This morning, Senator Coons spoke at the American Chemistry Council’s bipartisan event highlighting how chemistry contributes to a national energy strategy. As a member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, he is especially interested in putting science to work to further develop clean, affordable, alternative energy while also creating and sustaining jobs in Delaware.
This morning’s event also featured Gary Spitzer, President of Chemicals & Fluoroproducts at Delaware’s own DuPont, who said “At DuPont, we are intensely focused on using science to address major challenges, including the need for abundant, affordable and increasingly clean energy.”
Chris’ remarks focused on the importance of this connection, describing chemistry as the bridge that brings the innovations of our nation’s laboratories to the conveyor belts of our manufacturing plans. Energy efficiency was among the issues that Chris pointed out as a bipartisan, common sense solution. Chemistry is fundamental to energy efficiency and is one of the smartest ways we can address our energy challenges.
Chris believes chemistry can create energy solutions with a sustainable future, including clean, renewable and efficient energy technologies. These scientific breakthroughs will also create high-paying jobs in Delaware, a state that has always been on the cutting edge of innovation.
This morning, Chris called for a renewed focus on science – especially chemistry – in order to deliver a consistent, common-sense national energy policy that delivers the fuels to power the next generation of American innovation.