Climate Change
Human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels, are warming our planet and changing our climate at a rate that cannot be attributed to natural variations. We are already feeling the effects of climate change in the form of warmer temperatures, extreme weather variations, rising seas, and ocean acidification. Comprehensive climate solutions are available to us today. Clean energy, energy efficiency, sustainable agriculture, and lower carbon transportation systems are possibilities right now, with existing technology. Growing an innovation economy will help to accelerate the deployment of these solutions while continuing to lower costs. Climate change is problem we cannot and should not neglect. Nearly every country on the planet, including the U.S., China, and India, have signed the Paris Climate Agreement to act on climate. If we continue to ignore the threats posed by climate change, we risk serious damage to our national and economic security, international collaboration, and the health and safety of our children, grandchildren, and all future generations.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday, 23 members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) wrote to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to thank him for his leadership and vision in promoting the development of renewable energy on public lands.
Washington, D.C.—House Republicans again assaulted the health and safety of Americans today by attempting to gut laws that protect us from polluted air and water and that prevent mining companies from devastating communities through the practice of mountain top removal. This latest attempt is comprised of five anti-environment bills—four of which had previously been passed by the House but have gone nowhere in the Senate—and would be vetoed by the President.
WASHINGTON, D.C—The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) welcomes its newest member, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II of Missouri’s 5th Congressional District.
WASHINGTON, D.C—In response to the Obama Administration’s announcements on fuel efficiency and combined heat and power, Members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) released the following statement:
“SEEC enthusiastically applauds the recent energy and efficiency efforts announced by the Obama Administration.
WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) released the following statement after the House passed a so-called energy bill that provides more subsidies to the oil industry:
On Friday, February 10 sixteen environmental organizations sent a letter to House Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) members thanking them for their leadership protecting safeguards for clean air, water, and the environment, and promoting federal policies supporting an American clean energy future.
WASHINGTON, DC – The House of Representatives Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) blasted this week’s House Republican agenda, which does not yet call for consideration of a bipartisan solution to prevent a default crisis, or to create American jobs, but instead will see the House GOP try to use a federal spending bill to overturn important pollution controls and public health protections.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today the House of Representatives Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) blasted Republican legislation that makes enormous cuts to Department of Energy (DOE) programs that support American innovation and economic competitiveness in growing clean energy industries.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Reps. Jay Inslee (D-WA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Paul Tonko (D-NY), and Steve Cohen (D-TN) - members of the House Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) - joined with representatives from the Union of Concerned Scientists, American Lung Association, and Operation Free in calling for the House to reject the Dirty Air Act - H.R. 910. SEEC released the following statement opposing the legislation:
Washington, DC - This afternoon, fifty-six Democratic members of the House of Representatives, who recently supported short-term budget Continuing Resolutions (CR) to continue funding for the federal government, sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner expressing reservations for future support for another CR or budget if it contains policy “riders” that would gut important bi-partisan environmental protections. Unlike H.R.