Due to Jay's longtime efforts to address climate change, he was appointed to the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming in March 2007. Below are links to aspects of his work on this important issue.

New Apollo Energy Act


House bill would guarantee rates for clean-energy generators
June 26, 2008

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, along with three other House members, filed legislation that would provide much-needed investment security in the renewable-energy sector.

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Inslee: Polar bears need protections, not just threatened title
May 14, 2008

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee released the following statement in response to the Interior Department’s decision to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

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Inslee, Waxman and Markey release principles for global-warming legislation
April 22, 2008

On Earth Day, three congressional leaders on climate and energy issues laid out principles for any effective legislative solution to the challenge of global warming.

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Inslee response to Bush climate speech

April 16, 2008

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee responded to the president’s speech on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.

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Inslee joins Pelosi on trip to address warming with leaders in India
March 26, 2008

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee today returned from a 10-day trip to India with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan group of eight other members of Congress. The visit focused on engaging Indian government and business leaders in talks about addressing global warming.

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House approves provision to help colleges go green
February 7, 2008

The House passed an amendment authored by U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee that would improve key education grants by setting higher environmental standards for recipients.

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Inslee: Seattle has led on global warming, feds must follow
November 2, 2007

Efforts to address global warming by mayors of major U.S. cities came under the national spotlight during a Seattle field hearing of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming that was chaired by U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee.

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Lawmakers file bill that would help connect clean energy to the power grid
November 1, 2007

TTwo members of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, U.S. Reps. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), today introduced legislation in the House that would make renewable electricity produced in rural areas available to urban energy users.


Inslee, Welch make small business bill green
September 27, 2007

The House today approved legislation that would modernize small business investment programs. The Small Business Investment Expansion Act, H.R. 3567, included two green amendments offered by U.S. Reps. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.).

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Inslee supports energy package he helped shape
August 4, 2007

The U.S. House of Representatives approved two landmark energy independence bills aimed at weaning the nation off oil, creating American jobs and fighting global warming, goals shared by U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee’s New Apollo Energy Act, H.R.2809.

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Inslee unveils hallmark bill during debate on energy independence
June 20, 2007

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee unveiled the second version of his comprehensive clean-energy bill during a markup of energy-independence legislation.

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House includes energy efficiency measure in broad defense bill
May 17, 2007

The U.S. House of Representatives today approved legislation that would set spending levels for the Defense Department, which included a provision authored by U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee to reduce energy consumed at the federal agency.

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Inslee files bill to set emission standards for transportation fuels
May 8, 2007

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee introduced legislation in the House that would set greenhouse gas performance standards for all motor vehicle fuels.

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House ok’s green building amendment
April 25, 2007

Under a measure authored by U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee that was approved unanimously in the House, small businesses across the nation could apply for loans to reduce the environmental impact of their operations.

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Lawmakers support listing polar bear as threatened
April 9, 2007

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee and 40 other members of Congress sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in support of listing the polar bear as a threatened species.

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Inslee reaction to ruling on vehicle emissions
April 2, 2007

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee released the following statement on a landmark decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court today in the case of Massachusetts v. EPA.

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Inslee wins seat on congressional global-warming panel
March 9, 2007

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee was named to the much anticipated House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. The 15-member panel, established by a vote in the House on Thursday, is charged with investigating emerging technologies that could help address global warming and making recommendations on policies that would reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

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Inslee calls on Interior to allow open dialogue on global warming
March 8, 2007

In response to reports that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is prohibiting its arctic scientists from discussing global warming and impacts on polar bears, U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee called on the Bush Administration to implement a policy of open dialogue and requested a briefing on specifics of rules implemented or briefings given to U.S. officials regarding their discussions on climate change, polar bears and sea ice.

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Inslee continues to push for threatened status for polar bears
March 5, 2007

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee testified at a three-hour public hearing at the Department of the Interior in support of listing the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act due to the loss of the iconic creature’s sea-ice habitat.

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Inslee joins global warming lawsuit
February 8, 2007

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee and U.S. Sen. John Kerry joined conservation groups in a lawsuit against the Bush Administration.

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Inslee brings green vehicle to Capitol Hill
January 30, 2007

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee hosted the display of a plug-in hybrid concept car on Capitol Hill for members of Congress to preview.

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Inslee offers bill to boost clean electricity
January 30, 2007

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee introduced legislation in the House that would allow families, farms, schools and small businesses that generate their own clean energy to receive credit for surplus power they put back into the electricity grid.

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Inslee unveils plan to boost next generation hybrid cars
January 23, 2007

On the one-year anniversary of a campaign to promote cars that run primarily on electricity and have a gas-tank backup, U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) unveiled legislation that would give a boost to so-called plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV’s).

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