WV GOP Congressclown Gobsmacked By Testimony That, Yes, Improving Federal Energy Efficiency Doable
Government officials working in the Trump administration told lawmakers on Wednesday that they believe making federal buildings energy efficient within a 10-year time frame — a core part of the Green New Deal championed by Rep-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — is both a reasonable and achievable goal. At a House Energy and Commerce Committee Energy subcommittee hearing, Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) appeared to be caught off-guard by the admission of two Trump administration officials lending support to the Green New Deal.
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The subcommittee hearing on December 12 was called to learn more about the federal government’s policy and experience regarding public-private partnerships in achieving energy savings for federal buildings. In his comments, McKinley, a strong supporter of coal and fossil fuels, expressed skepticism about the cost of making all federal buildings energy efficient and the feasibility of doing it within a 10-year time frame. He appeared to be trying to get others to say it’s not realistic to complete all of the energy efficiency work in the short time period.
He asked the witnesses appearing on the subcommittee, “Can we do this energy efficiency work on federal buildings in 10 years?” “I think it’s a reasonable goal,” Kevin Kampschroer, chief sustainability officer and director of the Office of Federal High-Performing Buildings at the General Services Administration (GSA), said in response to McKinley’s question. The GSA plays a major role in the management of a large portion of the federal government’s buildings, including the upgrades that are required on a regular basis.
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Referring to the “hue and cry” coming from incoming members of Congress about the Green New Deal, McKinley wanted to know if it is reasonable to expect that the federal government can meet the energy efficiency goals of the plan within 10 years. Complying with McKinley’s request for “yes” or “no” answers, Leslie Nicholls, strategic director of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program, responded: “Yes.”
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https://thinkprogress.org/trump-officials-say-federal-energy-efficiency-part-of-green-new-deal-is-achievable-in-10-years-1100412edaf1/