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IECA ISSUES: CLIMATE February 1, 2012 Hundreds of Companies Urge Congress to Save Jobs by Passing the EPA Regulatory Relief Act 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 5, 2011 IECA Supports H.R. 10 the "Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011" 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 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 dissapprove 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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." May 24, 2011 IECA Urges Action on H.R. 1705, the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011 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 6, 2011 IECA Urges House and Senate to Not Increase our Electricity Costs - Stop EPA GHG Regulation under the CAA March 30, 2011 Senator Stabenow EPA GHG Regulation Amendment - Not a Solution "IECA strongly supports energy efficiency - but not costly EPA GHG regulation." 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 2, 2011 IECA Letter to Congress - Electric Utilities Should Not Profit from EPA GHG Regulations 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 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." December 16, 2010 IECA Urges Senate to Include S. 3072, the Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act in Government Funding Measures for FY 2011 December 1, 2010 IECA Urges Senate to Use CR to Delay EPA GHG PSD Implementation November 19, 2010 IECA Urges EPA to Extend GHG PSD Rule Comment Deadline from 14 to 60 Days "14 days is unreasonable and defies the potential impact of the rule on industry." November 11, 2010 IECA and 50 Other Trade Associations Urge EPA to Make Changes to Boiler MACT August 18, 2010 IECA Comments on the EPA Boiler MACT "As proposed, would have significant negative economic impact on manufacturing companies." June 10, 2010 IECA Letter in Support of S.J. Res 26, the Senator Murkowski Joint Resolution "Letting the EPA regulate GHGs will lead to increased business uncertainty and substantially increased energy and compliance costs in a time when we are still struggling to recover from a global recession." June 1, 2010 IECA letter to Senate - EPA Tailoring Rule - Exempting small GHG emitters is not a real solution May 5, 2010 EPA Administrator, CCS Task Force Co-Chair - Responds to IECA Letter April 28, 2010 Obama's CCS Task Force Responds to IECA Letter March 10, 2010 IECA and 99 other Organizations Urge Senate to Stop EPA from Regulating GHGs March 2, 2010 IECA Supports Senator Murkowski Joint Resolution - S.J. Res 26 to Disapprove of EPA Regulating GHGs March 2, 2010 IECA Supports Representative Skelton, Peterson and Emerson Joint Resolution - H.J. Res 76 to Disapprove of EPA Regulating GHGs February 24, 2010 IECA Applauds President Obama for Creating Interagency CCS Task Force "It is very important to recognize that the manufacturing sector also uses coal and should not only be included in the strategy and programs that will be developed by the Task Force, but placed as a priority." January 28, 2010 IECA Encourages Congress to not let EPA Regulate GHGs "Congress must not let the EPA usurp it's policy making role."October 29, 2009 IECA President Testifies Before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on S.1733 the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (click here to view testimony) October 22, 2009 IECA Invited to Testify before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on S.1733 Cap and Trade Bill October 21, 2009 IECA President Comments on Nuclear Energy's Role in a Potential "Climate bill" October 5, 2009 President, Paul Cicio Responds to Sen. Lisa Murkowski's Question of "Should We Nix Cap and Trade" October 1, 2009 Economic Policy Institute Study is Right – Industries Employing 4.1 Million Workers are at Risk Under Climate Bill “The U.S. has lost 5.4 million manufacturing jobs since 1998.” September 30, 2009 Senate Cap and Trade Legislation - Wrong Policy Platform to Address Economic GHG Reductions "Without a global system, those without a cap are rewarded and incentivized to not accept a cap."
May 28, 2009 IECA Roll Call Op-Ed: "Climate Cap-and-Trade Bill Assures Continued Loss of Manufacturing Jobs" May 15, 2009 IECA Urges Committee on Energy and Commerce to Not Rush Climate Bill Mark-Up. "Acting Unilaterally to impose costs on manufacturing could result in moving jobs offshore." April 22, 2009 IECA President Testifies Before House Energy and Commerce Committee on Waxman Climate Legislation. “US acting unilaterally on climate bill will shift manufacturing jobs and GHG emissions offshore.” March 18, 2009 IECA Testifies on Climate Policy Before Chairman Markey and the House Sub Committee on Energy and Environment (click to download verbal testimony) (Click here to download written testimony) (Click here to download testimony charts) October 14, 2008 IECA Responds to Chairman Dingell Climate Hearing Questions September 16, 2008 Statement for the Record - Ways and Means Committee Hearing on Policy Options to Prevent Climate Change (click here to download file)June 19, 2008 IECA President, Paul N. Cicio Testifies Before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality on Climate Legislation “The legislation will result in significant increases in the demand for natural gas by the power sector.” June 4, 2008 Paul Cicio - Forbes Magazine Op-ed – Senate Climate Bill Results in Massive Coal to Natural Gas Fuel Switching “Switching from coal to natural gas will drive up both the demand and the price of natural gas to unprecedented levels.” June 4, 2008 Senate Climate Bill Under-Estimates Natural Gas Costs by $1.3 Trillion “The math is simple and indisputable. The Energy Information Administration’s natural gas price assumptions used to determine the cost of S.2191 are about one-half of today’s real-world forward prices.” May 29 , 2008 Senate Climate Bill Could Reduce Natural Gas Production as Much as 32 Percent May 29, 2008 Senate Climate Bill S.3036 Treats Manufacturing Import Sensitive Industries and Workers Less Favorable than Foreign Producers in Identical Situations (click here to download letter) (click here to download press release)
March 3, 2008 IECA Responds to Chairman Dingell and Chairman Boucher – IBEW/AEP Proposal – Even if it Achieved WTO Approval with Changes – Would be Victory on Paper Only “There is consensus by the manufacturing sector that the IBEW/AEP Proposal will not work.” (Click here to download letter) (Click here to download press release) December 10, 2007 IECA Asks to Testify Before Senate Finance Committee on Title VI of S.2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007 "Title VI will accelerate the loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs and increase greenhouse gas emissions." (Click here to download file) October 30, 2007 IECA Responds to EPW Hearing Questions from Senators Inhofe and Barrasso October 24, 2007 IECA Testifies Before the Senate Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection Subcommittee to "Examine America's Climate Security Act of 2007"(Click here to download the verbal testimony) (Click here to download the written testimony) October 19, 2007 IECA Invited to Testify Before the Senate Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection Subcommittee on the America's Climate Security Act of 2007 (Click here to download file)
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