The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, H.R. 2454, has reached the House of Representatives. The Business Council for Sustainable Energy, an industry coalition of energy efficiency, renewable energy and natural gas businesses and trade associations, is urging passage of the Act while also suggesting the following improvements:
While agreeing that components of the bill may need to be strengthened, the World Resources Institute (WRI) also strongly supports passage of the Act. In addition, 20 U.S. companies and electric utilities including like Duke Energy, National Grid, and NRG Energy along with a coalition of environmental groups have publicly indicated their support. (Source: New York Times, June 23, 3009/WRI, Business Council, June 24, 2009)
Contact: Laura Tierney, Business Council for Sustainable Energy, (202) 785-0507, ltierney@bcse.org, www.bcse.org; Paul Mackie, Director of Media Relations, World Resources, (202) 729-7684, pmackie@wri.org, www.wri.org