View in Browser <[link removed]> <[link removed]> October Newsletter The weather is growing colder, and the days are growing shorter. While you’re taking care of little things like setting back your clock and changing the batteries in your smoke detector, it’s also a great time to conduct a do-it-yourself home energy audit <[link removed]> . You can winterize your home with weather stripping around doors and plastic film insulation kits for your windows, improve energy efficiency by switching out air filters and lightbulbs, and upgrade your appliances. It’s a great way to be a good conservative by saving money and a great conservationist by optimizing your energy efficiency to help the environment. And while most public health experts expect it to be a tough winter in terms of coronavirus spread, it’s a great time to the great outdoors responsibly with socially distanced winter activities like skiing or snowshoeing. In the meantime, we will keep you updated on any developments in the nation’s capitol. Once the election is over, we expect there to be opportunities for important legislation like the American Energy Innovation Act <[link removed]> to pass. ConservAmerica Monthly News ConservAmerica Hosts Deputy Secretary of Energy Mark Menezes for Webinar This week, ConservAmerica’s Executive Board Chair Nan Hayworth hosted our latest webinar discussion with Deputy Secretary Menezes, which touched on topics ranging from the status of energy innovation and the challenges of meeting energy demand in a carbon-constrained world to DOE’s efforts to modernize and secure the electric grid. Read a recap here <[link removed]> . ConservAmerica Joins Earthx TV Also this week, ConservAmerica hosted two more webinar interviews on Earthx TV. ConservAmerica President Jeff Kupfer interviewed former Clinton White House official Roger Ballentine on a potential Biden Administration and ConservAmerica Counsel Brent Fewell spoke with Professor Jonathan Adler on what an increasingly conservative Supreme Court means for environmental law. Watch on Earthx TV. <[link removed]> Todd Johnston Op-Ed in C3: Climate Debate Needs More Focus on Resilience, Less on Politics Our Vice President of Policy recently penned an op-ed focused on how the false promise of a silver-bullet solution unfortunately dominates the conversation about climate change and keeps us from working together. Two decades of international climate conferences should be enough proof that a better approach is needed. Read more <[link removed]> . ConservAmerica Sends Letter to Senate Hearing on Endangered Species Act Amendments Focused on Elevating the Role of States, Ranchers, and Farmers Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), recently held a hearing on S. 4589, Endangered Species Act Amendments Act of 2020. The bill is focused on strengthening partnerships between states, tribes, and landowners in carrying out the implementation of the ESA. Read more analysis. <[link removed]> Other Monthly News President Trump Establishes the One Trillion Trees Interagency Council On October 13, the President signed an Executive Order <[link removed]> establishing the One Trillion Trees Interagency Council (Council), which will be responsible for coordinating the Federal government’s support of the global One Trillion Trees Initiative <[link removed].> . Read more from the White House <[link removed]> . Republican Senators Introduce UNSHACKLE Act to Reform NEPA Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) recently introduced the Undoing NEPA's Substantial Harm by Advancing Concepts that Kickstart the Liberation of the Economy (UNSHACKLE) Act legislation <[link removed]> that would modernize and reform the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which ConservAmerica has previously called for <[link removed]> . Could Fracking Actually Help the Climate? Hydraulic fracturing, the controversial oil and gas extraction method usually called “fracking,” has divided Democrats and the political left for a decade. But there are reasons to worry that even a partial ban on fracking could slow decarbonization efforts in the near-term. Read more at <[link removed]> Politico <[link removed]> . Do you appreciate ConservAmerica’s work? Consider donating: DONATE <[link removed]> <[link removed]> <[link removed]> <[link removed]> <[link removed]> ConservAmerica, 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington DC, United States Powered by Squarespace <[link removed]> Unsubscribe <[link removed]>