skies foundation type 501 c 3 non profit founded 2007 headquarters washington d.c. usa key people gregory c. staple ceo products energy and environmental policy website cleanskies.org american clean skies foundation acsf is a 501 c 3 not for profit organization based in washington dc united states . it advocates for a cleaner low carbon environment through the expanded use of alternative energy sources and energy efficiency . 1 contents 1 history 2 campaigns 3 media programs 4 references 5 external links history edit when it was formed in 2007 and during its initial years the foundation was chaired by aubrey mcclendon the former ceo and chairman of chesapeake energy which provided funding . in february 2013 mcclendon resigned from the acsf board of directors and neither he nor chesapeake energy are currently involved with the foundation . denise bode a former oklahoma corporation commissioner was acsf s first ceo . on january 1 2009 bode resigned from acsf to become the new ceo of the american wind energy association . gregory c. staple a partner in the washington d.c. office of vinson & elkins llp was named to replace bode in december 2009 . 2 campaigns edit the foundation is involved in research and advocacy on federal and state clean energy policy . its activities include california renewable energy the foundation is working with businesses universities and environmental groups to analyze and develop policy to expand market access for renewable energy . in june 2014 the foundation s ceo published an op ed supporting community choice aggregation cca and also contended that reform of outdated state rules is desirable to enable california companies to directly contract for renewable sources of electricity . 3 the case for letting competitive renewable power providers serve large users in california was also the subject of a second op ed in november 2014 . 4 renewable power direct rpd in 2013 the foundation provided seed funding for rpd a for profit company that offers large electricity users medium term wholesale contracts for the power generated from proven renewable energy projects . rpd provides a practical alternative for companies that are unable to install renewable energy on site or commit to long term 15 20 year power purchase agreements . rpd is authorized by the federal energy regulatory commission to act as a wholesale power marketer . 5 the oil shift campaign the foundation s 2012 report 6 contends that repointing federal procurement could enable federal agencies to reduce oil imports by billions of gallons annually cut greenhouse gas emissions by over 20 million metric tons a year and stimulate the nationwide introduction of tens of thousands of new alternative fuel vehicles . 7 the foundation has worked to implement its report through industry workshops op eds 8 conferences and public advocacy . supporters include american council on renewable energy advanced energy economy and electric drive transportation association . in january 2014 the foundation claimed credit for new environmental provisions incorporated into a proposed government wide contract announced by the general service administration gsa for an estimated 1.5 billion in overnight delivery services . prospective vendors will be judged in part on their continuous annual improvements in fleetwide fuel efficiency alternative fuels use greenhouse gas emissions intensity and related factors . 9 interventions at the epa in support of a more stringent air pollution controls on fossil fuel fired power plants ; and b stricter tail pipe emission standards for light and medium duty vehicles . for example in november 2014 the foundation supported the epa s proposed rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal fired power plants . 10 in 2011 acsf also supported new mercury and air toxic standards mats on power plants arguing in part that switching from coal to natural gas would facilitate industry compliance and lead to reduced greenhouse gas emissions as well . 11 acsf supported the new 54.5 mile per gallon corporate average fuel economy cafe rules for light and medium duty vehicles . the foundation also sought to ensure that manufacturing incentives to spur the production of cleaner vehicles are fuel neutral and cover compressed natural gas cng vehicles as well as electric and fuel cell vehicles . 12 potomac river green in august 2011 to spur the retirement of a 1940s era coal fired power plant along the potomac river the foundation issued a 70 page redevelopment plan for the 25 acre site . the plan titled potomac river green was designed to fund environmental remediation of the site and demonstrate a net growth in employment and tax revenues following de commissioning of the existing facility . the potomac river green plan which is estimated to cost 450 million envisions a mixed use community with an energy museum at its center as well as with hundreds of residential homes office space a 125 room hotel recreational amenities and space for alternative energy start ups . 13 the plant had been the single largest source of air pollutants in northern virginia . 14 previously owned and operated by genon energy it is now owned by genon s successor company nrg energy which permanently closed the plant in 2012 . media programs edit in its early years the foundation created an energy and environmental news service branded as clean skies news ; information was webcast twice daily and a half hour tv show was aired each sunday on wjla tv the washington dc abc affiliate . in 2010 the foundation adopted a new magazine news style format for the weekly show and changed the name to energynow the new show was distributed by bloomberg tv to 65 million cable homes. ; it also aired on wjla tv in washington dc . andrew heyward the former president of cbs news served as the show s adviser and ombudsman . the final episode of energynow was distributed in january 2012 . in 2012 the foundation announced a 250 000 energy visions prize contest to reward innovative clean energy apps and videos . 15 references edit american clean skies foundation washington business journal american clean skies foundation taps climate change lawyer http www.sfgate.com opinion openforum article fighting for green power who controls it who 5540257.php http www.sacbee.com opinion op ed soapbox article4148736.html ferc.gov letter order accepting renewable power direct llc s 1 22 14 as amended on 3 4 14 3 31 14 and supplemented on 4 16 14 filing of an application for market based rate authority with an accompanying tariff under er14 1135 . http www.cleanskies.org wp content uploads 2012 08 oilshift final file for web 1.pdf clean skies oil shift report the case for shifting federal transportation spending to alternative fuel vehicles fuel fix guest commentary how to jumpstart the energy security trust fleets and fuels acsf prevails at gsa pentagon http www.cleanskies.org wp content uploads 2014 11 acsfcomments power plant ghg esps 11 26 14.pdf cleanskies.org cleanskies.org new auto milage and emission rules encourage ngvs new york times on postindustial potomac an old plant gives way alexandria va website genon energyvisionsprize.org acsf energy visions prize awarded external links edit american clean skies foundation retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title american clean skies foundation & oldid 727772100 categories environmental organizations based in the united statesconservation and environmental foundationsorganizations established in 2007hidden categories use dmy dates from july 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 july 2016 at 04 24 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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