Guest guest Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Although this is a U.S. alert, this sort of thing has wide ranging consequences. For those in the U.S., the DC whorehouse needs to know you're tired of them selling the future of the earth and our children to the highest bidder. Lynda - ACTION ALERT: Dirty Energy Bill in the House The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week, the week of April 18, on an omnibus energy bill that will roll back the Clean Air Act and open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. This energy bill, H.R. 6, undermines existing environmental protections, makes global warming worse, and fails to provide for needed energy conservation measures. Please act today to oppose this energy bill! This is the same dirty energy bill that was narrowly defeated last year, with additional provisions that are harmful to public health and the environment. Chief among these is a provision that guts Clean Air Act protections. This bill would allow "downwind" states to avoid meeting clean air standards until "upwind" states meet them. The bill also would open the pristine land in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for speculative oil drilling. Harming this fragile public land for uncertain oil reserves is not sound energy policy. H.R. 6 fails to take affirmative steps to curb global warming and, in fact, will dramatically increase air pollution and global warming through huge new incentives for burning coal, oil and gas. In addition, the bill fails to provide for needed energy conservation measures – the key elements for any good energy policy. It is vitally important to act quickly if we are to help stop this ill-conceived measure! Click here to take action now! ACTION NEEDED 1. Contact your Representative now, by phone and by e-mail, and urge her/him to oppose the energy bill, H.R. 6. Phone calls can be made through the Capitol Hill switchboard at 202-224-3121. Click here to send an instant message through our website - simply enter your zip code! 2. Forward this e-mail alert to other concerned citizens—your grassroots network, your friends and co-workers. Ask them to take action today to oppose the energy bill because it harms public health, hurts the environment, makes global warming worse and fails to provide for needed energy conservation measures. For more information, please go to http://takeaction.lwv.org/lwv/issues/alert/?alertid=7418516 or contact LWVUS Grassroots Lobbyist Angela Canterbury at lobbying. Grassroots Action Alert #109-5, Clean Air and ANWR, House, 4/19/05 To Un: You may from our mailing list at any time by visiting here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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