WASHINGTON (Feb. 12, 2018) –President Trump released his long-awaited infrastructure plan, disappointing many in the energy and transportation sectors looking for a true modernization plan for our nation’s infrastructure.
The following is a statement from Grant Carlisle, advocacy director of the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs):
“This plan ignores American energy and transportation needs of today – as well as tomorrow. It does not modernize our grid so we can reach more distributed energy. It does not plan for advanced vehicles to be on our roads. It is unfortunately just not a forward-looking document.”
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Additional Information:
- Clean Jobs America Factsheet: Clean energy currently supports more than 3 million American jobs.
- December 19, 2017 E2 Statement on tax bill passing.
- January 30, 2018 E2 Statement on President Trump’s State of the Union.
- List of E2 members active on Twitter.
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Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) is a national, nonpartisan group of business leaders, investors, and professionals from every sector of the economy who advocate for smart policies that are good for the economy and good for the environment. Our members have founded or funded more than 2,500 companies, created more than 600,000 jobs, and manage more than $100 billion in venture and private equity capital. For more information, see www.e2.org or follow us on Twitter at @e2org.