MARKEY APPLAUDS RELEASE OF $22 MILLION FOR MASS. CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH PROJECTS

April 30, 2010

Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, today applauded the U.S. Department of Energy for awarding $106 million in Recovery Act funding for advanced clean energy research, including more than $22 million for projects in Massachusetts. Universities and companies based in the Commonwealth received grants for nine clean energy technology research projects, nearly a quarter of all awards.

 

With this funding, we will ensure that Massachusetts will remain at the forefront of the clean energy technology revolution sweeping the United States,” said Rep. Markey.
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Happy Earth Day!

April 22, 2010

Check out Ed's wish for Earth Day in this video on the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and leave a Facebook comment on your wish for Earth Day on Ed's Facebook Page: The Ed Markey Committee.

 
Boston Carmen's Union Endorses Ed Markey

April 21, 2010

The Executive Board and Membership of the Boston Carmen's Union Local 589 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL/CIO-CLC endorses Ed Markey for re-election as Congressman of the 7th Congressional District.

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Roll Call: Markey Writes on the Benefits of the Climate Bill
April 12, 2010

A wise man once said, “Great ideas originate in the muscles.” That man, Thomas Edison, launched the original electricity revolution. As Congress moves to end our addiction to foreign oil, we would also be wise to look to the muscle of the American worker.

The comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation — the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act — that passed the House with bipartisan support last year is a jobs-generator and a money-saver that offers a solution to our energy, national security and economic challenges.

By investing in clean energy jobs that can’t be shipped overseas, our bill rests on the foundation of a compromise reached with a diverse group of business leaders, labor unions, consumer groups and environmental organizations who worked with us to craft legislation that will unleash private-sector investment in clean energy and efficiency technologies that will save families and businesses money.

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