Statement on Mayor Michael A. Nutter’s Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works

Repower Pennsylvania Director Michael Fedor released the following statement in response to Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter’s appearance before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works:

“We applaud Mayor Nutter’s testimony this morning before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works hearing on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. Under Mayor Nutter’s leadership, Philadelphia is emerging as a national leader for cities investing in clean energy and climate protection at the local level.

“As Mayor Nutter pointed out in his Senate testimony, clean energy policies will create thousands of new jobs in the Philadelphia area. The region is already home to 14,400 green jobs, a number that could double in the next five years with passage of comprehensive clean energy reform.

“These goals and many others are placing Philadelphia on pace to meet Mayor Nutter’s goal of making it ‘the Greenest City in America.’ Repower Pennsylvania is calling on mayors across the state to follow Mayor Nutter’s example and share their clean energy success stories in their cities. With workers, businesses, neighborhoods and government working together, we can create thousands of clean energy jobs, revitalize American power and protect our climate for future generations.”

Contact:
Benjamin Freed
Repower Pennsylvania Communications Director
917-903-3031
benjamin.freed@climateprotect.org