Massachusetts and New England are positioned to play a pivotal role in the future of comprehensive energy and climate legislation. The New England representatives that are leaders in the Congress for this legislation have made clear that it is a compelling national interest to address this challenge, but they also clearly recognize the importance of [...]
While constituents meeting Senators and their staffs was the priority and primary motivation behind last week’s Clean Energy Works fly-in, the presence of almost 200 people from around the country was also an opportunity to publicize the wide support for comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation to a bigger audience. The Town Hall Meeting was [...]
“Sixty is the new fifty” may have first been said about aging baby boomers, but it’s also the new reality of getting anything done in the US Senate. Although the Senate’s rules have long been structured to allow careful deliberation or endless delay, depending on your view of a particular situation, their use has been [...]
Last week, I participated in the Clean Energy Network fly-in to Washington in support of comprehensive energy and climate change legislation.
The American Power Act, also known as the Kerry-Lieberman climate change bill, is being prepared for a push to bring it to consideration in the Senate work session starting after the July 4th holiday. Sources indicate that the Democratic Caucus held last Thursday, June 24th, demonstrated strong support for a comprehensive climate and energy bill [...]
President Obama said in Pittsburgh on Wednesday that he is committed to get a comprehensive energy and climate bill passed. We knew that – President Obama understands that passing comprehensive energy and climate change legislation is also a key to a more prosperous economy,. But every time it has seemed on the cusp of happening, [...]
Legislation is moving through Congress to implement the “Cash For Caulkers” program President Obama called for in his State of the Union address. The House bill, introduced by Massachusetts’ Ed Markey, was sent forward from the Energy and Environment Subcommiittee to the full house Energy & Commerce Committee on March 24th, 2010. Improving the energy [...]
Berkeley, California pioneered the idea to advance California’s Million Solar Roofs program and it’s finally spreading and gaining traction nationally. A State House Bill wants to bring it to Massachusetts. PACE, or Property Assisted Clean Energy financing, is another example of applying a long-standing tool to a new problem – financing renewables for homeowners. Renewable [...]
