Building Trades & VoteVets.org thank Rep. Space

Broad coalition thanks Rep. Space

In response to the passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act through the House Energy and Commerce Committee, League of Conservation Voters President Gene Karpinski, Vote Vets Chairman Jon Soltz, AFL-CIO Building & Construction Trades Department President Mark Ayers, and Clean Economy Network President Jeff Anderson issued the following joint statement:

“Today, Representatives Zack Space and Betty Sutton cast one of the most important votes of their careers. In supporting the passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, they put America on the path to a clean energy economy that will create millions of jobs, reduce our dangerous addiction to foreign oil, and protect our planet from global warming. Their constituents should be proud of these Representatives.

The millions of workers, business leaders, environmentalists, and veterans that we represent are grateful to Representatives Space and Sutton and offer our congratulations for their courageous action. We will continue to stand with forward thinking Members of Congress to strengthen and support this bill until President Obama signs it into law.”

Rep. Space votes for clean energy bill

Rep. Space has just voted for the American Clean Energy & Security Act in the House Energy & Commerce Committee.

Call Rep. Space at (202) 225-6265 and thank him for supporting a new clean energy future.

Tracking Rep. Space's committee votes

Before the House Energy & Commerce Committee's final vote on the American Clean Energy & Security Act later this week, Rep. Space and his colleagues will cast many key committee votes.

To keep track of how Rep. Space votes on key amendments to the bill, visit LCV's special online committee edition of its nationally respected Environmental Scorecard at www.lcv.org/aces. The site includes detailed descriptions of amendments and each committee members' vote on those amendments.

Check back throughout the day and the week for the latest updates.

"Clean energy...good for farms, good for Ohio."

The Ohio Farmers Union recently aired a radio ad urging Congress to support the American Clean Energy & Security Act, noting that clean energy can provide economic opportunities for farmers, ranchers and rural communities.

Click here to listen to the ad.

Clean energy jobs for America

Doing nothing is not an option

This week, the Energy & Commerce Committee begins work on the American Clean Energy & Security Act (H.R. 2454). This comprehensive clean energy plan will create the industries of tomorrow and millions of new American jobs.

At a time when America has lost millions of jobs, it’s clear that we need to start moving in a new direction. Saying “no” or supporting the status quo is not an option.

But without a clear signal from the federal government about the direction of our energy future, investors and entrepreneurs won’t make any new investments. This means that new construction, new opportunities and new jobs won’t happen until Congress acts. In other words, we need Congress to send a clear signal that clean, low-carbon energy sources will power this country in the 21st century.

The American Clean Energy & Security Act is a strong start. It’s exactly the kind forward looking policy that will make the U.S. a leader in the clean energy technologies of the future.

Call Rep. Space at (202) 225-6265. Tell him to support the American Clean Energy & Security Act.

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Big Oil's got the fattest wallet in the world

Big Oil is attempting to mislead the public and scare members of Congress into voting against comprehensive clean energy legislation. Check out the below radio ad, which highlights the profit-driven motivations behind the oil industry’s staunch opposition to energy reform and calls on Americans to ignore the lies coming from the richest, dirtiest, most insidious industry in America.



Recently, a oil industry front group launched a series of false and misleading radio ads in nearly a dozen congressional districts. Click here for more information.

Duke leaving industry group because of climate policy

Duke Energy Corp., which provides electric utility services to nearly 700,000 customers in Ohio, is ending its membership in the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) partly because of the association's staunch opposition to reducing global warming pollution and creating a clean energy economy. From Bloomberg News:

"We are not renewing our membership in the NAM because in tough times, we want to invest in associations that are pulling in the same direction we are," Duke Chief Executive Officer Jim Rogers said last month in an interview. The association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Republicans "ought to roll up their sleeves and get to work on a climate bill, but quite frankly, I don't see them changing."

Duke is a founding member of the United States Climate Action Partnership, which is a group of businesses and environmental organizations that have come together to call on the federal government to quickly enact strong national legislation to require significant reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.

Call Rep. Space at (202) 225-6265. Ask him to support a comprehensive clean energy plan. Ask him to support the American Clean Energy & Security Act.

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Sen. Brown: Climate bill can make U.S. stronger

In an editorial in today’s issue of the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call, entitled "Clean Energy Can Bolster Industry," Sen. Sherrod Brown makes the case that reducing the carbon pollution that causes global warming can bolster Ohio manufacturing and create new jobs in a clean energy economy.

"Done right, climate change legislation will improve our nation’s competitiveness by creating new jobs and developing new technologies. We must confront the twin challenges of our economy and environment with a robust and thoughtful response. And we must recognize that climate change legislation is an opportunity to rebuild our nation’s manufacturing base."

Click here to read the entire article.

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