Get Charles’ RSS Feed1:25 PM 11/12/2010
If you thought Congress had finally come to its senses and dropped its misguided plans for a federal renewable energy standard, think again. (more)
Charles Steele - Dr. Charles Steele Jr. founded Working People for Fair Energy, a non-profit organization devoted to fighting for energy laws that are fair and affordable to working people and low-income families. From Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Steele attended Mississippi Valley State University, Oakland University and received a bachelor degree from American International University at the Paramaribo Suriname, South America campus. He earned his Doctorate from Mt. Carmel Theological Seminary and also holds Honorary Doctorates from prestigious Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and from The F.T. Bozeman school of Ministry and Global Evangelical Christian College of Louisiana.
11:40 AM 10/29/2010
Last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that electricity prices in July 2010 were 3 percent higher than the previous month and 1.5 percent higher than the previous year. (more)
1:31 PM 09/15/2010
I had the privilege of testifying yesterday here in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) public hearing on their proposed coal ash regulations. (more)
6:30 PM 09/01/2010
Before the August recess, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) gave up on the Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, which focused on energy efficiency and accountability standards for oil and gas companies. Despite the fact that the bill was watered down from every other energy proposal, and despite the support for an oil-spill bill following the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, he simply couldn’t get enough bipartisan support to pass it. (more)
5:18 PM 07/22/2010
The August Congressional recess is quickly approaching, and Congressional leaders are in a madcap rush to pass an energy bill—any energy bill, it seems—before they head home to the districts. (more)
2:54 PM 07/15/2010
It seems like every week there is a new story out there that touches on the challenges of adopting, on a national level, energy policy that has historically dealt with on a regional and state level. (more)
12:00 AM 07/09/2010
It’s a scorcher out there—not only for the hundreds of thousands of Americans who are experiencing a record heat wave, but for future electricity prices, as well. (more)
12:00 AM 05/06/2010
In my long career working with low-income and minority families in Alabama and elsewhere across the South, I’ve seen first-hand how groups are disproportionately affected by the cost of rising electricity bills. (more)
