energybill2007

Diane just posted a discussion thread over in the Energy Bill 2007 Facebook group called "Topic: Extra, Extra, Read All About It!" . . . check out all of the amazing coverage that the issue has generated online!

Lots of people have so many great questions about the 2007 Energy Bill coming up and what the NET coalition is doing to push through an aggressive energy bill that would push CAFE standards for cars to 35 mpg by 2020 and the percentage of electricity in the US provided by renewable sources of electricity to 15% by 2020 that we have put together a list of answers:

By raising fuel efficiency standards to 35 miles per gallon and switching to solar, wind and other renewable fuels to provide 15% of our electricity, Congress will retain and create jobs, spark economic growth, save consumers money, cut pollution, succeed in making America more energy independent, and make real progress in reducing carbon emissions that are warming the Earth. Please sign a petition that will let your congressmen, congresswomen, and senators know how much you want the USA to embrace a more aggressive energy bill in 2007.

I wanted to pass you the following press release, http://smnr.us/35mpgby2020, that highlights the fact that it is primarily the auto industry PACs and lobbies that are torpedoing an aggressive Energy Bill and not the members of the auto industry -- the auto workers and dealers. This campaign is called the "The Auto Lobby Doesn’t Speak For Us" campaign and is based over at http://www.35mpgby2020.com.

Here's some pretty cool advanced stuff that is happening on the Hill this weekend in support of Energy Bill 2007, http://www.energybill2007.org, My coalition is running a display ad at the Capitol South metro station in Washington, DC, (see photos below) as well as a huge student lobbying effort about global warming and the Energy Bill (http://powershift07.org/lobby) going on right now and through Monday (see talking points below). This big event is called Power Shift Day 07 and you're welcome to explore the web site and also check out the talking points, either in HTML or as the original PDF

Toyota is Moving Backward in its environmental record by opposing increases in fuel efficiency. Toyota should support the bipartisan Senate compromise to increase fuel economy standards in the U.S. to 35 miles per gallon by 2020.  Be sure to  sign the petition over at  www.energybill2007.org

This is a letter from the "Car Talk" guys, Tom and Ray Magliozzi, about CAFE standards, sent to the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, United States House of Representatives. Don't forget to sign the Energy Bill 2007 petition online. Please enjoy the press release as well as scans of the letter to Congress and a transcription of the scans.

"We put a man on the moon in 8 years" Print Ad
As Seen in Roll Call and The Hill

The attached print ad ran on Tuesday, October 16th and Thursday, October 18th exclusively in print cein Roll Call and The Hill and Thursday, October 18th in Congress Daily.

We put a man on the moon in 8 years. We can reach 35 mpg by 2020.

Compared to other challenges America has met, this one is pretty easy. The National Academy of Sciences says we already have the technology to get the overall fleet of new cars and light trucks in the U.S. to average 35 miles per gallon by 2020, without sacrificing vehicle size, safety or acceleration.

And the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute says the Senate’s bipartisan fuel economy bill will help Detroit compete, increasing industry profits and saving auto jobs. Of course, the auto lobby is still saying it can’t be done. But that’s what they said about seat belts, airbags, you name it.

This isn’t rocket science.
Pass the Senate compromise
auto fuel efficiency bill.

Learn more at PewFuelEfficiency.org.

Please go to http://www.energybill2007.org and sign the petition.

The following print ad was published as a full page ad in the Santa Fe - New Mexican -- I have provided the copy with various-sized images for your easy and convenience:

Representative Udall:

Thank You for Your Leadership on the Energy Bill... Now Get Us Into the End Zone!

This summer, members of the House and Senate each worked hard to pass energy bills. Now it’s time for Congress to finish the job and pass a comprehensive bill – one that will bring the nation’s fleet of cars and trucks to an average of 35 mpg and 15 percent of our electricity coming from renewable energy by 2020.

This is a critical step in the fight to break America of its addiction to fossil fuels and a down payment in combating global warming.

This is our chance to make our country more energy independent, create good jobs, save consumers money, protect our natural resources, and reduce the growth of global warming pollution.

Please go to http://www.energybill2007.org and sign the petition.