The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

Just got a note from a reader about something of much interest to us, and presumably our readers as well:

If you didn’t already know, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (the so called “cap and trade bill”) is up for a vote on Friday.

Please, please, PLEASE take some time to e-mail - or better yet, call - your congressman to ask them to vote in favor of this bill.  While it’s not perfect, it would represent real progress in trying to cut down on CO2 emissions and fight man made global warming.

It’s only up for a vote in the House of Reps on Friday, so you only have to e-mail/call your House member.  It’s likely to be a VERY close vote, too… Hardly any Repubs are voting in favor, and a large chunk of Democrats are either undecided or planning to vote no.

Just to reiterate how important it is that we make our voices heard on this - today at my internship, I took 13 calls opposing the Clean Energy Act, and only one call in favor of it.  Holden does represent a very conservative district, but I know there must be more people than that who favor the bill.  Contacting your congressman about this is really important… If he/she only hears from people who oppose the bill, it makes it hard for them to vote in favor.

If you don’t know who your congresspeople are (shame on you! shaaaaame!), you can look them up here. Now go make a difference!