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Clean Energy Industry Faces COVID-19 Challenges, Looks to Support Economic Recovery

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee convened a June 16 hearing to examine the impacts of COVID-19 on the energy industry.  I was privileged to be invited to testify on behalf of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and its subsidiary, the Clean Energy Business Network and speak to the COVID-19 impacts......
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New Agricultural Carbon Credit Bill is Sound Climate Policy

The BCSE has invited the Corn Refiners Association to share its views on a recently introduced bi-partisan piece of climate legislation in the Senate. On June 4, 2020, Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), introduced the Growing Climate Solutions Act, a......
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BCSE and CEBN Statement on Social and Economic Justice

The Business Council for Sustainable Energy and Clean Energy Business Network condemn racism in all its forms. We stand in solidarity in the fight for justice and a more equitable society. Our organizations are committed to advancing a more equitable future within the clean energy economy and beyond, and we recognize the......
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The U.S. Clean Energy Economy: A Decade of Growth, a First Quarter Disrupted

The second Powering Forward webinar, hosted by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, Clean Energy Business Network and E2, compared the findings of the 2020 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook to the current and projected impacts on the clean energy economy due to COVID-19. The Sustainable Energy in America......
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Investing in Resilience – BCSE Weighs in on New Federal Program

The saying goes that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; a more exact quantification by the National Institute of Building Sciences finds that $1 of mitigation spending can reduce future costs by as much as $13. Many Business Council for Sustainability (BCSE) members, from lighting and HVAC manufacturers to......
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BCSE Spring 2020 Quarterly Connection: The President’s View

The President's View: BCSE’s Role During COVID-19 After eight weeks of remote work, BCSE’s role in the COVID-19 response and recovery is crystallizing. The past month has been a period of uncertainty and information gathering. The BCSE’s immediate priorities were to understand the needs of our members and......
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Green-e Renewable Fuels Standard for Canada and the United States

The Center for Resource Solutions put out a call for comments on their Green-e certification program for renewable gas products and associated environmental attributes. The Council welcomed the opportunity to offer the coalition’s perspectives on the important and growing role that renewable natural gas (RNG) and......
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Earth Day Reflections: Powering Forward Together with Sustainable Energy

Fifty years after the first Earth Day, we know more about how the private sector and the public sector can work together to be good stewards and responsible citizens of this shared Earth. As we recognize the 50th celebration of Earth Day, it is important to note that the awareness of the impact of human actions on the......
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New Report: Wind Industry Tops 100 GW in 2019, Capacity to Power 32 Million Homes

The Wind Powers America Annual Report 2019, released by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), is a key report that captures and quantifies the clean energy transformation underway in the United States. For readers of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook, the findings of AWEA’s annual report provide......
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Minnesota’s Progress on Clean Energy = A Roadmap for Economic Growth

Americans in every state are wondering “What the economy will look like after the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided?” As our policymakers concentrate on relief measures and companies look for ways to weather the storm and contribute to solutions, the BCSE coalition has been thinking about how to put America back on the......
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