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White House Aide Praises Merkley-Alexander Electric Vehicles Bill, Suggests It As Possible Basis for Bipartisan Progress on Energy

May 25, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released the following statement after a White House energy advisor stated this morning that the Merkley-Alexander Promoting Electric Vehicles Act, S. 948, could form the basis for bipartisan energy legislation: “I appreciate the White House’s positive comments about our electric vehicles bill

Merkley, Alexander Introduce Bill to Jump-Start Electric Vehicles

May 11, 2011

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) today introduced the “Promoting Electric Vehicles Act” to provide temporary encouragement for the development and use of plug-in electric motor vehicles nationwide. The bill would create limited, short-term “deployment communities” across the country in order to help jump-start the market

Merkley: Weakening Clean Air Act Would Jeopardize Health of Our Communities

April 6, 2011

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement in response to the series of votes today aimed at weakening the Clean Air Act and the Environmental Protection Agency: “The Clean Air Act has prevented thousands of cases of respiratory illness and made our communities healthier for our

Obama Administration Announces New Gas Mileage Standards for Heavy-duty Vehicles

October 25, 2010

Portland, OR – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the first national gas mileage and greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses, set to start in 2014.  According to the EPA, the new standards are projected to save 500 million barrels

Merkley, Wyden Announce $2.4 Million for Solar Power Grid System Development in Bend

September 9, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that PV Powered in Bend will receive $2.4 million to develop advanced electrical grid controls and communication technologies that allow photovoltaic (PV) solar power systems to communicate with power utilities.  To develop the project, PV Powered is partnering

Merkley Statement on EPA’s Greenhouse Gases Declaration

December 7, 2009

Washington, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement that global warming pollution is a pollutant that endangers public health and welfare and will be subject to mandatory regulation under the Clean Air Act: “As world leaders begin to gather

Climate Change Issue Takes Center Stage

October 1, 2009

Political and business leaders from the Northwest to Washington, D.C. stepped into the spotlight Thursday on the issue of climate change. Rob Manning reports. Within hours of each other Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency rolled out new greenhouse gas rules, leading Democrats in D.C. announced a Senate bill to deal

Merkley: House Vote on Clean Energy Jobs Bill Paves the Way for Senate Action

June 26, 2009

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed groundbreaking legislation to rebuild the economy around clean energy and to directly address the looming threat of global warming.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on the vote:

Merkley: National Gas Mileage Standard to Cut Household Costs, Reduce Pollution

May 19, 2009

Washington DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement of national auto emission limits and a 35.5 miles per gallon efficiency standard by 2016: “President Obama’s announcement today of the most aggressive national gas mileage standards in decades is a welcome step

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