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Light Bulb Amendment puts U.S. Jobs at Risk

An amendment on the Energy and Water appropriations bill defunding the enforcement of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA 2007) minimum standards for energy-efficient light sources has been included into the legislation. Such a move puts American jobs at risk. Some in Congress are willing to put U.S. jobs at risk for political positioning. This is an example of a few politicizing light bulbs at the risk of American workers and the economy.

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Published Wed, Jun 06 2012 2:12 PM by NEMA Communications

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Energy Resources, Congress, manufacturing, energy, luminescent, Jobs, Consumer Protection, Solid State, SSL, Environmental Stewardship, Lighting, legislation, DOE

Standards Harmonization Good for Growth of Solid State Lighting

Recently, NEMA published SSL 4-2012 , SSL Retrofit Lamps: Suggested Minimum Performance Requirements. The purpose of this standard is to provide suggested minimum performance levels for SSL retrofit products. Federal programs such as Energy Star set high performance goals to encourage growth of such...

Published Fri, Mar 03 2012 6:08 PM by Hayes, Megan

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Standardization, Emerging Technologies, manufacturing, energy, Solid State, SSL, LED, efficiency, EPA, Lighting, retrofit, harmonization

ACTA-tion on Trade

Tomorrow (Oct. 1) in Japan representatives from several governments, including the U.S., are expected to put pen to paper and formally sign an international agreement to combat theft of intellectual property rights. As NEMA has pointed out repeatedly , product counterfeiting as well as trade- and certification...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2011 1:23 PM by Updyke, Craig

Filed under: General, Anti-Counterfeiting, Trade, Labor, Labor Unions, manufacturing, Canada, Counterfeits, Copyright, market access

Building on Trade

Picking up from where I left off: We are a week closer to the return of Congress from its August break and the level of anxiety is rising. President Obama is to make a speech next month presenting a jobs initiative. Meanwhile, we wait for the White House to send implementing legislation to Congress for...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2011 1:47 PM by Updyke, Craig

Filed under: Trade, manufacturing, Town Halls

Obama launches the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership to create high-tech jobs and alleviate energy and manufacturing costs

Last Friday, President Obama launched the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP) to encourage industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in emerging technologies that will create high-quality manufacturing jobs. The plan will invest more than $500 million to begin this effort. One...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2011 4:23 AM by Skudera, Chrissy

Filed under: manufacturing, energy

EVs in the House!

After a number of electric vehicle infrastructure bills have been introduced in the Senate, the House got in on the action this week as Reps. Judy Biggert, Ed Markey, Anna Eshoo, and Jerry McNerney introduced HR 1685 , the NEMA-supported Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011 . Infrastructure...

Published Fri, May 05 2011 4:30 PM by Creevy, Jim

Filed under: manufacturing, Electric Vehicle, Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment, Cars, china

DOE Rulemakings, With Savings in Mind

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 established an energy conservation program for major household appliances. Since then, various amendments to EPCA have given DOE the authority to regulate the energy efficiency of various technologies, to include appliances and lighting technologies. The...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2010 2:28 PM by sorensone

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, manufacturing, efficiency, enLIGHTen America, fluorescent, Ballasts

NEMA Lighting Division efforts bear fruit in California

This week the State of California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved and published their Strategic Lighting Plan, which was two years in the making. NEMA staff and members participated directly in the development and drafting of the SLP from start to finish to provide the manufacturer perspective...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2010 2:51 PM by Boesenberg, Alex

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Electrical Grid, Regulation, Building Codes, electricity, Economics, Energy Resources, manufacturing, energy, luminescent, Solid State, SSL, LED, CFL, efficiency, Lighting, CFLs, fluorescent

Affordable Energy Media Campaign

This is a press release issued by NAM today directly from John Engler, President and CEO . Congress returns from its summer recess next week, and high on the agenda will be proposals from President Obama and congressional leadership to raise taxes on America’s energy sector. These potential tax...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2010 5:45 PM by bilickib

Filed under: Economics, Taxation, manufacturing, Tax, Indiana, Jobs, Economic Crisis

How to Save US Manufacturing? A Conflict of Vision

The good news is, President Obama yesterday signed into law "The Manufacturing Enhancement Act," a bill that would reduce tariffs on materials used by manufacturers, an important step in helping reduce costs and make US manufacturers more competitive. The bad news is, the signing came the same...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2010 5:35 PM by golds

Filed under: manufacturing

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