Scandalous Abramoff Summoned to Take on the Green New Deal (Washington Examiner)

(WASHINGTON, DC) – After serving jail time for one of the biggest lobbying scandals in a generation, Jack Abramoff is back in action fighting against the Green New Deal.

Abramoff has reportedly been called in to wield his lobbying magic as chairman of a new political action committee, or PAC, meant to go up against the progressive Democratic agenda.

"These socialists are so confused, and their messaging is getting worse by the minute," Abramoff said at a fundraising event for the new Protect American Values PAC, E&E reported.

"They seem to think that cows and airplanes are a threat to our future. Sounds to me like they have been infected by Mad Cow Disease!" he said in a follow-up email with the news group.

The subject line of the email: "More cows, less Democrats."

U-S Senators Warn that Cybersecurity Is at Least as Needed as the Wall (Washington Examiner)

(WASHINGTON, DC) -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, the former top Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, observed Thursday that as much urgency is needed in protecting the energy system from foreign hackers and bad actors as is being shown in the debate over the border wall.

“We should be spending enough time on this, believe me, as we are on this wall discussion,” Cantwell said, fearing that both Congress and the administration have not sufficiently addressed threats from cyber attacks.

Republican chairwoman Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said she didn’t want to be put in a position where 20 years from now, people look back and ask “what were they thinking?” in not taking steps to address the threat against the nation’s energy system.

“There is simply too much on the line,” she said, chairing a hearing on cyber security on Thursday.

Bonneville Power Administration Energy Efficiency Program Receives National Recognition (Bonneville Power Administration)

(PORTLAND, OR) – A Bonneville Power Administration energy efficiency program has been recognized as exemplary by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

BPA’s Energy Smart Industrial program was honored for saving nearly 1.4 million megawatt-hours of verified energy since 2009. That’s enough energy to power over 130,000 average U.S. homes for one year. The energy savings reduced BPA-served industrial load by more than 7 percent over the last decade.

The Energy Smart Industrial program offers support and provides rebates to more than 110 enrolled BPA electric retail utilities and their industrial customers. It serves a variety of industrial and technical opportunities including traditional custom projects, strategic energy management, small industrial and lighting.

“Each member of the team works tirelessly to help industrial utility customers meet and exceed their energy savings goals,” said Todd Amundson, acting industrial sector lead at BPA. “This recognition really illustrates their dedication. I look forward to working with the region’s industrial customers to achieve even higher levels of energy savings.”

Now in its 10th year, the Energy Smart Industrial program remains a vital resource for helping BPA’s industrial utility customers achieve lasting energy savings. The program currently serves customers across seven states, including large municipalities, small rural areas, and participants from broad industrial categories.

ACEEE first recognized the Energy Smart Industrial as an exemplary program in 2013.

BPA accrues energy efficiency savings across five primary sectors: residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural and federal – as well as through secondary avenues such as improved building codes and savings that occur independently of specific programmatic efforts.

Learn more at www.EnergySmartIndustrial.com.