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  • BONO MACK APPLAUDS APPROVAL OF GENESIS SOLAR PROJECT
    Nov 4, 2010  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) applauded the approval of the Genesis Solar Project by the U.S. Department of Interior, which will be located 25 miles west of Blythe.  The Congresswoman has been a leader in Congress on the issues of solar, alternative and renewable energy production, and has wo... More
  • Bono Mack: Reaffirming Commitment to Salton Sea
    Sep 7, 2010  - Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) addressed a letter to Governor Schwarzenegger in response to the passage of Senate Bill 51 by the California State Legislature, establishing the Salton Sea Restoration Council as a state agency.  In the Congresswoman’s letter to the Governor sh... More
  • BONO MACK: SUNLINE A MODEL FOR CLEAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
    Aug 24, 2010  - Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) is pleased to announce a grant award from the Department of Transportation to SunLine Transit Agency.  The $813,580 grant will help SunLine purchase a replacement bus for better fuel efficiency and research fuel cell technology. The Congresswom... More
  • Bono Mack: Americans Need Solutions that Create Jobs and Boost our Economy
    Jan 29, 2010  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today responded to the President’s jobs plan outlined today and emphasized her support for solutions that will create jobs and bring fiscal discipline to Washington: “With unemployment at 10 percent nationally and over 14 percent in Riverside County, it is cl... More
  • Bono Mack: Increased EPA Regulations Bad for Business, Bad for America
    Dec 18, 2009  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today issued the following statement on the conclusion of Copenhagen, which will pave the way for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to unilaterally regulate greenhouse gases: "International climate change negotiations in Copenhagen have been largely u... More
  • Bono Mack Denounces EPA Announcement to Regulate Greenhouse Gases
    Dec 7, 2009  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that six greenhouse gases (GHGs) threaten public health and the environment, which paves the way for the Administration to... More
  • Bono Mack Praises Expansion of Geothermal Resources at the Salton Sea
    Dec 4, 2009  - Emphasizing the importance of advancing clean renewable energy to help increase our nation’s energy independence, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today praised the expansion of geothermal energy on public lands near the Salton Sea. The Bureau of Land Management approved leases for more than 3,0... More
  • Bono Mack Praises Acceleration of Local Solar Energy Projects
    Nov 6, 2009  - Emphasizing the importance of expanding and diversifying America’s energy supply, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today praised the fast tracking of two local solar energy projects. These projects will produce almost 1,500 megawatts of clean energy and will create new jobs and opportunities in ... More
  • Bono Mack Announces Clean Energy Funding for Hemet
    Oct 16, 2009  - Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today announced that the City of Hemet will receive a federal grant to support energy efficiency and create local green jobs. The funding, in the amount of $670,500, was awarded through the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Gra... More
  • Bono Mack, Wu Introduce Fuel Cell Tax Parity Bill
    Sep 29, 2009  - Today Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) joined Congressman David Wu (OR-1) introducing legislation aimed to foster a more sustainable energy future and advance clean energy technology. The Fuel Cell Tax Parity Act of 2009, H.R. 3660, encourages the use of residential fuel cells. Currently, ou... More