In the past few weeks, we have heard a great deal about the naysayers who hijack town hall meetings, offering fear mongering and intimidation but no real solutions for our nation’s problems. Starting today, we will begin to hear about a different kind of gathering. Union members, manufacturers, and environmentalists are coming together at rallies across the country to support a shift to America’s clean energy future – driven by investments in clean energy that will create jobs and economic o
Written by Julia H. Rhee, youth organizer for Green for All The American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) is the most extensive and, at over 1400 pages long, the largest climate and energy bill that’s ever been introduced onto the House floor. And if you’ve been following the battle to get it there, you probably know now that it’s been an uphill struggle for progressive communities. What you may not know is that three weeks prior to the House vote, the first draft of the bill cont
In these days following the House of Representatives’ passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), there’s a wide range of opinions on the implications of this massive bill – particularly among progressive and environmental groups. Whatever their opinions on ACES, these groups all agree on one thing: Now that it’s the Senate’s turn to take on energy legislation, making ACES better will be a tough battle. But there is at least one story that gives reason for hope for the Se
After long negotiations, House leadership has unveiled the final version of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454), to be voted on by the full House today. The bill’s author, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), introduced an amendment in the form of a substitute (H.R. 2998), which incorporates a score of amendments to the legislation. The schedule today includes five votes on the passage of this historic bill, which would national standards for clean energy and global warming pollution, w
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