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  • Hearings to examine the Department of Energy's Loan Guarantee Program. 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
    Washington, DC
    February 09, 2010
  • Hearings Examining Road to Economic Recovery w/ Focus on Policies to Create Jobs 210 Cannon House Office Building
    Washington, DC
    February 09, 2010
  • Hearing to Examine the Bureau of Reclamation's Implementation of the SECURE Water Act, 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
    Washington, DC
    February 09, 2010

Policy Updates

Senators try to thwart EPA efforts to curb emissions

January 22nd, 2010

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Thursday to block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, a move that could undercut one of the Obama administration's top domestic priorities

House Democrats confer on health-care reform

January 8th, 2010

House Democrats held a caucus-wide conference call Thursday to strategize about health-care reform before lawmakers return to Washington next week.

Final Healthcare Push

January 5th, 2010

The House of Representatives is scheduled to return from vacation January 12; the Senate meets January 19. At issue for both chambers: how to merge two sweeping bills that differ on several critical details.

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Selma, Montgomery, Birmingham...Earth

February 4th, 2010

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By Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. and Rev. Jesse Jackson

Cross-posted on Huffington Post

Our country, and the world, faces the duel crisis of a failed American economy and climate change that threatens life on this planet as we know it.

Poor people and people of color are feeling the adverse impacts of climate change first and worst, from rising energy prices, to increases in heat-related illnesses. Ultimately, however, the destruction resulting from our planet's rising temperature will not be discerning of national borders, a family's yearly income, or the hue of one's skin.

It is similar to what we are all experiencing in these difficult economic times. No matter the race of a worker, when the lights are turned off for the last time in the manufacturing plant, or in any business for that matter, suddenly we amazingly look alike.

We as a nation, must commit to an inclusive transition to a clean energy economy, by decreasing our dependence on dirty fossil fuels, investing in new clean-energy technologies, and putting the people who most need jobs back to work. Our leaders must take urgent action -- this year -- to put us on a path to a prosperous clean energy future.

This is not a new call to action. We have been hearing experts, business leaders, and p oliticians talk about addressing climate change for a while now. Last year the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act. Now the Senate is debating whether they too will pass a clean energy jobs bill.

At the start of Black History Month, ten years into the 21st century, it is time for the African American community to have their voices heard on this issue. For too long communities of color have not seen climate change as their problem but we must now be a part of the solution.

African American's historical struggle for economic opportunity inherently ties into the necessary global effort to reduce CO2 emissions and stop climate change. This was a topic that we discussed at the recent 13th Annual Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project Economic Summit in New York, and a topic that we will be mobilizing African American communities and young people around on the upcom ing "Hip Hop Caucus Clean Energy Now! Tour".

Continue Reading Article HERE


House Trio Moves to Block EPA

February 3rd, 2010

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(Mother Jones)--A bipartisan trio of House members announced yesterday that they are sponsoring a bill to block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases. Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and Missouri Reps. Ike Skelton (D) and Jo Ann Emerson (R) introduced the measure.

Efforts to bar the agency from following through on their determination that planet-warming emissions threaten human health are already underway in the Senate, as we've reported, and Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) has also introduced legislation


EPA Releases Budget Proposal

February 1st, 2010

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WASHINGTON - The Obama Administration today proposed a budget of $10 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This budget heeds the president’s call to streamline and find efficiencies in the agency’s operations while supporting the seven priority areas EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson outlined to guide EPA’s work.

“To meet our environmental challenges and ensure fiscal responsibility, we’re proposing targeted investments in core priorities. This budget cuts spending while promoting clean air, land and water, growing the green economy and strengthening enforcement,” said Administrator Jackson. ”The president’s budget is focused on creating the conditions that help American families, communities and small businesses thrive. Clean air, clear water and green jobs are rebuilding the foundations for prosperity in communities across the country.”

Read the full EPA Release HERE and Watch the Video HERE


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