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Legislative Action Message
March 4, 2010

 
 

Global Warming: The Way Forward is "CLEAR"

Take Action

Ask Senators to Support CLEAR Today: http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=14757496

The Senate leadership is preparing one more push to pass comprehensive legislation to address the looming global warming crisis.

Your action now could help determine whether the Senate continues to pursue weak, industry-written measures or takes up fair, simple, and effective legislation to cut greenhouse gas pollution: http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=14757496.

We've worked with a pair of senators to develop bipartisan legislation that will put the United States on a direct path to curbing our runaway greenhouse gas emissions. The Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act, introduced in December by Senators Maria Cantwell (WA) and Susan Collins (ME), is a straightforward bill that would decarbonize the U.S. economy and compensate consumers for the inevitable increases in energy costs.

It's not perfect, but it is good and would start this country off in the right direction.

Now we're joining Senators Collins and Cantwell to recruit their Senate colleagues as cosponsors. A number of other senators are already expressing interest in the CLEAR Act, because the bill would make the majority of their constituents better off and actually reduce human-caused global warming.

You can help. Please contact your senators today to urge them to support the CLEAR Act: http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=14757496.

Take Action

Enter your zip code on our website to find out if your senators already support the CLEAR Act: http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=14757496. If they don't, please ask them to cosponsor this legislation now. If they do, please thank them and remind them that Senate action on global warming is an urgent and important need this year. Then ask 5 friends to act as well: http://action.fcnl.org/taf/global_waming_the_way_forward_is_clear.

 

Background

  • Can a Gridlocked Congress Pass Climate Legislation in 2010? Why FCNL Supports the CLEAR Act: http://www.fcnl.org/issues/item.php?item_id=3866&issue_id=102
  • Washington Post endorses CLEAR Act: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/09/AR2010020903526.html

 

 

Contacting Legislators

Contact your members of Congress through FCNL's web site: http://capwiz.com/fconl/dbq/officials/.

Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

Sen. ________
U.S. Senate

Washington, DC 20510

Rep. ________
U.S. House of Representatives

Washington, DC 20515

FCNL's Congressional Directory: http://capwiz.com/fconl/dbq/officials/directory/directory.dbq?command=congdir

Contacting the Administration

Contact the President through FCNL's web site: http://capwiz.com/fconl/bio/?id=20004&lvl=F

White House Comment Desk:

202-456-1111
Fax: 202-456-2461
White House web site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/

President Barack H. Obama
The White House
Washington, DC 20500

 

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