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IECA'S "SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING AND GROWTH INITIATIVE" Ten policies to jump start the economy and manufacturing jobs by unlocking capital investment and removing barriers to energy efficiency. Results:
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TAKING STOCK ON CLIMATE 100 specific measures already undertaken by Congress since 2005 are estimated to reduce nearly 1.7 gigatons of GHG emissions by 2020 – nearly achieving the 2.6 gigaton reduction commitment announced by President Obama. Summary for policy makers: view here Taking stock: view here Literature review of abatement costs: view here January 24, 2012 IECA Opposes HR 2586, the Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act January 19, 2012 IECA Applaudes EIA Study on Natural Gas Exports - Price Increases Between 36 to 54 Percent by 2018 "The DOE has the responsibility to protect the interest of the public in this matter and the EIA study is a good step." January 18, 2012 IECA Disappointed with President Obama’s Decision to Withhold Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline Project January 17, 2012 IECA Urges President Obama to Approve the Keystone XL Energy Pipeline Project "The development of the pipeline is in the national interest and would provide much needed jobs and a secure supply of oil." December 17, 2011 IECA Statement on Failure of Congress to Include Industrial Boiler MACT in Payroll & Jobs Package December 16, 2011 IECA Tells Senators..."We Do Not Have to Sacrifice Jobs for the Environment...But Unless You Act...We Will" December 15, 2011 IECA Warns EPA Reconsideration Actually "Increases" Costs and Threat to Manufacturing Job Losses - State by State Job Impact December 9, 2011 IECA Comments to FERC on Electric Reliability due to EPA Electric Utility Regulations "Manufacturers cannot afford outages." December 9, 2011 IECA and Business, Agriculture Groups Unite Against NAT GAS Act December 8, 2011 IECA and 50 Other Organizations Oppose S. 1863 the "New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011" December 8, 2011 IECA Comments on T. Boone Picken's Op-Ed on Natural Gas Subsidies December 5, 2011 IECA Supports H.R. 10 the "Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011" December 2, 2011 IECA President Gives Presentation to American Legislative Exchange Council on Manufacturing Competitiveness November 30, 2011 IECA and 121 Other Organizations Support H.R. 3010 the "Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011" November 30, 2011 IECA Supports H.R. 3010 the "Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011" November 22, 2011 IECA Urges Important Changes to Natural Gas Export Permit Process As substantial industrial consumers of natural gas and natural gas fired electricity, we urge the Congress to make important changes to the permitting process of waterborne exports of natural gas so that the interests of the public are truly protected. November 22, 2011 IECA Opposes S. 1863 "New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act" We are not opposed to using natural gas in the transportation sector, but we are opposed to consumer tax subsidies that distort the marketplace at the expense of consumers. November 17, 2011 IECA and 78 Other Organizations Send Letters to 10 Senators Seeking Support for S. 1392 - Letters went to Senators Brown, Cantwell, Casey, Franken, Klobuchar, Levin, Merkley, Snowe, Murray and Stabenow November 11, 2011 IECA Urges President Obama to Require EPA to Fully Utilize Energy Efficiency in Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards November 9, 2011 IECA Supports Senate S.J. RES 27 which would disapprove of EPA implementing the Cross State Air Pollution Rule under the Clean Air Act "As manufacturers whose competitiveness is dependent upon the cost of electricity, we are very concerned about the projected electricity cost increase due to EPA utility regulations." November 3, 2011 IECA President Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee on Permanent Investigations on "Commodity Futures Trading Commission Proposal to Implement Speculative Position Limits for Futures" November 2, 2011 IECA and 63 Other Organizations Support H.R. 3010, the "Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011" November 1, 2011 IECA Issue Brief on the National Economic Research Associates (NERA) Study of EPA Regulations - Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR, Utility MACT, Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR), and Section 316(b) under the Clean Water Act October 28, 2011 IECA Issue Brief on California's Cap & Trade Program October 18, 2011 IECA Disappointed with CFTC Speculative Position Limits "The speculative limits are so large that they will not have any measurable positive impact reducing excessive speculation." October 14, 2011 IECA Applauds Passage of H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 "This legislation will preserve hundreds of thousands of jobs currently at risk from EPA's Boiler MACT rules" October 4, 2011 IECA Comments to House Committee on Ways and Means in Opposition to H.R. 1380, the New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 "Stimulating demand for natural gas is the responsibility of the markets, not Congress, subsidies or mandates." October 3, 2011 309 Organizations Support Passage of H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 September 22, 2011 SMU Report Submitted to IECA - Implications of EPA Utility Regulations on Energy Intensive Industry September 22, 2011 IECA and 32 Other Trade Associations Support Passage of the TRAIN Act September 20, 2011 IECA Talking Points in Opposition to H.R. 1380, the Natural Gas Act September 8 , 2011 Hearing on "H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 and H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011" in the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power September 8, 2011 IECA Files at FERC to Oppose ISO-NE Prohibition of "Behind Meter Generation" as Demand Response September 7, 2011 IECA Encourages President Obama to Reduce Offshore Drilling Permit Delays as a Jobs Initiative September 6, 2011 IECA and Nearly 300 Organizations Support H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 September 6, 2011 IECA Welcomes President Obama's Decision on Ozone Standard August 23, 2011 IECA and the American Public Gas Association Letter to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Opposition to Pipeline User Fees August 17, 2011 IECA Warns House Transportation Committee to Not Approve Pipeline User Fee Change July 26, 2011 IECA Supports Passage of H.R. 1938 - Keystone Pipeline XL July 20, 2011 Letter to White House Urges Administration to Delay NAAQS Ozone Rule "The concern is that EPA is prematurely implementing a new standard in advance of the timeline required by the Clean Air Act." July 11, 2011 IECA Comments on CFTC Proposed Rule: "Margin and Capital Requirements" July 8, 2011 IECA Comments in Support of Revised Draft SEIS, Lease Sale 193, Chukchi Sea, Alaska July 7, 2011 IECA Supports H.R. 2401, the Transparency in Regulation Analysis on the Nation Act of 2011 "If we are to take back the 5.7 million manufacturing jobs lost since 2000, manufacturers must be globally competitive and we need help by policymakers to ensure that regulations are responsible and cost effective." June 30, 2011 IECA Issue Brief on Industrial Boiler MACT June 30, 2011 IECA Urges House of Representatives to Support H.R. 2250, the "EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011" "Having lost 5.7 million manufacturing jobs since 2000, the cost effectiveness of regulations are not a luxury, they are an absolute necessity to job retention and creation." June 10, 2011 IECA President - Washington Times OpEd "High cost of natural gas subsidies" May 24, 2011 IECA Submits Comments to CFTC on Transparency Issues May 24, 2011 IECA Urges Action on H.R. 1705, the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011 May 23, 2011 Natural Gas Consumers Oppose H.R. 1380, the Nat Gas Act "Natural gas subsidies hurt consumers and manufacturing competitiveness." May 16, 2011 IECA Urges Senate to Oppose Natural Gas Vehicle Subsidies May 13, 2011 IECA Comments to US EPA - Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State Implementation Plans/Tribal Implementation Plans May 9, 2011 IECA Opposes Natural Gas Subsidies for Vehicles "We are not opposed to using natural gas in the transportation sector, but we are opposed to federal or state subsidies that distort the marketplace at the expense of consumers." May 4, 2011 Natural Gas Consuming Industry Groups Oppose H.R. 1380 - Subsides for Natural Gas Demand May 4, 2011 IECA Opposes Natural Gas Vehicle Subsidies "Demand of natural gas is the responsibility of markets, not Congress, subsidies or mandates." May 4, 2011 IECA Supports Representative Courtney Amendment "Commodity markets are being impacted by a massive wave of excessive speculation that is having the effect of driving up the price of commodities. As manufacturers who rely upon these markets, speculative position limits are needed now - and without delay." May 4, 2011 IECA Urges Changes to H.R. 1573, Title VII Derivatives "As manufacturers who use substantial volumes of natural gas, we are very concerned about the excessive speculation that continues to swell." May 3, 2011 IECA Supports H.R. 1230, the "Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act" "With crude oil at $110.00, imported crude oil will cost $367 billion in 2011." April 20, 2011 IECA President Delivers Keynote Address at Kentucky NAM Meeting April 15, 2011 Hearing on "The American Energy Initiative: Recent EPA Rulemakings Relating to Boilers, Cement Manufacturing Plants, and Utilities" in the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power (MeadWestvaco Corporation testimony) April 13, 2011 EIA AEO 2011 Shale Gas Outlook April 6, 2011 IECA Urges House and Senate to Not Increase our Electricity Costs - Stop EPA GHG Regulation under the CAA April 5, 2011 IECA Opposes the "Natural Gas Act of 2011" - Subsidizes Greater Use of Natural Gas Vehicles "Subsidizing natural gas demand is not sound energy or economic policy and will have the long term effect of increasing the price of natural gas to all consumers." March 30, 2011 Senator Stabenow EPA GHG Regulation Amendment - Not a Solution "IECA strongly supports energy efficiency - but not costly EPA GHG regulation." March 28, 2011 IECA Submits Comments to CFTC on Setting Speculative Position Limits "The proposed speculative position limits are too large and are not a solution to excessive speculation." March 28, 2011 IECA's President responds to National Journal question "Is Any Energy Form Safe?" March 18, 2011 IECA Comments to EPA on NSPS for electric utilities and petroleum refiners "We urge the EPA to include energy efficiency as an option to comply with NSPS." March 17, 2011 Baucus Amendment Misses Underlying Problem - Regulating GHGs under the CAA is a Costly Alternative that will Impact Manufacturing Jobs and Shift Investment Offshore March 16, 2011 IECA Supports Senator McConnell Amendment to Stop EPA from Regulating GHGs "A better alternative is IECA's Sustainable Manufacturing & Growth Initiative." March 14, 2011 IECA Supports HR 910 - "Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011" "Instead, IECA encourages support of combined heat and power and waste heat recovery." March 2, 2011 IECA Letter to Congress - Electric Utilities Should Not Profit from EPA GHG Regulations March 1, 2011 IECA Support for Upton/Inhofe "Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011" "Instead, Congress (and the EPA) should support cost effective policies to promote industrial and building energy efficiency such as removing barriers to combined heat and power and waste heat recovery." March 1, 2011 IECA President Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power on EPA GHG Regulation "A better alternative to EPA's GHG regulation is IECA's 'Sustainable Manufacturing & Growth Initiative." February 22, 2011 IECA Comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Proposed Rulemaking: End User Exception to Mandatory Clearing of Swaps February 22, 2011 IECA Comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Proposed Rulemaking: Related to Definition of Swap Dealer Definitions February 15, 2011 IECA President Paul Cicio Testimony before the Senate EPW Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy "Renewable energy has an important role to play in our energy future but not through mandates and subsidies that raise the price of electricity." February 9, 2011 Hearing on the "Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011" in the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power (US Steel Corporation testimony) January 10, 2011 IECA Letter to Rep. Issa, Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform "It is now time for the US to lead again by reforming our regulatory system to one that is cost effective while achieving our nation's environmental and safety goals." |
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