Archived News 2001
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CARE Statement on Daschle Legislation
12/6/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) is encouraged that Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD), joined by Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), has introduced a major national energy bill, the “Energy Policy Act of 2002”, and has committed to definitive Senate action on comprehensive energy legislation before next year’s President’s Day recess.
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National Energy Policy Lost Amid Distractions
11/4/2001
What a difference a day makes. Sept. 11, 2001 will change forever who America is, what we do and how we do it. The cowardly attacks on the World Trade Center pointed out our vulnerability as a nation to terrorist extremists. But those same attacks also pointed out another area of potentially devastating vulnerability -- our national energy policy, or more specifically, the lack of such a policy.
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Senate Vote on Energy Bill Blocked
11/4/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - A divided U.S. Senate failed on Monday to adopt the administration's plan to boost domestic energy supplies.
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Passing Energy Bill Will Promote Economic and National Security
10/19/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) wholeheartedly supports President Bush's request that the Senate take prompt action on a comprehensive energy bill.
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Energy Department Funds Clean Coal Technology
10/17/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Energy Department will spend $51 million to begin testing cleaner-burning technologies at eight coal-fired power plants to reduce emissions, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said Wednesday.
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Passage of Energy Policy Remains Top Issue in Senate
10/17/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to show continued support for immediate passage of a National Energy Bill, Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham, urged the U.S. Senate to act now on energy legislation.
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Poll Shows Americans Want Action on New Energy Policy; Direct Link to National Security Seen
10/3/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, a new nationwide poll, conducted by Wirthlin Worldwide and released today by Arctic Power, showed a dramatic increase in the number of Americans who see increasing domestic energy production as a key element in improving and protecting our national security.
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Cabinet Officials Join Union Leaders Calling for Responsible Energy Policy
10/2/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - PRNewswire - Secretary of Energy Spence Abraham and Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton today met with union officials to discuss a comprehensive energy policy for the United States.
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CARE Letter to President
9/22/2001
During this difficult time when America is working to recover from the tragedies that occurred on September 11, both you and Congress are being called upon to address a number of important issues.
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Can't Hide National Energy Problems Says American Association of Blacks in Energy
9/4/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - A calm summer can't mask the growing problems in the U.S. energy infrastructure and the pressing need to update the national energy policy, the chairman of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) said today.
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Ignoring Benefits of Fossil Fuels Harms Needy
8/29/2001
PITTSBURGH, PA - Former Soviet leader turned journalist Mikhail Gorbachev has said, "There are always two sides to a story. We must make it possible to give everyone the chance to explain his point of view." And yet, our own news media and politicians often present only one side of an issue - and do it so vigorously that many people would never guess there even was another viewpoint.
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House Passage of the Securing America's Future Energy Act of 2001
8/2/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - The comprehensive energy legislation passed by the House of Representatives will help our country change course and turn away from an increasingly dangerous path that has led America to rolling blackouts, high fuel prices and increasing dependence on foreign energy sources.
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CARE Urges Chairman Bingaman to Include Clean Coal Technology Provision
7/30/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - Paul Oakley, Executive Director of the Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE), writes to Chairman Bingaman to ensure adequate flexibility for the coal-based power generation industry to advance a range of technologies and include the appropriate provisions of S. 60, the National Electricity and Environmental Technology Act, in the comprehensive energy legislation the Energy and Natural Resources Committee will soon mark-up.
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CARE Urges Congress to Support NEET Act
7/11/2001
Paul Oakley, Executive Director of the Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE), writes to urge Congress to support and co-sponsor H.R. 2323 - the National Electricity and Environmental Technology Act - an important bill that would significantly advance our nation's energy and environmental objectives
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President Sends Energy Legislative Agenda to Capitol Hill
7/9/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - President Bush recently sent his energy legislative agenda to Congress, which contains proposals in his National Energy Policy (NEP) report that require action by Congress. The agenda includes all the recommendations contained in the NEP report specifically identified in that report as requiring legislative action. However, the Administration said it is not going to propose specific legislative language at this time.
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AAR President Supports Clean Coal Technology
6/26/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - American Association of Railroads President and CEO Ed Hamberger today praised leading members of the House of Representatives for introducing landmark legislation to stimulate advanced coal generating technologies.
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CARE Launches New Ads on Benefits of Clean Coal Technology
5/21/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - As Congress begins consideration this week of a wide array of proposals for a national energy policy, the Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) is undertaking a new round of advertising that highlights the environmental benefits achieved from clean coal technologies.
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Bush Proposals Will Help US Meet Growing Demand for Energy
5/17/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - CARE believes President Bush's energy proposal significantly advances the likelihood of developing a comprehensive national energy strategy that promotes conservation, improves efficiency, and enables the country to meet increasing demand through use of diverse domestic resources such as coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear power, and renewable and alternative fuels.
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Daschle-Bingaman Energy Bill Advances the Effort to Solve America's Growing Energy Crisis
3/22/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - CARE is encouraged that Senators Daschle and Bingaman acknowledge the need for America to develop a national energy policy. While CARE has not had an opportunity to fully review the legislation, we are convinced that many of the proposals contained in their approach will help ensure an adequate supply of affordable and reliable domestic energy that is essential for America's energy security.
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CARE Supports President's Decision Not to Restrict Use of Key Domestic Energy Resource
3/14/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - CARE believes President Bush made the right call in deciding not to impose mandatory reductions on power plant emissions of carbon dioxide, which is not a pollutant under the Clean Air Act.
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America Must Focus on Increasing Energy Supply
3/14/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - America must focus on increasing energy supply, coal use "Demand for energy has outstripped supply. The United States must focus -- and focus now -- on an energy strategy that supports the expansion of our domestic energy supply," said Brett Harvey, chairman and CEO of CONSOL Energy, Inc., in testimony last week.
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Coal makes comeback
3/12/2001
Denver Business Journal - While natural gas was the energy industry's hot boy band of the '90s, interest is surging in old-fashioned, hard-rock coal.
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CARE Says Murkowski Bill is a "Significant First Step"
2/28/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) today acknowledged the importance of Senator Frank Murkowski's introduction of S. 388, the National Energy Security Act of 2001.
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Coal is Central to Energy Policy, Bush Says
2/15/2001
CHARLESTON, WV - Coal will be central to the Administration's energy policy of reducing dependence on foreign oil and avoiding crises like the electricity shortage in California, President George W. Bush said in a roundtable discussion in West Virginia.
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America Is Breathing Much Easier Than Two Decades Ago
1/18/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - Americans are breathing dramatically cleaner air than 20 years ago, a new analysis of US Environmental Protection Agency data confirms. The study, conducted by an independent environmental analysis firm for the Foundation for Clean Air Progress, debunks the long-held but false perception that US air quality is worsening.
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CARE Praises Nomination of Spencer Abraham as Energy Secretary-Designate
1/9/2001
WASHINGTON, DC - The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) is encouraged by former Michigan Senator Spencer Abraham's nomination by President-elect Bush to serve as the next Secretary of Energy.
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