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Comprehensive Climate and Energy Legislation? The Ball is in Your Court Washington

By Michael D Tam on March 6, 2010 5 Comments Anne Stausboll, California Public Employees Retirement System, CalPERS, carbon emissions, CEOs, clean energy race, Climate Change, climate legislation, Colorado, Congress, Deutsche Bank, economic growth, energy independence, energy policy, global warming, green collar jobs, green economy, green jobs, innovation, job growth, Kevin Parker, legislation, low-carbon economy, Michael Brune, New Hampshire, NIKE, Obama, Oregon Ohio, Pew Research Center, Race for American Jobs & Clean Energy Leadership, renewable energy, Senate, Sierra Club, University of California, Washington, We Can Lead

Comprehensive Climate and Energy Legislation? The Ball is in Your Court Washington

Job creation. Innovation. U.S. competitiveness. In the eyes of the top CEOs in the U.S., before these goals become reality, the foundation of policies and comprehensive climate and energy legislation needs to be laid by those who reside in Washington D.C. As such, more than 80 CEOs from U.S. businesses, from eBay to PG&E to Virgin America, have sent a letter to President Obama and members of Congress asking them to create the impetus to achieve these goals by enacting climate and energy legislation.

Majority Favors Clean Energy Bill and Wants Senate to Take Action

By Tracey de Morsella on August 12, 2009 3 Comments American Clean Energy and Security Act, American energy policy, American job market, building codes, clean energy, clean energy jobs, Congress, conserve energy, Democrats, dependency on foreign oil, down economy, electric power companies to, energy efficiency plan, factories, global warming, global warming plan, greenhouse gases, House of Representatives, Independents, job creation, job growth, new appliance standards, power plants, promote clean energy, renewable energy sources, republicans, Sam Rodgers, Senate, solar;, Voters, wind

A majority of likely voters – 71% – favors the American Clean Energy and Security Act recently passed by the House of Representatives, and two-thirds (67%) believe Congress is either doing the right amount (22%) or should be doing more (45%) to address global warming, new Zogby International telephone poll shows. Just 28% believe that Congress is doing too much.