The American Power Act of 2010

Friends of the Earth criticizes the 'American Power Act,' a cap and trade bill drafted by Senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman, arguing that it undermines existing environmental protections and benefits industrial polluters.

• Friends of the Earth asserts that the American Power Act would weaken federal climate efforts by rolling back protections within the Clean Air Act and limiting the capacity of states to implement their own carbon reduction solutions.
• The document claims the bill provides billions of dollars in giveaways to industrial polluters and would permit the expansion of offshore drilling, despite ongoing environmental and economic damage in the Gulf of Mexico caused by oil spills.
• Rather than passing the American Power Act, Friends of the Earth suggests the Obama administration should utilize existing Clean Air Act protections while the Senate develops a stronger bill focused on clean energy investment and rapid emissions cuts.

APA

Fox, A. (2010). The American Power Act of 2010. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/blog/2010-05-the-american-power-act-of-2010/

Chicago

Fox, Audrey. The American Power Act of 2010. Friends of the Earth, 2010. https://foe.org/blog/2010-05-the-american-power-act-of-2010/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Fox |first1=Audrey |title=The American Power Act of 2010 |publisher=Friends of the Earth |date=12 May 2010 |url=https://foe.org/blog/2010-05-the-american-power-act-of-2010/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{fox2010american, author = {Fox, Audrey}, title = {{The American Power Act of 2010}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2010}, month = may, url = {https://foe.org/blog/2010-05-the-american-power-act-of-2010/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }