Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) published an important piece on The Hill reiterating the need for policies that strengthen America’s energy infrastructure from the bottom up. It’s a welcome and complementary addition to ACC’s From Chemistry to Energy campaign, which calls for strong policies and creative, economically sound approaches to encourage greater energy efficiency. The post [...]
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Why “From Chemistry to Energy” calls for improving residential, commercial and industrial energy efficiency
Energy efficiency is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to achieve energy and cost savings, and no business, household or industrial facility could become more energy efficient without the innovations and discoveries driven by the chemical industry. That’s why “From Chemistry to Energy” is calling for maximizing energy efficiency’s contribution to the nation’s [...]
ACC calls for a strong, secure and sustainable future with the launch of “From Chemistry to Energy”
A comprehensive national energy strategy matters — to our member companies, to the nearly 800,000 Americans working in our industry, to the many manufacturers that rely on our products. And, according to a new survey released today, America’s energy strategy matters to 94% of American voters. That is a clear call to action, and the [...]
Energy recovery should be part of President Obama’s “all of the above” approach to domestic energy
During a visit to a Colorado Air Force base on Friday, President Barack Obama continued to embrace the use of America’s abundant natural gas. This follows last week’s State of the Union address when the President endorsed an “all of the above” approach to energy production in America. “Even if we tapped every drop of [...]
SOTU: Energy and manufacturing a blueprint for a stronger union
In a video message previewing his State of the Union Address, President Obama said he’ll talk about energy and manufacturing as part of a “blueprint for an economy that’s built to last.” The President first linked these priorities at an “Insourcing American Jobs” forum earlier this month, where a White House report singled out shale [...]
Shale gas bringing “several hundred thousand new manufacturing jobs” within reach, White House says
Industrial towns across America have struggled in the face of plant closures and outsourcing for years, but natural gas from shale deposits is helping to bring U.S. manufacturing into a new era of global competitiveness, according to a White House report making a splash in Washington last week. Released in conjunction with President Obama’s “Insourcing [...]
EPA chemical risk assessment program, though broken, is not beyond repair
In the latest of a series of concerns regarding EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System, or IRIS, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported on Monday that EPA continues to face “both long-standing and new challenges” in bringing this critical part of our chemical regulatory system to working order. In other words, there is still more [...]
Think twice: NRDC banks on misleading you about its BPA petition with FDA
Today, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) posted a statement on its blog about an agreement reached with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding a deadline for action on a petition NRDC had filed. Sounds like no big deal, right? Under normal circumstances, it wouldn’t be. But that statement so crosses the lines of [...]
ALEC approves ACC state model TSCA resolution during annual States & Nation Policy Summit
Representatives of the American Chemistry Council were pleased to present a resolution in support of modernizing the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) at this year’s States & Nation Policy Summit hosted by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). ACC originally drafted the TSCA resolution in response to mounting NGO resolutions containing unfounded health allegations [...]
Senator Mark Udall says energy innovation is key to winning global economic race
Policy experts, public officials and advocates found common ground on key energy issues last Thursday at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation’s (ITIF) annual Energy Innovation conference in Washington, D.C. During his keynote speech, Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) contended that energy innovation is key to winning the global economic race and challenged federal and state governments, [...]
- And the “From Chemistry to Energy” Zooppa contest winners are…
- SOTU: Energy and manufacturing a blueprint for a stronger union
- Blowin’ in the wind: Stronger, longer and lighter turbine blades made possible by chemistry
- ACC launches “From Chemistry to Energy” video contest with $20,000 in cash prizes; Submit your video by January 23, 2012!
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Zero-energy homes rely on chemistry products to maximize efficiency
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Fifth-grader discovers new energy-storing molecule, publishes in scientific journal
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Why support abundant natural gas from shale? Rockefeller, Yergin and Dooley weigh in
- American Chemistry Council Features Zooppa Winners! | ZooppaBlog: [...] check out this ACC blog post, where they tal...
- Researchers develop cheap and easy to mass-produce “solar-paint” » Innovation Toronto: [...] Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells WorkTrust So...
- Climax global | Mypetgals: [...] Climax Global Energy brings new jobs to rura...
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News Releases
- FDA Moves Forward on ACC Request to Revise Certain Regulations on Bisphenol A (BPA) in Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups February 17, 2012
- ACC: Administration's Budget Proposal Could Weaken Competitiveness, Job Creation in U.S. Manufacturing February 13, 2012
- ACC and SOCMA Announce Agenda for 2012 Global Chemical Regulations Conference February 13, 2012
- Plastics Producers Ready to Help Automakers Meet Mileage and Emission Goals, Urge Agencies to Expand Credit February 13, 2012
- American Chemistry Council Expands Membership; Announces Officers February 13, 2012
