1Sky Policy Update
I received this email from 1Sky and I could not find it on their blog, so I thought it would be helpful to repost it here in it’s entirety.
A big thanks goes to 1Sky’s Rhiya Trivedi (rhiya {at} 1sky.org), with guidance from Jason Kowalski (jason {at} 1sky.org) for putting this together!!
1Sky is relieved by the House of Representatives’ passing of the American Clean Energy and Security Act in a close 219-212 vote last Friday. 1Sky activists sent more than 18,000 faxes to Members of Congress in 390 districts to convince them to strengthen and support the clean energy bill. Additionally, 1Sky enthusiasts logged 1,600 phone calls to their members of Congress to make sure they heard from constituents who care about a clean energy future. Over 900 1Sky members in 49 states and the District of Columbia signed up to visit their congressional district offices on June 19 to urge their elected representative to strengthen and support the energy bill. 570 climate activists sent letters-to-the-editor urging support of bold climate change legislation.
In the days preceding the vote, key Democratic representatives and members of President Obama’s Cabinet worked hard off the floor to whip up last minute votes, while strong grassroots pressure helped log thousands of calls and faxes to Congress from across the country, so many that the congressional switchboard was shut down. While Chairman Waxman, Representative Markey, and all who worked to get the votes and pass the bill deserve much gratitude for this historic victory, a great deal of work remains to be done in the Senate to pass the strongest climate legislation possible, and grassroots voices will have to be louder than ever in the coming months to demand it.
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