FCNL: Energy and Environment

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The House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved legislation that would reverse President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline. Please open the link below to learn why our congress has adopted the wrong energy initiatives and what you can do about it.

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In Congress

End Fossil Fuel Subsidies

By closing tax loopholes that benefit oil and gas companies, the government would not only bring in more money - as much as $78 billion over the next five years - but would also break down one of the roadblocks to a low-carbon future. The U.S. tax code is full of incentives that give fossil fuel energy companies an advantage over their renewable energy competitors.

Cleaner Electricity

Support is growing

for a national standard that would require electric utilities to produce a certain percentage of their output from renewable sources. Find out three reasons why this makes sense:

Environmental Improvement
Job Creation and Investment
International Competition

News and Resources

There's Plenty of Money!

Learn about the various forms of subsidies and loopholes that are shaping our energy economy, and what that money could be doing instead in Annie Leonard's video, The Story of Broke.

EPA Success!

EPA administrator Lisa Jackson calls the first-ever Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for power plant emissions a "great victory for public health, especially the health of our children."

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Quaker Meeting Statements on Climate Change

Monthly and yearly meetings across the country are beginning to voice their concern over climate change. FCNL has begun collecting statements and minutes from monthly and yearly meetings who wish to speak out on the issue. These statements send a powerful message that people of faith support government action to address climate change, and ensure a healthy planet for generations to come. If your meeting would like to submit a statement please contact FCNL.

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Senate Supports the EPA

The Senate narrowly defeated legislation that would have greatly reduced the efficacy of the EPA. It is a significant victory for the EPA and everyone who is concerned about greenhouse gas emissions and public health. To those who contacted their senators, thank you.

Setting the Baseline for Congressional Action to Address Global Warming

With FCNL's lobbying, the bipartisan CLEAR Act has emerged as the principal bipartisan alternative to the ineffective cap-and-trade approach that has been the focus of congressional action in the last two years.

FCNL Statement of Legislative Policy

"The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein." "We believe that humankind must respect the ecological integrity and the sacredness of the natural world. People must choose activities, create institutions, and establish policies and laws that are beneficial to the earth and will help protect and regenerate its ecosystems."
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