Brian Willis is the deputy press secretary for federal affairs for the Sierra Club.
Dec 4 2018
The Utility Will Reduce Carbon Emissions 80 Percent by 2030 Denver, CO -- This afternoon, Xcel Energy announced its commitment to reducing carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2030 and 100 percent by…
Dec 4 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced today that American coal consumption in 2018 is expected to be at its lowest level in the past 39 years. EIA’s…
Nov 27 2018
Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee reported out the nomination of coal bailout architect Bernard McNamee for the technology neutral Federal Energy Regulatory…
Nov 15 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bernard McNamee, a long time fossil fuel lawyer and architect of the Trump Administration’s failed coal bailout attempt, testified today before the United States’ Senate Energy and…
Nov 12 2018
White paper hyperlinked here WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sierra Club released an energy transition white paper today showing utilities and electricity market stakeholders how to harness financial tools to…
Nov 1 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. - PJM Interconnection LLC, America’s largest regional transmission organization, released a study today that found there was “no imminent threat” to the reliability of their…
Oct 31 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sierra Club submitted more than 56,000 public comments from its members and supporters opposing the Trump Administration’s Dirty Power Plan today, the deadline for the…
Oct 17 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former coal lobbyist and acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Andrew Wheeler shamelessly took credit for the Obama Administration’s environmental achievements…
Oct 15 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Late Friday afternoon, Bloomberg News reported that the Trump administration is covering up a report commissioned by the Department of Energy that disputes the administration’s…
Oct 10 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee announced today that it will take up the nomination of coal bailout architect Bernard McNamee to FERC next week in a hurried…