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SEEC July Newsletter

SEEC July Newsletter

Republican Bill Pulls the Plug on America’s Clean Energy Future

Steep Cuts in Jobs, Research, and Innovation Halt Progress on Breaking U.S. Foreign Oil Dependence

SEEC Op-Ed: A Reasonable Approach to a Clear and Present Danger

As co-chairs of SEEC, we are pleased the President’s plan builds on many of the successful initiatives our coalition has long advocated for: expanding the development of clean and renewable energy on public lands; promoting technologies, such as combined heat and power (CHP), that save energy and withstand extreme weather events; and having the federal government lead by example by retrofitting federal buildings to operate using less energy and drawing more of the energy they use from renewable sources.

Statement on President's Climate Action Plan

SEEC comments on the President's national plan to curb carbon pollution and address climate change.

Entrepreneur and Business Leader Joins Coalition

SEEC welcomes to its ranks freshman Congressman John K. Delaney of Maryland’s 6th Congressional District.

SEEC June Newsletter

SEEC June Newsletter

Democrats change climate message to focus on disaster costs

That assertion underscores a new theme undertaken yesterday by the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), a group of 50 Democratic House members. It focuses on the financial costs of natural calamities like Superstorm Sandy, damaging thunderstorms and wildfires. In floor speeches, lawmakers compared the amount of disaster spending last year, which they say amounted to $96 billion, to budget outlays for things like education, transportation and housing. Disasters won, they say.

SEEC Op-Ed: Don’t Let Another Hurricane Season Blow by without Climate Action

As hurricane season begins and vulnerable coastal communities brace for high winds and storm surges, Congress needs to ask itself: What can we be doing to better protect and manage existing and new development along our coastlines? How can we minimize the destruction of life and property suffered by so many in hurricanes like Katrina, Rita, Irene, and Sandy?