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U.S. energy policy is in free fall as partisan politics undermine bipartisan support for renewable energy. While we struggle with a weak economy, excessive unemployment and high fuel costs, Washington remains gridlocked in its efforts to create a brighter, more secure energy future.
Renewable Energy Cuts Far Out of Proportion
The Senate Appropriations Committee slashed funding for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) in the Agriculture Appropriations Bill for FY2012. The Committee reduced overall funding from $75 million in FY2011 to $38.5 million in FY2012. REAP funding was already reduced in 2011 by 25% as the program continues to bear a disproportionate share of budget cuts.
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ELPC and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) gathered experts on agriculture and clean energy development in Washington on Tuesday, July 19 to address the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and other Farm Bill energy programs. Speaking to over 150 staffers and stakeholders in separate House and Senate briefings, they explained the broad benefits of these programs for farmers, businesses, economic development and national energy security policy.
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Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, recently highlighted the importance of the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for energy creation and job growth. In this article, published on June 30, 2011 in the Huron Daily Tribune, she explained how REAP and other Farm Bill energy initiatives are helping farmers and rural small businesses invest in clean energy projects and boosting job creation and employment. Read the rest of this page »
From the Huron Daily Tribune 06/30/2011
**This briefing will be held twice on the same day **
The Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) and Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invite you to a briefing on the energy title of the farm bill, with a special focus on the Rural Energy for America Program.
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Decision Means Higher Energy Costs for Farms and Rural Businesses
(May 24, 2011) Today the House of Representatives’ Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee will vote to eliminate the popular and effective Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) in its 2012 appropriations bill. REAP is the only federal program successfully helping farmers and rural small businesses fight high energy costs with renewable energy systems and energy efficiency.
“Killing REAP leaves agriculture and rural businesses at the mercy of high oil and electricity prices,” said Andy Olsen, ELPC Senior Policy Advocate.
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