Could the U.S. Become Leaders in Clean Energy?
This was posted on Jun 29th, 2009 by Cyndi and tagged in Sustainable & Green
We certainly hope so! The house narrowly passed a clean energy bill on Friday but now we need the support of our senators. Here is a great article presenting both sides of the debate: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_go_co/us_climate_bill and here is a link to find out who your representative is: http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/main?openform If you feel strongly about helping the U.S. make the transition to cleaner energy please contact your local representative and encourage your friends, family and co-workers to do the same. According to the article our carbon emissions are increasing by 1% per yer, at that rate it is imperative we start working towards clean energy.
I am writing with very exciting news!
The House of Representatives has just passed H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES), by a vote of 219-212. For the first time ever, America has a comprehensive clean energy and global warming bill with the potential to transform our economy by creating clean energy jobs, improving our national security, and protecting our planet from global warming pollution.
LCV was in the fight of our lives to secure passage of the bill. This historic victory for the environment could not have happened without LCV supporters like you.
Big Oil and its cronies launched an opposition campaign that was tough, well-funded, and relentless. Thanks to more than 70,000 calls and over 60,000 emails to your Representatives, as well as generous financial support for our intensive national grassroots and lobbying campaign, we were able to stand up to the corporate and special interests who tried to sabotage this bill at every turn.
This vote is the single most important environmental vote these Representatives have taken in their careers. We applaud those members who voted on the right side of history and recognized that a safer, healthier planet and a new energy economy hang in the balance. And we will hold accountable those who sided with business-as-usual special interests and tried to kill this critical legislation.
Now that the House has passed this historic bill, it is on to the Senate. Everything we are hearing on the Hill tells us that Big Oil will continue to spread their lies in order to sabotage our chances to transition to a clean energy future. The fight will not be easy, but I assure you, LCV will be doing everything in our power to see this legislation becomes law.
The stakes could not be higher, but with your support and with the resources and experience we’ve gained from over 40 years in Washington, we will not give up. The future of the planet hangs in the balance, and we cannot afford to let up now.
Get up-to-the-minute information on the progress of this bill by visiting http://www.lcv.org regularly. We will keep you up to speed on developments as they happen.
Thank you for your support of LCV, for the messages you send to your leaders, and for all that you do for our planet.
Sincerely,
Gene Karpinski
President
League of Conservation Voters
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This was posted on Jun 29th, 2009 at 10:30am by Cyndi.