Adam Beitman, adam.beitman@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee has released an energy bill.
In Response, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce Released the Following Statement:
“At a time when we need to rapidly transition away from dirty fossil fuels to 100% clean energy, this bill points us in the wrong direction. This bill includes a number of small bore proposals, some productive and some detrimental. It also incorporates some egregious non starters such as a provision to vastly expand the permitting of destructive mining operations, as well as an expansion of fracked gas exports.
“Innovation and R&D of course have a role, but what is urgently needed right now goes beyond research that will have payoffs far down the road. We need action on deploying the proven clean energy technologies that are reducing emissions today. The most direct way to do that would be advancing clean energy tax incentives for technologies including solar, on and off-shore wind, energy storage, energy efficiency, and electric vehicles."
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