and negatively impacts businesses that rely on safe, clean water for their operations,” added Micaela Preskill, a Midwest advocate for a national groups called Environmental Entrepreneurs.
Ensuring safe drinking water crucial to Michigan’s future economy LANSING (December 11, 2018) – Michigan water utilities and municipal officials today filed a lawsuit to roll back the state’s new Lead and Copper Rule which mandates the replacement of lead service lines throughout the state to prevent another crisis like we saw in Flint in […]
For this month’s national webinar, please join E2 to hear from public and private sector representatives who are working hard to make offshore wind a reality on both of America’s coasts. E2 Advocacy Director Grant Carlisle will also discuss the recently released Offshore Wind: Generating Economic Benefits on the East Coast, which analyzes the economic […]
Featuring Ethan Soloviev from How Good from and Lara Bryant from the NRDC, the expert discussion focused on technologies and capabilities that are already available for states and the private sector to deploy that can dramatically reduce U.S. carbon emissions from the atmosphere – without the need for any geo-engineering or massive new technology breakthroughs. Below […]
The U.S. offshore wind industry is poised for substantial growth, thanks to falling costs and increasing recognition by state and federal policy makers that there are tremendous economic benefits in harnessing clean, renewable energy offshore. BW Research, on behalf of E2, found that if each of the five states below added an average-sized offshore wind energy farm (352 MW) nearly 25,000 construction and operational jobs would be created up and down the eastern seaboard. The Department of Interior is developing lease sales for a strong pipeline of projects in this region—28 in total—which could equal 23,735 MW of new generating capacity, which if all developed would result in tens of thousands of more jobs and added economic benefits for those states. Through its expected growth over the next several years, offshore wind energy has the potential to significantly add to the Gross Regional Product (GRP) and state and federal tax revenues of South and North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey, and New York.
If New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina added an average-sized offshore wind energy farm (352 MW), nearly 25,000 jobs and $3.6 billion would be added to the states’ economies.
If you are looking for additional insight into E2’s Offshore Wind report, including specific info about a state or to connect with business leaders on the East Coast who support increased offshore wind development and policies that grow clean energy jobs, contact E2 Communications Director Michael Timberlake ([email protected]).
The complete report is available here.
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 […]
Louisa Burwood-Taylor cites E2 co-founder and chair, Nicole Lederer, in an article discussing the Senate Agriculture Committee’s passing of its version of the 2018 Farm Bill – one that included provisions aimed at promoting soil health. “This initiative — and to successfully include soil health and carbon provisions in the Senate farm bill — was a […]
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 Detroit Edison (DTE) unveils a plan to build a new, 1,100-megawatt gas plant in St. Clair County, Michigan, E2 members sent this letter to mayors across the state, opposing the plan and urging them to prioritize clean energy and cost-effective energy efficiency programs.
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.
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