The American Power Act of 2010

Friends of the Earth criticizes the American Power Act of 2010, a cap and trade bill proposed by Senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman. The organization asserts that the bill would roll back Clean Air Act protections, allow for expanded offshore drilling, and provide financial giveaways to industrial polluters. It advocates for the Obama administration to utilize existing Clean Air Act protections while pursuing a stronger climate bill focused on clean energy investment and rapid emission cuts.

• The American Power Act of 2010 is criticized for weakening federal climate tools by rolling back protections within the Clean Air Act and limiting the ability of states to implement innovative carbon footprint reduction solutions.
• The proposed legislation would permit the expansion of offshore drilling, which the authors argue is inappropriate given the ongoing environmental and economic damage caused by oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico.
• The document alleges that the bill provides billions of dollars in giveaways to major industrial polluters, including BP, rather than investing in clean energy.

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} }