The facts on the American Clean Energy and Security Act.
Americans Support Regulating Carbon Emissions
Poll: "Three-Quarters Of Americans Think The Federal Government Should Regulate The Release Into The Atmosphere Of Greenhouse Gases." As reported by the Washington Post, "Three-quarters of Americans think the federal government should regulate the release into the atmosphere of greenhouse gases from power plants, cars and factories to reduce global warming, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, with substantial majority support from Democrats, Republicans and independents."
[Washington Post, 6/25/09]
Cap-And-Trade Will Create Millions of American Jobs
Investment In Clean Energy Technology Will Create Over 1.7 Million American Jobs. According to the Center for American Progress: "Investments in a clean-energy economy will generate major employment benefits for the entire U.S. economy. Our research finds that spending $150 billion on clean-energy investments would create roughly 1.7 million jobs. This is even after assuming a reduction in fossil fuel spending equivalent to the increase in clean-energy investments."
[Center for American Progress, the Economic Benefits of Investing in Clean Energy, 6/17/09]
Every State Will Gain Jobs From Investment In Clean Energy Technologies.
According to the Center for American Progress, investments in clean energy projects would create 1.7 million American jobs in every state in the country.
[Center for American Progress, the Economic Benefits of Investing in Clean Energy, 6/17/09]
Investment in Clean Energy Technology Creates FOUR TIMES As Many Jobs As An Investment in Oil & Gas.
According to the Center for American Progress, "spending $1 million on energy efficiency and renewable energy produces a much larger expansion of employment than spending the same amount on fossil fuels or nuclear energy. Among fossil fuels, job creation in coal is about 32 percent greater than that for oil and natural gas. The employment creation for energy efficiency-retrofitting and mass transit-is 2.5 times to four times larger than that for oil and natural gas. With renewable energy, the job creation ranges between 2.5 times to three times more than that for oil and gas."
[Center for American Progress, the Economic Benefits of Investing in Clean Energy, 6/17/09]
Investment In Renewable Energy Has Already Salvaged Many Manufacturing Facilities Closed During Economic Downturn.
Across America, factories and plants abandoned by the old economy have been re-tooled and re-opened to satisfy the growing demand for new energy technologies. For instance, once hopeless manufacturing plants in Pennsylvania, Iowa, and Michigan have re-energized their communities by creating jobs and leading the charge toward a new energy future.
[Bloomberg, 4/2/09; Star Tribune, 4/22/09; Grand Rapids Press, 3/6/08
Rebuilding America for the Cost of a Postage Stamp
In 2020, Cap-And-Trade Will Only Cost an Average of $175 Annually, "About A Postage Stamp A Day." In its analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, the Congressional Budget Office wrote: "On that basis, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the net annual economy wide cost of the cap-and-trade program in 2020 would be $22 billion-or about $175 per household." Rep. Edward Markey noted it was "the cost of about a postage stamp a day."
[CBO, 6/19/09; House Committee on Energy & Commerce Release, 6/20/09]
Cap-And-Trade Would DECREASE Energy Prices For Low-Income Americans.
In its analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, the Congressional Budget Office wrote, "households in the lowest income quintile would see an average net benefit of about $40 in 2020."
[CBO, 6/19/09; emphasis original]
The Actual Cost Will Likely Be Lower, As Federal Subsidies Were Not Taken Into Account.
In its analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, the Congressional Budget Office wrote: "The analysis does not include the effects of other aspects of the bill, such as federal efforts to speed the development of new technologies and to increase energy efficiency by specifying standards or subsidizing energy-saving investments."
[CBO, 6/19/09]
Americans Support Regulating Carbon Emissions
Poll: "Three-Quarters Of Americans Think The Federal Government Should Regulate The Release Into The Atmosphere Of Greenhouse Gases." As reported by the Washington Post, "Three-quarters of Americans think the federal government should regulate the release into the atmosphere of greenhouse gases from power plants, cars and factories to reduce global warming, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, with substantial majority support from Democrats, Republicans and independents."
[Washington Post, 6/25/09]
Cap-And-Trade Will Create Millions of American Jobs
Investment In Clean Energy Technology Will Create Over 1.7 Million American Jobs. According to the Center for American Progress: "Investments in a clean-energy economy will generate major employment benefits for the entire U.S. economy. Our research finds that spending $150 billion on clean-energy investments would create roughly 1.7 million jobs. This is even after assuming a reduction in fossil fuel spending equivalent to the increase in clean-energy investments."
[Center for American Progress, the Economic Benefits of Investing in Clean Energy, 6/17/09]
Every State Will Gain Jobs From Investment In Clean Energy Technologies.
According to the Center for American Progress, investments in clean energy projects would create 1.7 million American jobs in every state in the country.
[Center for American Progress, the Economic Benefits of Investing in Clean Energy, 6/17/09]
Investment in Clean Energy Technology Creates FOUR TIMES As Many Jobs As An Investment in Oil & Gas.
According to the Center for American Progress, "spending $1 million on energy efficiency and renewable energy produces a much larger expansion of employment than spending the same amount on fossil fuels or nuclear energy. Among fossil fuels, job creation in coal is about 32 percent greater than that for oil and natural gas. The employment creation for energy efficiency-retrofitting and mass transit-is 2.5 times to four times larger than that for oil and natural gas. With renewable energy, the job creation ranges between 2.5 times to three times more than that for oil and gas."
[Center for American Progress, the Economic Benefits of Investing in Clean Energy, 6/17/09]
Investment In Renewable Energy Has Already Salvaged Many Manufacturing Facilities Closed During Economic Downturn.
Across America, factories and plants abandoned by the old economy have been re-tooled and re-opened to satisfy the growing demand for new energy technologies. For instance, once hopeless manufacturing plants in Pennsylvania, Iowa, and Michigan have re-energized their communities by creating jobs and leading the charge toward a new energy future.
[Bloomberg, 4/2/09; Star Tribune, 4/22/09; Grand Rapids Press, 3/6/08
Rebuilding America for the Cost of a Postage Stamp
In 2020, Cap-And-Trade Will Only Cost an Average of $175 Annually, "About A Postage Stamp A Day." In its analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, the Congressional Budget Office wrote: "On that basis, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the net annual economy wide cost of the cap-and-trade program in 2020 would be $22 billion-or about $175 per household." Rep. Edward Markey noted it was "the cost of about a postage stamp a day."
[CBO, 6/19/09; House Committee on Energy & Commerce Release, 6/20/09]
Cap-And-Trade Would DECREASE Energy Prices For Low-Income Americans.
In its analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, the Congressional Budget Office wrote, "households in the lowest income quintile would see an average net benefit of about $40 in 2020."
[CBO, 6/19/09; emphasis original]
The Actual Cost Will Likely Be Lower, As Federal Subsidies Were Not Taken Into Account.
In its analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, the Congressional Budget Office wrote: "The analysis does not include the effects of other aspects of the bill, such as federal efforts to speed the development of new technologies and to increase energy efficiency by specifying standards or subsidizing energy-saving investments."
[CBO, 6/19/09]
By 2025, A Clean Energy Standard Would Save $95 Billion On Energy & Gas Bills.
According to the Center for American Progress: "A national renewable electricity standard, a key piece of the clean energy legislation currently before Congress, would save households and businesses in every state billions of dollars in electricity and natural gas bills... The numbers come from the Union of Concerned Scientists, who earlier this year analyzed a renewable electricity standard that would aim to have 25 percent of our electricity come from renewable sources by 2025. They found that this standard would save families and businesses $95 billion in electricity and natural gas bills through 2030 and spur new investments and hundreds of thousands of new clean-energy jobs."
[Center for American Progress, 5/19/09]
Contact your Senators and Congressman and ask them to support: the American Clean Energy and Security Act! Today
In Pennsylvania you can contact
Senator Robert P Casey Jr.
393 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6324
Toll Free: (866) 802-2833
Fax: (202) 228-0604
(use this web form)
Senator Arlen Specter
711 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4254
Fax: 202-228-1229
(Use this web form at the bottom of the page)
To find the phone and address of other Senators please go here
Hey Dave...I wanted to send you a message telling you about this volunteer opportunity but couldn't figure out how! I hope putting it in your comments is okay. The details are below. You should also check out the press releases on our website. There's a lot of news up there about the Delaware River, and our offices are located in Bristol, so it's definitely relevant to Bucks County. http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/newsresources/press.asp
ReplyDeleteThe Delaware Riverkeeper Network is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to protecting the Delaware River and its tributaries. Through river and stream restoration, water quality monitoring, litigation to prevent damaging projects, and public education, DRN works to restore the watershed’s natural balance where it has been lost, and ensure its preservation where it still exists.
As a part of our fundraising efforts, we are holding our annual volunteer-run phone-a-thon in October. Volunteers will be asked to call our members and solicit them to make a donation and renew their membership for the year. A script will be provided as a guide, and all calls will be made out of our Bristol, PA office. The phone-a-thon will be held during the following dates. We are asking volunteers to arrive anytime after 3 PM. We will stop making calls around 8:30 PM. Earlier hours may also be possible upon request.
Calls will be made on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings on the following dates: 10/13, 10/14, 10/15, 10/20, 10/21, 10/22, 10/27, 10/28, 10/29, 11/4, 11/5
As a thank-you for your time, all volunteers will receive a complimentary one year membership as a part of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network. If you have any questions or are interested in volunteering, please contact me at 215-369-1188 extension 111, or email me at Molly@Delawareriverkeeper.org.