Ed Markey: “If we are going to break our dependence upon Putin's dirty energy oil, the oil companies have had years to live up to…”

The Fossil Free Finance Act would require our financial institutions, including banks, to protect Americans’ savings, investments, and our economy by addressing the threats posed by climate change. We need to put the planet over profit and…

“Data center developers are hijacking our energy grid and using ratepayers to subsidize their profit-making operations, while also polluting air and water in surrounding communities.

“We agree that permitting should be efficient, predictable, and capable of supporting the infrastructure our country needs. But faster permitting should not come at the expense of transparency or communities’ ability to shape the decisions…

“I’m still reviewing text of this proposal, and I will be looking closely at the details. Building transmission is important. It’s also important not to lock in more fossil fuels and lock out communities.”