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April 18, 2012
The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye
Chair
U.S. Senate
Committee on Appropriations
Washington, DC 20510 |
The Honorable Thad Cochran
Ranking Member
U.S. Senate
Committee on Appropriations
Washington, DC 20510 |
Dear Senators Inouye and Cochran,
On behalf of Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), we write in opposition to the inclusion of a funding prohibition or any limitation on the implementation of the National Ocean Policy (NOP) in any of the appropriations bills. The National Ocean Policy, which is set out in Executive Order No. 13547 (“Stewardship of our Oceans, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes”), is an important guide for federal decisions affecting our oceans and coasts, and the many jobs, businesses and communities that depend on them. Implementation of this policy will spur economic growth while conserving the natural resources and marine habitat of our oceans and coastal regions.
E2 represents a national community of over 800 business leaders who promote strong environmental policy to grow the economy. We are entrepreneurs, investors, and professionals who collectively manage over $90 billion of venture capital and private equity, and have started well over 1,100 businesses which in turn have created over 500,000 jobs.
Healthy oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes are a vital part of a healthy U.S. economy. A significant amount of the U.S. economic strength comes from recreation, tourism, and fishing, which depend on clean beaches, clean water, and abundant fish and wildlife. In 2009, tourism and recreation alone contributed more than $61 billion to the nation’s GDP and were responsible for more than 1.8 million jobs. A 2011 report exploring fisheries economics found that the commercial fishing industry generated over $116 billion in sales and $31.5 billion in income, and supported more than 1 million jobs in 2009; expenditures by recreational fishermen generated nearly $50 billion in sales and supported more than 320,000 jobs.
This economic value is threatened by the declining health of our nation’s ocean ecosystems and resources, a decline documented by not one, but two bi-partisan national commissions: the Pew Oceans Commission chaired by the Honorable Leon Panetta and the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy chaired by Admiral James Watkins (ret.). Threats from over-exploitation, habitat degradation, coastal pollution, and competing usage, are impacting our ocean and coastal health, and, in turn jeopardizing the jobs and ecosystem services that our oceans currently provide. For example, nationwide, the number of beach closings and advisories in 2010 reached 24,091 — the second-highest level since tracking began, 21 years ago. Protecting and restoring the health of our oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes will help to preserve jobs and protect the health of our economy.
One major obstacle to sound stewardship of our oceans is the fact that they are currently governed by a mix of more than 140 laws and 20 different federal agencies that govern activities affecting ocean resources. Their policies are too often uncoordinated and the results too often harm our ocean.
The national ocean policy established by EO 13547 will save taxpayer dollars by improving government efficiency; reducing duplication between agencies; increasing coordination; and ensuring the comprehensive data collection and public involvement that informs decision-making. It will establish better ocean management through regional partnerships, stakeholder engagement, science-based decisions and an open public process where all ocean users have a seat at the table. Ensuring that agencies that oversee different activities in the ocean coordinate their work will avoid conflicts and provide industry with greater certainty and predictability.
For all these reasons, we urge you to strongly oppose any language prohibiting or limiting the use of funds for implementation of the National Ocean Policy.
Thank you for your consideration of this request.
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Curtis Abbott (California)
CEO, Lucesco Lighting Inc
Maryvonne Abbott (California)
Dan Abrams (California)
President/CEO, Cross River Pictures
Christopher Arndt (New York)
Patty Arndt (New York)
Jay Baldwin (Massachusetts)
Partner, Wind River Capital Partners, LLC
Frederick Baron (California)
Partner, Cooley LLP
Holly Beaver (Colorado)
Consultant, Educator & Technical Assistance
Fiona Bensen (California)
Tod Bensen (California)
Director, WildAid
Laura Berland-Shane (California)
Director, Utility Markets - West, Comverge
Tony Bernhardt, PhD (California)
Northern California Director, Environmental Entrepreneurs
Aron Bernstein (Massachusetts)
Professor of physics, MIT
Maureen Blanc (California)
Director, CHARGE ACROSS TOWN
David Bowen (California)
Consultant
Eric Bowen (California)
Executive Director, Business Development & Legal Affairs, Renewable Energy Group
George Brandt (California)
Diane Brinkmann (Colorado)
Marisa Bueno (Montana)
Doctoral Student, Stanford University
Dianne Callan (Massachusetts)
Independent Legal Consulting, Green Tech Legal
Bill Capp (Florida)
Founder, Grid Storage Consulting
Jacqueline Capp, DDS (Florida)
Owner, JHC Studio
Warner Chabot (California)
CEO, California League of Conservation Voters
Steve Chadima (California)
Senior Vice President, Communications & Director of California Initiatives, AEE Advanced Energy Economy
John Cheney (California)
CEO, Silverado Power, LLC
Matt Cheney (California)
CEO, CleanPath Ventures LLC
Roger Choplin (California)
Proprietor / Owner, Our Earth Music, Inc.
Diane Christensen (California)
President, Manzanita Management Corp
Lyn Christenson (California)
Director, Corporate Communications, Codexis
Brooke Coleman (Washington)
Assistant Professor, Seattle University Law School
Ann Colley (New York)
Executive Director, The Moore Charitable Foundation
Valerie Conn (California)
Joy Covey (Utah)
President, Beagle Foundation
Catherine Crystal Foster (California)
Consultant, Policy & Advocacy Consulting
Andrew Currie (Colorado)
Investor, Active Minds LLC
John Cusack
Financial Services Risk Management, Maplecroft Limited
Jayne Davis (California)
Peter Davis (California)
Retired Attorney
John Dawson (California)
Co-founder, Zentek Technology
Rick DeGolia (California)
Partner, Exigen Capital
Chris Dennett (Oregon)
ACME Business Consulting
Heather Dennett (Oregon)
Physical Therapist, Kaiser Permanente
Harry Dennis (California)
Pediatrician, Palo Alto Medical Clinic
Peggy Dennis (California)
Reid Dennis (California)
Managing Director, Institutional Venture Partners
Susan Dennis (California)
Fine Arts Advisor, Self-employed
Nathan Diemer (California)
Founder and Executive Vice President, DreamHammer, Inc.
Elizabeth Dreicer (California)
CEO, KUITY Corp
Ted Driscoll (California)
Director, Digital Healthcare Lead, Claremont Creek Ventures
Patricia Durham (California)
Scott Elliott (Washington)
CEO, MountainLogic
Bob Epstein (California)
Co-founder, Sybase, New Resource Bank, Environmental Entrepreneurs
Homeyra Eshaghi (California)
Lynn Feintech (California)
Anne Feldhusen (California)
Bob Fisher (California)
Chair, Gap, Inc.
Randi Fisher (California)
Kacey Fitzpatrick (California)
President, Avalon Enterprises Inc
Jon Foster (California)
Chief Financial Officer, LS9
Karen Francis (California)
CEO, Academix Direct, Inc
Mike Freed (California)
Post Ranch Inn
Nell Freudenberger (New York)
Bonnie Gemmell (California)
GoFavo
Rob Gemmell (California)
Co-founder, AlikeList
Devon George (New York)
President, DMV Capital Corp
Tushar Gheewala (California)
CEO & Chairman, Inventions Outsource
Nancy Gail Goebner (California)
Gardenpeach Place
Susan Goldhor (Massachusetts)
Biologist, C.A.R.S.
Ken Goldsholl (California)
CEO, x.o.ware, Inc.
Nancy Goldsholl (California)
Lorena Gonda Kiralla (California)
Tom Goodrich (California)
Managing Director, Duff, Ackerman & Goodrich
Jon Gordon (Colorado)
Executive Vice President, JobPlex, Inc.
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Lydia Graham (California)
Marianna Grossman (California)
President & Executive Director, Sustainable Silicon Valley
Tom Haggin (California)
Co-Founder, Sybase and Tilden Park Software
Vicki Haggin (California)
Melody Haller (California)
President, Antenna Group
Doug Hammer (California)
Jordan Harris (California)
Founder, OZOcar
Julie Harris (California)
Berl Hartman (Massachusetts)
E2 New England Chapter Director, Hartman Consulting
Hyman Hartman (Massachusetts)
Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Paula Hawthorn, PhD (California)
Shiela Hingorani (California)
First Vice President- Wealth Management , Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Rick Holmstrom (California)
Partner & Vice Chairman, Menlo Equities
Robin Hruska (Washington)
Art Teacher, Blakely Elementary School
Tom Jacoby (California)
CEO, Tymphany Corporation
Donna Jarecki (New York)
Tom Jarecki (New York)
Founder, Moviefone
Fred Julander (Colorado)
President, Julander Energy Company
Charlene Kabcenell (California)
Former Vice President, Oracle Corporation
Derry Kabcenell (California)
Former Executive Vice President, Oracle Corporation
Jerome Kalur (Montana)
Attorney at Law
Raymond Kane (Massachusetts)
Member, Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fisherman's Association
Christopher Kaneb (Massachusetts)
Principal, Catamount Management Corporation
Kiran Kiki Kapany (California)
Chief Executive Officer, KIKIM Media
Timothy David Karsten (California)
TDKA Group
Van Katzman (Washington)
Principal, Ascent Law Partners LLP
Holly Kaufman (California)
CEO, Environment & Enterprise Strategies
Robert Keith (Montana)
Partner, Beartooth Capital Partners
Arthur Keller (California)
Managing Partner, Minerva Consulting
Marie Kent (Oregon)
Eric Kentor (California)
Steven Kiralla (California)
Stephanie Kiriakopolos (California)
Karinna Kittles Karsten (California)
Charly Kleissner (California)
Co-Founder, KL Felicitas Foundation
Lisa Kleissner (California)
KL Felicitas Foundation
Catherine Korsant (Florida)
Philip Korsant (Florida)
Managing Member, Korsant Partners
Gina Lambright (California)
Managing Partner, TOZ Consulting
Sue Learned-Driscoll (California)
Administrator, Stanford University
Noelle Leca (California)
Vice Chair, Chair-Elect, NCPB, Inc.
Nicole Lederer (California)
Co-Founder, Environmental Entrepreneurs
Rebecca Lee (California)
Waidy Lee (California)
Grace Lee Park (Oregon)
Craig Lewis (California)
Founding Principal, RightCycle & CLEAN Coalition
Shannon Lewis (California)
Florence W. Liddell (New York)
Environmental Advocate
Mark Liffmann (Washington)
Vice President of Business Development, Clean Power Research
Paul Logan (New York)
Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle
Tracy Lyons (California)
Singer-Songwriter, Mythic Records LLC
Andrew Magee (Massachusetts)
Senior Consultant, Epsilon Associates
Ughetta Manzone (California)
Attorney-at-Law
Felicia Marcus (California)
Board Chair, State Water Resources Control Board
Ryan Martens (Colorado)
Founder, CTO & CSO, Rally Software Development
Wynn Martens (Colorado)
Outreach, University of Colorado
Christine Martin (California)
Clinical Nurse Specialist, San Francisco General Hospital
Dan Miller (California)
Managing Director, The Roda Group
David Miller (Massachusetts)
Executive Managing Director, Clean Energy Venture Group
Karen Miller (Massachusetts)
President, Belly Shmooze
Carol Moné (California)
Producer, Our Earth Productions
Michael Moradzadeh (California)
Commodore, Corinthian Yacht Club
Robert Morgan (California)
Founder, President & COO, Agile Energy, LLC
Liz Muller (California)
Director of Sustainability, U.S. Biodiesel Group
Gib Myers (California)
Partner Emeritus, Mayfield Fund and Founder/board of the Entrepreneurs Foundation
Susan Myers (California)
Carl Nettleton (California)
President, Nettleton Strategies LLC
Carrie Norton (California)
Founder & CEO, Green Business BASE CAMP
Tori Nourafchan (California)
Anne O'Grady (California)
Standish O'Grady (California)
Managing Director, Granite Ventures, LLC
Larry Orr (California)
Managing Partner, Trinity Ventures
Michael Brian Orr (Washington)
Senior Computer Scientist, Adobe Systems
Jack Oswald (California)
CEO, SynGest Inc.
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E2 Membership Director
Jim Panttaja (California)
Vice President, Corporate Development, RebelVox
Mary Panttaja (California)
Vice President, Product Management, RebelVox
Peter Papesch (Massachusetts)
Architect, Papesch Associates
Eric Park (Oregon)
Director, Ziba Design
Jim Patton (California)
Trade Counsel, Apple
Rebecca Patton (California)
Matt Peak (California)
Director of Clean Technologies, Prize Capital, LLC.
Sam Perry (California)
President, Ascendance Ventures
Jean Pierret (California)
Kate Ridgway (California)
James Rogers (California)
Visionary, Ride350
David Rosenstein (California)
President, Intex Solutions
Joan Rossetti (Massachusetts)
Chair, Environmental Affairs Committee of the Prudential Center Residents' Association
Amy Roth (California)
Laurie Rothenberg (New York)
Jacqueline Royce (Massachusetts)
Independent Scholar
Paul Royce (Massachusetts)
Independent Scholar
Carina Ryan (California)
Eric Schmidt (California)
Executive Chairman, Google
Wendy Schmidt (California)
Founder, The 11th Hour Project
James Schwartz (Massachusetts)
Vice President, Independence Solar
Michael Schwarz (California)
Lauren Scott (California)
Paul B. Scott (California)
Vice President, Advanced Technologies, Transportation Power Inc
Kris Seeman (California)
Paul Seeman (California)
Lt Gen (ret) Noman Seip (Virginia)
Owner, NS Solutions, LLC
Anneke Seley (California)
CEO, ALIO Inc.
Joel Serface (Colorado)
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Clean Range Ventures
Cynthia Sexton (California)
Tim Sexton (California)
Founder & CEO, The Sexton Company
Reid Shane (California)
Producer/Partner, Frequency Films
Steve Silberstein (California)
Co-founder, Innovative Interfaces Inc.
Barbara Simons (California)
Research Staff Member, Retired, IBM Research
Jon Slangerup (California)
CEO, NEI Treatment Systems, LLC
Sandra Slater (California)
Owner, Sandra Slater Environments
Kari Smith (California)
Director of Regulatory Affairs, SunPower Corporation
Jennifer Solow (California)
Author
Marc Stolman (California)
Attorney, Stolman Law office, E2 Climate Project Leader
Usha Sunkara (California)
Ed Supplee (California)
Former CFO, UTStarcom
Sally Supplee (California)
Former Chief Financial Officer, various companies
Kevin Surace (California)
CEO, PushToTest
Sven Thesen (California)
Communication & Technology, Better Place
Todd Thorner (California)
Exec Vice President, Foresight Wind
Cariad Thronson (California)
CEO, Forefront Communications
Robert Thronson (California)
VP Business Development, Vigilent
Adam Tibbs (California)
President, projectFrog
Mike Ubell (California)
Architect, Oracle
Roger Ullman (New York)
Executive Director, Linden Trust for Conservation
Mark Vander Ploeg (California)
Alex Wall (Oregon)
Director of Consulting, Discover-e Legal, LLC
Lisa Wan (California)
Mark Wan (California)
Founding Partner, Three Arch Partners
Samuel Weaver (Colorado)
President/CEO, Cool Energy, Inc.
Jeffrey Weiss (Rhode Island)
Member, Clean Energy Venture Group
Dave Welch (California)
Chief Technology Officer, Infinera Corporation
Heidi Welch (California)
Clint Wilder (California)
Contributing Editor, Clean Edge
Ellie Wilder (California)
Robert Wilder (California)
CEO, WilderShares, LLC
Trevor Winnie (Oregon)
Senior Research Analyst, Clean Edge
Carroll Yandell (California)
George Yandell (California)
Director of Real Estate, Nature Conservancy
Mary M. Yang (California)
Scientist and Entrepreneur
Daniel Yost (California)
Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Margaret Zankel (California)
Martin Zankel (California)
Emeritus Chairman, Bartko, Zankel, Tarrant & Miller
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