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Jay Inslee was first elected to Congress in 1992 and served until 1994, and then was elected from the 1st Congressional District in Washington in 1999. He serves on the Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He was recently named by Nancy Pelosi to the new House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and also serves on the House Committee on Natural Resources. He is the primary sponsor of the New Apollo Energy Act, and a leading advocate for renewable energy and author of Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy (Island Press).


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  • The Dalai Lama, a Nobel laureate, and a gym rat walk into a bar ...

    Three faces of hope for climate change 3

    Posted 1 month, 1 week agoAfter meetings with the Dalai Lama, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, and President Barack Obama, Rep. Jay Inslee is brimming with optimism about our climate future. Find out why.
  • Apollo Creed

    New Apollo Energy Act contrasts sharply with "Jurassic" GOP energy bill 7

    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    On April 21, Congress stepped back in geologic time when the House of Representatives passed an energy policy of the dinosaurs, by the dinosaurs, and for the dinosaurs. This energy bill is truly a "Jurassic" piece of legislation that relies on a limited energy source derived from creatures and plants that died millions of years ago. In fact, 93 percent of the $8 billion in tax incentives in the bill go to oil, gas, and other traditional energy industries.

    A patriotic sight.

    Photo: Tennessee Valley Infrastructure Group Inc. c/o NREL.

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