I am the Federal Energy Policy Director at NRDC and based in our Washington, D.C. office. My primary focus is on federal energy efficiency and renewable energy policies. Prior to joining NRDC in 2005, I was a staff attorney for a couple of environmental groups in the Southeast and worked on clean energy and air pollution control policies.
My views on environmental issues are informed primarily by my faith – I’m an evangelical Christian (this simply means I believe the Gospel, which is described very well here) – and by my political views – I’m a conservative Republican.
It’s a privilege to work at NRDC where we advocate clean energy policies that not only promote good stewardship of God’s creation, but also use a limited government approach that works with, not against, America’s free market economy.
Posted December 13, 2011 by Jim Presswood in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
The House Republican Leadership is threatening to hold up the omnibus spending bill over a rider they are pushing to block light bulb energy efficiency standards. A broad coalition, including the lighting industry, consumer advocates, and business, labor, efficiency and...continued→
Posted July 11, 2011 by Jim Presswood in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on Representative Joe Barton’s BULB Act (H.R. 2417), which would repeal the national energy efficiency standards for light bulbs enacted in 2007. In his rush to roll back energy...continued→
Posted June 13, 2011 by Jim Presswood in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise
President Obama is scheduled to visit today the Cree high-efficiency lighting manufacturing plant in Durham North, Carolina. Cree is a leading manufacturer of light emitting diode (LED) lights, which are 75 percent more efficient than traditional incandescent bulbs and last...continued→
Posted March 8, 2011 by Jim Presswood in Curbing Pollution, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
Several bills have been introduced this Congress that would repeal or undermine the federal energy efficiency standards for light bulbs enacted by Congress in 2007. Such a roll back would increase household energy bills, stifle innovation that is creating U.S....continued→
Posted February 19, 2011 by Jim Presswood in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
The U.S. House passed a spending bill (H.R. 1) early this morning that rolls back environmental protections and guts investments in clean energy. As my colleague David Goldston explains here, the Tea Party Republicans are behind this effort that would...continued→
Posted December 13, 2010 by Jim Presswood in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
The tax bill agreed to last Thursday by Senators Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell contains an energy package that would cause substantial environmental harm. The offending provisions are the tax credits for corn ethanol and liquid coal. While the bill contains...continued→
Posted July 6, 2010 by Jim Presswood in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
The U.S. Senate is on the verge of taking up climate and energy legislation that could be a giant step towards a clean energy economy if it has the right policies. The urgency and importance of transitioning to clean energy...continued→
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