KC Becker
@kcbecker
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environmental regulator; Former CO Speaker of the House.
Boulder, Colorado
Joined June 2009
Putting toxic land to better use lowering electricity bills for thousands of homes? Yeah... that's what solar does. https://t.co/WTimB4uBIW
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⚡️+🔋 Solar and batteries deploy faster than any other source of power in America. Gas and nuclear are simply too far off to meet to rising energy demand.
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Trump's attacks on the jobs and communities that rely on and want clean energy just never ends. #solarpower #solar
whitehouse.gov
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
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How the Republican budget bill could shatter Colorado’s clean energy boom
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By phasing out incentives and imposing a new tax, the proposed legislation could raise the price of solar and wind projects.
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This comparsion in the NYTimes today is pretty stark. China is racing ahead to be a high-tech exporter of 21st century technologies, while the US is doubling down on being a petro-state exporting the technologies of the 19th century: https://t.co/70sBY8T441
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Thanks @Hickenlooper for fighting for the solar industry! #gosolar
We must protect home solar🚨 @SenatorHick’s amendment on residential solar will help maintain local jobs, support consumer choice, and protect the energy independence of every American SEIA urges Senators to vote for Amendment 2719
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This is what Congressional R's are doing right now on clean tech. (Highlighted are specific to clean energy). This will lead to job loss, higher energy prices for families & businesses, & ceding this industry to China. It's just all around bad policy & bad politics. #cleanenergy
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So this is happening right now. To the detriment of the entire renewable energy sector, consumer energy bills, grid reliability, investment in clean tech, jobs... This is such bad policy. Just unbelievable.
washingtonpost.com
The Republican-controlled Congress is poised to score a major win for President Trump by repealing green energy incentives that Democrats passed in 2022.
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Federal employees should stand their ground against buyouts and bullying
denverpost.com
KC Becker was the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 8 administrator under President Joe Biden. Becker was a Colorado state representative from 2013 to 2021 and she served three years a…
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What’s happening on the #boulder flattie rn? I thought I saw a fire and a lot of police? #colorado #cuboulder
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Stay informed! We’ve published an information sheet about alleged Clean Water Act violations at the Suncor Commerce City Refinery, including what we’re doing about it: https://t.co/jAw3thTm7G
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ALERT: #Boulder fire crews responding to a fire near NCAR. Per scanner, they are scanning trails for hikers but no residential evacuations at this time
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Last week Regional Administrator KC Becker was in Missoula, Montana to talk about funding and resources @EPA is providing to help communities address health and #AirQuality impacts from #wildfire smoke. 📹 Watch the story from @kpaxnews: https://t.co/jQ0V4MDgKe
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“There were a lot of people that said you couldn't run electrics up in #Montana, so that was somewhat of a challenge. And it looks like we've been proving the simple fact is ‘yes, we can,’” Allen Woodwick, Havre School District. #CleanSchoolBus #LoveTheBus
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The federal government expands incentives for schools to electrify their bus fleets as questions regarding whether electric vehicles can hold up in Montana’s cold winters arise.
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Colorado climate report: State's average temperature rose 2.3 degrees in 42 years https://t.co/e0yjM60buL
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🚌🍃We are proud to announce that EPA's #CleanSchoolBus Program is awarding $1 billion to 280 school districts for electric and clean school buses! This funding will help schools purchase over 2,700 buses, delivering cleaner air for communities. https://t.co/tj7QmEw2lg
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Think green before you shop! 🛒 Check out @EPA’s guide for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in your holiday shopping: https://t.co/RjjEgaoad9
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We've seen record global temperatures for each day so far in November, though by a somewhat lower margin than over the past two months. However, it seems virtually certain at this point that we will experience the warmest November on record:
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Want to know how community leaders are using Inflation Reduction Act funding? Seeking solutions for challenges port communities face? Join EPA's Community, Equity & Resiliency panel series and fireside chats, now until Nov 14! https://t.co/1taZlQvlJF
#CommunityEquityResiliency
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