Subject: HILLARY CLINTON: SMART ENERGY INNOVATION (CTR Analysis)
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HILLARY CLINTON: SMART ENERGY INNOVATION
<http://correctrecord.org/hillary-clinton-smart-energy-innovation/>
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*“So to those who doubt the science of climate change and who lack faith in
American innovation, just tell them, look at the record and look at what’s
already happening across the United States. Thanks to smart federal and
state policies, academic research, private sector innovation, and the
crucial work of groups like LCV, we are already advancing clean energy
solutions that can begin turning this tide and can make America the clean
energy superpower for the 21st century. We have the opportunity to invest
in the infrastructure of the future resilient enough to withstand the
effects of climate change we won’t be able to avoid, including
next-generation power plants to produce electricity more cleanly, smarter
grids to deliver it more effectively, and greener buildings to use it more
efficiently.”  -Hillary **Clinton remarks to the League of Conservation
Voters, New York, 12/1/14*

*Boosting alternative energy power. *Hillary Clinton repeatedly
<http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=2&vote=00188>
 voted
<http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00279>
 for legislation
<https://www.congress.gov/108/plaws/publ311/PLAW-108publ311.pdf> that
extended <https://www.congress.gov/109/plaws/publ432/PLAW-109publ432.pdf> the
production tax credit for electricity produced from renewable energy
sources and she proposed
<http://www.cfr.org/climate-change/hillary-clintons-speech-energy-climate-change/p14715>
making
tax credits for wind and solar production permanent. Hillary also teamed up
with Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to create
<https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/1515> new
job-training programs for renewable energy workers.

*Fighting for cleaner energy.* Hillary Clinton repeatedly
<https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/556/> cosponsored
<https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/1201> the Clean
Power Act to get power plants to cut back on air pollution that contributes
to both global warming and health problems. The 2007 legislation
<https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/s1201/BILLS-110s1201is.pdf> would have
increased renewable energy use by launching the goal of generating 20% of
our electricity from renewables by the year 2020 – the so-called Renewable
Portfolio Standard. Hillary also pledged
<http://blog.coolerplanet.com/2008/02/16/what-do-the-presidential-candidates-think-of-solar-energy-hillary-clinton/>
to
support a goal of generating 25% of our electric power from renewable
energy sources by 2025.

*Using excess oil profits to develop new energy technologies.* Hillary
Clinton proposed
<https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/2993> getting
<https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/701> big oil
companies to reinvest some of their excess profits to help reduce American
dependence on oil. These investments – combined with the savings gained by
repealing tax breaks for oil companies – could have directed $50 billion
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/23/AR2006052301968.html>
into
a new Strategic Energy Fund geared towards researching and developing
smarter energy technologies like more fuel-efficient cars and trucks, and
wind and solar power.

*Modernizing buildings to save energy and money. *Hillary Clinton worked
across the aisle to get the federal government to expand
<https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/1660/> the
use of geothermal energy in powering its buildings. She introduced
legislation <https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/1059> to
make federal buildings more energy efficient and she proposed
<http://archive.naesco.org/news/newsletter/2008-02.htm> making energy
efficiency “a core mission” of the General Services Administration. Hillary
also introduced legislation
<https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/968> to help
states upgrade school buildings to make them more energy efficient.

*Getting cleaner vehicles on the road. *Hillary Clinton cosponsored the Diesel
Emissions Reduction Act
<https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1265> to allow
more investment in technologies to reduce pollution from diesel-powered
trucks and other modes of transportation. She procured
<http://www.neny.org/neny/news/details/06-09-20/Hydrogen_Can_Fuel_Cars_Economy.aspx>
funding
for the creation of hydrogen-powered vehicles. Hillary also passed
legislation
<https://www.congress.gov/amendment/109th-congress/senate-amendment/681> to
reduce air pollution from construction equipment used on highway projects,
and she even teamed up with one of the Senate’s climate change deniers
<http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/200416-inhofe-points-to-record-cold-when-denying-climate-change>
 to fund
<https://www.congress.gov/amendment/109th-congress/senate-amendment/726>
cleaner
school bus emissions across the nation.

*Bringing America’s power grid into the 21st century.* Hillary Clinton
cosponsored the Electric Reliability Act
<https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2236> to give the
federal government more authority to make America’s power grid more
reliable and efficient. She advocated
<http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/4236732> moving more aggressively
towards smart grid technology and called
<http://www.cfr.org/climate-change/hillary-clintons-speech-energy-climate-change/p14715>
for
a nationwide net metering standard so that “families and companies that
install these new technologies can sell power back to the grid for a fair
price all over the country.”

*Prioritizing cleaner energy worldwide.* Under Hillary Clinton, the State
Department joined the Department of Energy and other U.S. government
agencies in a regional partnership with countries in North, Central, and
South America and the Caribbean to promote clean energy development and
smarter growth policies. Through this program, the U.S. has collaborated
<http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/04/187877.htm> with other countries
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promoted
<http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/04/187877.htm> cleaner energy
through the Peace Corps, and connected
<http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/04/187877.htm> public and
private-sector officials across the hemisphere with renewable energy
companies in America.

*Getting smarter energy projects off the ground in Africa.* Hillary Clinton
helped launch a new partnership
<http://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2012/06/193912.htm> –
the U.S.-Africa Clean Energy Finance Initiative – to jump-start private
sector investment in cleaner energy projects and sustainable development
across Africa. Funding provided through the initiative sparked
<http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2014/08/230280.htm> wind, solar and
hydro-powered projects in several African nations bringing electricity to
thousands of homes.

*Finding common goals with China to address access to reliable,
sustainable, and affordable energy.* Hillary Clinton spearheaded
<http://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2009a/july/126575.htm> U.S.
relations with China to enhance cooperation on climate change, energy and
the environment. Under bilateral agreements
<http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/july/126592.htm>, the U.S. and China
established frameworks for increasing access
<http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/05/189288.htm> to reliable,
sustainable, and affordable energy as well as connecting businesses and
government to support energy and environmental goals.