Congress advances legislation promoting energy efficiency
Posted on April 6, 2009
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Washington, D.C. –– On March 31st, actions in both the House of Representatives and the Senate advanced proposals to improve energy efficiency policy in the country.
In the House, Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) released a “discussion draft” of energy and climate change legislation that contains many energy efficiency provisions. In the Senate, the Energy Committee approved four bills with energy efficiency components, including several amendments.
The House bill, called the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACESA), includes a cap and trade system to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, and a variety of energy efficiency provisions. More details can be found in a press release from the The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). Read . . .
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