Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC - This week the members of the House of Representatives Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) announced their opposition to Republican legislation that would gut funding for important protections for public health and the environment, and defund vital domestic clean energy programs.
WASHINGTON, DC -- The members of the House of Representatives Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) sent a letter today to House Republican leaders urging them to prioritize congressional action on the recommendations of the Presidential Commission on the BP Oil Spill. The Commission’s report, released last month, made several recommendations to the Congress to strengthen regulation and oversight of the offshore drilling industry, and indicated that congressional action was necessary in order to avoid the possibility of another disastrous spill.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today members of the House of Representatives Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) blasted Republican draft legislation to repeal Clean Air Act standards for carbon, methane, and other pollution. SEEC leaders said that this “Dirty Air Act” would gut important pollution controls and roll back American clean energy progress in favor of bigger profits for Big Polluters.
WASHINGTON, DC – Following tonight's State of the Union Address in which President Obama called for a focus on investment and policies to grow America's clean energy economy, the leaders of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) welcomed the President's remarks. Since its founding at the start of the 111th Congress, SEEC - a caucus of 47 House Democrats - has sought to advance policies that will grow promising domestic clean energy industries, arguing the economic, national security, and environmental benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today Congressmen Jay Inslee (D-WA) and Steve Israel (D-NY) - the Co-Chairs of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) - applauded the comments of President Barack Obama as he toured a General Electric Co. facility in Schenectady, New York and spoke on the importance of clean energy to America’s economic future:
WASHINGTON, DC - This week the members of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) announced their leadership officers for the 112th United States Congress. SEEC - a caucus of 46 House Democrats dedicated to advancing policies for clean energy, environmental protection, and addressing climate change - again elected Reps. Jay Inslee (D-WA) and Steve Israel (D-NY) to serve as Co-Chairs for the new Congress. SEEC also elected five vice chairs: Reps.
Caucus Chairman John Smith emerged from the important hearing pleased with its proceedings. He is hopeful that committee members will eventually agree on passing legislation on this important issue.
"We are making some progress and I remain confident that my colleagues will towards proper legislation," said Chairman Smith.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Congressional Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) claimed victory on the passage of two amendments to the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act designed to strengthen oil spill accountability for the oil and gas industry.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today the Congressional Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) announced its endorsement of legislation in response to the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill- the largest environmental disaster in American history. SEEC announced its support for legislative proposals to put Americans to work cleaning and restoring the Gulf; increase the liability cap for economic damage claims resulting from oil spills; assess royalty payments on spilled oil; and strengthen environmental and technological rig safety, spill prevention and response standards.