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The Clean Energy Jobs bill passes out of Senate Committee
On November 6th, US Senate Environment and Public Work Committee reported out the Kerry-Boxer Clean Energy
Jobs and American Power Act. Hearings on the bill have now begun in the Finance Committee (chaired by Montana Senator Max Baucus). Senators Kerry, Lieberman, and Graham are also working on a bi-partisan bill. We are in
the final pivotal months of the campaign for a national climate and
energy policy and a global climate treaty. Your Senators need to hear from you today!
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U.S companies confront climate change
American companies are cutting their energy use, measuring their output of greenhouse gases, adopting policies to reduce emissions or pushing for federal legislation to do the same.
Why U.S. should lead on climate policy
If our national and state policymakers don’t get their act together quickly, China will eat our lunch. Positive steps have been made in Washington, D.C. The passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act set aside tens of billions of dollars for clean energy, clean transportation and clean building. And the American Clean Energy and Security Act adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives moved us closer to a framework that would benefit the growth of a clean economy.
So you want a green career?
Although the recession has emptied shopping malls and filled jobless centers, the call has only gotten louder for renewable energy, environmentally gentle products and eco-friendly practices -- and for people to make all of that happen.
