Comprehensive climate+energy legislation shelved

Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced July 22 that the Senate would not be voting this year on legislation to comprehensively tackle global warming and energy independence. See Switchboard coverage and analysis.

Technology Critical to Energy Policy

A new op-ed in POLITICO from E2 Co-founder Nicole Lederer, BrightSource Energy CEO John Woolard, Solazyme CEO Jonathan Wolfson, and Better Place's head of oil independence policies, Michael Granoff, urges the Senate to strengthen and pass clean energy and climate legislation as a means to reduce our oil dependency and spur job growth. 
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NRDC's Peter Lehner authors book on Deepwater Horizon

Peter Lehner, NRDC Executive Director, is co-author of the first book on the Gulf oil spill, Deepwater Horizon: The Oil Disaster, Its Aftermath, and Our Future. The book will initially be available only direct from OR Books. Also, see NRDC's new map of Gulf coast beach closings, advisories and notices, which is updated regularly.

Ten Key Clean Energy Policies for Senate Legislation

Ten key clean energy policies that the Senate should include in the climate-and-energy bill, as briefly described by Jim Presswood, NRDC's Federal Energy Policy Director.

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No on Prop 23

E2 is playing a leading role in the campaign to stop the California ballot measure that would effectively repeal AB 32, the state's landmark climate law. For news, fact sheets, coalition members, and ways to get involved, visit www.stopdirtyenergyprop.com.

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