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Through out my time in Congress, I have been an advocate for national energy policies that increase energy independence, protect our environment, and use our natural resources responsibly.  Development of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures are critical to meeting those goals.  I will continue work with my colleagues on important initiatives including tax incentives for alternative energy, weatherization programs, and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

In the 111th Congress, I supported the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act (H.R. 3534) which would provide greater efficiency and accountability to the management and regulation of energy resources.  An amendment that would require a study to improve the measurement of oil and natural gas extracted from leased federal and Tribal lands was included in the CLEAR Act as passed the House in July 2010.  I will continue to support energy legislation that provides oversight to the management of our energy resources, mitigates future environmental risk, combats climate change, and creates clean energy jobs.   

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06/26/09 - Building the Clean Energy Economy: The American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act

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Rep. Maloney Votes to Boost Renewable Energy

Feb 27, 2008 Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) voted to approve legislation that cuts federal subsidies to oil companies and invests the savings in expanded tax credits and other incentives for renewable electricity, energy and fuel.  The Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, which passed the House by a vote of 236 to 182, would also help create thousands of new clean-energy jobs in the wind, solar, geothermal and fuel cell technology industries.

Maloney Hails Passage of Historic Energy Security Legislation

Dec 5, 2007 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) today joined a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Energy Independence and Security Act, historic and sweeping legislation that would lower energy costs for hardworking families and put us on a path toward energy independence.  The bill was approved by a vote of 235 to 181.

Maloney Secures $4 Million for East River Green Energy Project

Aug 3, 2007 Press Release
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) today announced that she helped secure $4 million to help Verdant Power harness the tides of New York’s East River and generate environmentally-friendly “hydrokinetic energy.”  Maloney secured the funding the Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Appropriations bill that passed the House today.  The bill now heads to the Senate for its approval. 

Maloney: Federal Government Should Lead the Way on Energy Efficiency

Jun 18, 2007 Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-14) released the following statement today in support of the Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007 (H.R. 2635), legislation introduced by Congressman Henry Waxman (CA-30) and co-sponsored by Maloney, that would increase the federal government’s energy efficiency:

MALONEY LEGISLATION BENEFITING ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY EFFICIENCY PASSES HOUSE

Feb 3, 2004 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3724, bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Carolyn B. Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) that allows increased FHA mortgage insurance for multifamily housing projects that include environmental improvements including solar energy systems or residential energy conservation measures.

Bush Energy Plan Endorses Schumer, Maloney Emergency Home Heating Assistance Plan

May 17, 2001 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) praised President Bush for recommending in his energy package that the Department of Interior and the Department of Health and Human Services bolster LIHEAP funding by using a portion of oil and gas royalty payments. Senator Schumer and Congresswoman Maloney introduced legislation to this effect earlier this spring. Mrs. Maloney's bill in the House "To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make available for the low-income home energy assistance program 5 percent of moneys received by the United States from onshore Federal oil and gas development," was introduced on March 8, 2001.

"RELEASE THE RESERVE"!-- MALONEY PRAISES ADDITIONAL LIHEAP FUNDING, URGES ENERGY SECRETARY TO RELEASE OIL FROM STRATEGIC RESERVE

Feb 18, 2000 Press Release

NEW YORK -- Today, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) urged Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson to immediately release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in order to address the crisis caused by high home heating oil prices in the Northeast. The SPR is a national reserve of oil created by the federal government during the 1970s to respond to oil supply shortages. In a letter to Secretary Richardson, Maloney praised the recent decision by President Clinton to increase assistance to low-income residents through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), but urged the Administration to take the next logical step of selling off some of the SPR. In the letter, she explained that only selling off part of the SPR would bring about a significant drop in heating oil and gasoline prices and that action should be taken immediately to provide assistance to all residents of the Northeast.

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