House
Passes historic waxman-markey
clean energy bill
WASHINGTON, DC — Today the House of Representatives passed
the landmark American Clean Energy and Security Act , sponsored by Rep. Henry A.
Waxman, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Edward J. Markey, Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global
Warming.
Rep. Markey speaks at a press conference following the passage of the Waxman-Markey clean energy bill, along with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Whip James Clyburn, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman.
Washington, DC - Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, visited China last week along with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several other members of the Select Committee. The delegation traveled to China and Hong Kong to discuss many aspects of the U.S.-China relationship, including climate change, clean energy, and other aspects of the U.S.-China relationship.
In
addition to Speaker Pelosi, the other members of the congressional
delegation, all experts on issues related to clean energy and the
environment, were Congressman James Sensenbrenner, Ranking Member and
Republican of Wisconsin; Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Democrat of
Oregon; Congressman Jay Inslee, Democrat of Washington state; and
Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Democrat of California.
The members of the Congressional delegation are pictured here visiting the Forbidden City in Beijing.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today the Energy and Commerce Committee approved H.R. 2454, “The American Clean Energy and Security Act,” by a vote of 33 to 25. This legislation is a comprehensive approach to America’s energy policy that charts a new course towards a clean energy economy.
Rep. Markey discusses the Waxman-Markey clean energy legislation at the White House with President Obama, Chairman Henry Waxman and Rep. Diana DeGette on May 4th, 2009.
Former Vice President Al Gore and Former Senator John Warner testified before Chairman Markey’s Energy and Environment Subcommittee on the bipartisan need for comprehensive energy legislation and in support of the Waxman-Markey discussion draft.
Rep. Markey addressed the crowd of thousands of environmentalists on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on April 19, 2009 in anticipation of Earth Day on April 22 and to encourage Americans to support the Waxman-Markey Clean Energy Bill that the House Energy and Commerce Committee is considering this week.
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and League of Conservation Voters' President Gene Karpinski also participated in the rally in front of the U.S. Capitol. Mr. Karpinski is pictured here showing Rep. Markey postcards filled out by the crowd urging their member of Congress to support the Waxman-Markey bill.
Energy Luminaries Browner, Holdren, Yergin, Moniz and Others Discussed Massachusetts’ Role in Developing Clean Energy Jobs, Technology, Global Warming Policies
Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden)
hosted President Obama’s top climate, energy and science advisers along
with other energy experts at a forum at MIT on Monday, April 13 to
discuss the future of clean energy in national policy and in the
Massachusetts economy. As leaders in Washington strive to stabilize and
grow our economy, clean energy solutions are showing the most promise.
World-renowned energy experts will discuss how decisions made in
Washington relate to the Massachusetts economy, our national security,
and the threat of global warming.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) convened a hearing of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Environment entitled, “Preparing for Climate Change: Adaptation Policies and Programs.”
The witnesses who testified from left to right were: Bishop Callon Holloway, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, On
Behalf of the National Council of Churches, David Waskow, Climate
Change Program Director, Oxfam America, Lord Christopher Monckton,
Chief Policy Adviser, Science and Public Policy Institute, E. Calvin
Beisner, Ph.D., National Spokesman, The Cornwall Alliance for the
Stewardship of Creation, Larry Schweiger, President and CEO, National
Wildlife Federation, John Stephenson, Director of Natural Resources and
Environment, Government Accountability Office, and Tom Karl, Director
of the National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
The full text of Chairman Markey's opening statement is available here.
Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) convened a hearing today of his Subcommittee on Energy and Environment titled,
“Competitiveness and Climate Policy.” He appears here with the hearing witnesses (L-R): Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change,
Richard Morgenstern, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future, Margo
Thorning, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, American
Council for Capitol Formation, Paul Cicio, President, Industrial Energy
Consumers of America, Marty McBroom, Director of Federal Environmental
Affairs, American Electric Power and Jack McMackin, Jr., on behalf of
The Energy Intensive Manufacturers Working Group on Greenhouse Gas
Regulation. Read More.
Rep. Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Energy and
Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Environment led a closed-door briefing
with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Markey and a bipartisan group
of panel members discussed domestic energy and climate legislation and the role
of the United States in the
upcoming UN climate change negotiations in Copenhagen this December. Read more...
