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Barbour Letter Countered by Governors Representing a Nearly Equal Portion of the Country 3/11/2010

The U.S. governors who have publicly opposed recent efforts in Congress to block the Clean Air Act represent a nearly equal portion of the U.S. population as do the governors who signed today’s letter spearheaded by Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, a former utility industry lobbyist, according to an Environment America analysis.

Statement of Anna Aurilio, Director, Washington DC Office, Environment America on Launching the Earth Day Revolution 3/11/2010

Washington, DC—This morning on Capitol Hill a coalition of environmental and other organizations launched a 40-day campaign for an Earth Day Revolution. Anna Aurilio, Director of the Washington, DC office of Environment America delivered a statement at the launch event.

Senate Energy Committee Holds Hearing on Building Efficiency Programs 3/11/2010

Washington, D.C. – Today the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will review proposals that would reduce pollution and create hundreds of thousands of clean energy jobs over the next two years through programs that make our homes and buildings more energy efficient. The hearing will focus on the Home Star residential retrofit program, which would provide rebates and incentives to consumers who invest in new energy efficient appliances, weatherize their homes, or purchase other efficient technologies for their home. Environment America’s Clean Energy Associate Alex Wall released a statement in response.

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Building a Solar Future: Repowering America’s Homes, Businesses and Industry with Solar Energy 3/09/2010

America has virtually limitless potential to tap the energy of the sun. Solar energy is clean, safe, proven and available everywhere, and the price of many solar energy technologies is declining rapidly. By adopting solar energy on a broad scale, the nation can address our biggest energy challenges – our dependence on fossil fuels and the need to address global warming – while also boosting our economy.

Courting Disaster: How the Supreme Court Has Broken the Clean Water Act and Why Congress Must Fix It 2/10/2010

For decades, the Clean Water Act protected the Nation’s surface water bodies from unregulated pollution and rescued them from the crisis status they were in during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Now these vital protections are being lost. This report details the threat to our Nation’s waters by examining dozens of case studies, and highlights the urgent need for Congress to restore full Clean Water Act protections to our waters.

Plug-In Cars: Powering America Toward a Cleaner Future 1/20/2010

For more than 50 years, the automobile has played a central and ever-growing role in American life. Up until recently, much of the major American automakers business model was been built around the sale of large cars and SUVs. Now, a decade into the 21st century, automakers appear to be serious about electric vehicles as the next wave of automotive technology. “Plug-In Cars, Powering America toward a Cleaner Future,” a new white paper by Environment America, gives an overview of plug-in electric cars and how they can lower global warming emissions, oil consumption and unhealthy air pollution and lays out a plan for how local, state and federal officials can increase the number of electric vehicles on the road.