Send an urgent green-energy message!

Over the course of this campaign, we’ve heard a lot of talk about oil pipelines in Alaska, “drill, baby, drill,” and even an unfortunate embrace of so-called “clean coal” technology, though no form of coal is ever truly “clean.”   

With less than one month to go before Election Day,we need to let our candidates know we’re demanding a comprehensive, modern, green energy policy that will put this country back on the right path in more ways than one.

Right now, we can launch a new green energy plan for the US that is intentionally designed to meet five urgent needs at once. We can: 

1. tackle the rising price of fuel, a hardship for many American families,

2. transition the US away from its dependence on foreign oil,

3. push back against the perils of climate change, and

4. reverse rising unemployment rates, which reached a five-year high in September.

5. create real investment into our economy that will counter the ongoing Wall Street meltdown, and its impact on Main Street.

All of our candidates need to be reminded that if we do this – if we implement a comprehensive green energy policy that calls forenergy efficiency, cleaner cars, and renewable solar and wind power–  we’ll ALL reap the rewards of a cleaner environment, reinvigorated economy, and more secure future. 

TAKE ACTION by October 24^th by sending your message to the candidates here: http://capwiz.com/re-action/issues/alert/?alertid=12005516&type=ml



For background on Co-op America’s clean-energy recommendations, check our latest editorial (here:http://www.coopamerica.org/about/newsroom/editorials/cleanenergy.cfm)in which we debunk the myths that can discourage progress on green energy, and outline the components that any elected leader should have in her or his energy policy.

We CAN make a difference for a greener tomorrow!