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News from the
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STUDY INSTITUTE
122 C Street, NW, Suite 630 Washington,
D.C., 20001
202-628-1400 www.eesi.org
Carol Werner
, Executive Director
For
Immediate Release
For More Information Contact:
February 7, 2005
Fred
Beck, (202) 662-1892
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On
Renewable
Energy and Energy Efficiency Programs
Cut
in the Administration’s Budget
Carol
Werner, Executive Director of the Environmental and Energy Study
Institute (EESI), today issued the following statement on the
release of the president’s FY2006 budget for the U.S. Department
of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
"In his most recent State of the
Union address, the president said the United States needs
'reliable supplies of affordable, environmentally responsible
energy,' and urged Congress to 'pass legislation that makes
America more secure and less dependent on foreign energy.' This is
an admirable goal, but there is a disconnect between the
president's words and the funding priorities he has laid out in
his fiscal year 2006 budget. The president's proposed budget
provides significant cuts in renewable energy, energy efficiency,
clean air, and climate change related titles in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2005 (H.R. 4818). We call on the president
and Congress to fulfill their promise to the American people by
fully funding these vitally important programs.
DOE
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy budget cut by $48 million:
The
Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(EERE) Program plays a
critical role in reducing energy import dependence while
protecting the environment by developing and promoting energy
efficiency and renewable energy technologies. However, the
president's budget cuts DOE's EERE budget by over $48
million, or 3.9%, from FY05 appropriations. Specific cuts
include:
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$18.3 million cut in Industrial Energy Efficiency (-24.5%)
- $15.9
million cut in Biomass and Biorefinery Systems R&D
(-18.1%)
- $7.5
million cut in Building Energy Efficiency (-11.5%)
- $4.4
million cut in Hydropower (-89.7%)
- $3.8
million cut in Distributed Energy Resources (-6.3%)
- $2.0
million cut in Geothermal Technology (-7.8%)
- $1.1
million cut in Solar Energy (-1.3%)
Environmental
Protection Agency budget cut by $517 million:
The
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plays a crucial role in
assuring environmentally responsible energy use,
and in reducing energy import dependence through efficiency
programs such as Energy Star. However, the
president's budget calls for $517 million cut in
EPA's overall budget (a 6.4% cut from FY05 appropriations). The
cut includes a:
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