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Let Your Lawmakers Know that the Clock Is Ticking on the Climate Bill

September 10, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming

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astroturf, boxer, climatelegislation, copenhagen, copenhagencountdown, energyandclimate2009, globalwarming, greenjobs, reid

Congress has returned to work on one of the most ambitious legislative agendas we have seen in years. What does this mean for people who support clean energy and climate legislation? It means the urgency has never been greater. Three...continued

Let Your Lawmakers Know that the Clock Is Ticking on the Climate Bill

September 9, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
astroturf, climatelegislation, copenhagen, copenhagencountdown, energyandclimate2009, greeneconomy, laborunions, steelworkers

Congress has returned to work on one of the most ambitious legislative agendas we have seen in years. What does this mean for people who support clean energy and climate legislation? It means the urgency has never been greater. Three...continued

Workers Rally for Green Jobs, Not Astroturf

September 1, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming

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astroturf, cleanenergy, energyandclimate2009, globalwarming, greenjobs, indiana, laborunions, simplesteps, steelworkers

This week, the Made in America tour heads to Gary, Indiana, where workers will rally in support of green jobs and climate legislation. These men and women recognize that Gary's ailing steel plants can be revived by producing parts for...continued

Town Hall Talks about Climate Should Be About Solutions, Not Intimidation

August 13, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

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ACCCE, ACES, astroturf, cleanenergy, coalindustry, energyandclimate2009, energyefficiency, globalwarming, greenjobs, oilindustry, townhall

I had been looking forward to the August Congressional recess as a time to engage with lawmakers about the upcoming clean energy legislation and the economic opportunities it would unleash. After all, when representatives are in their home states, they...continued