Talking points to call your Congress Representative about the Clean Energy Bill

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Call on Congress to Pass a Strong Clean Energy Jobs Bill to Jump-Start Job Creation in New Jersey

Congress is currently considering a clean energy jobs bill that has the potential to start us on the path to a new energy economy. But Big Oil and Big Coal are working hard to keep us reliant on dirty energy for decades to come.

We ask you to contact our Senators and Congressman to urge them to lead the nation and serve their constituents by working to strengthen the bill so it creates clean energy jobs here in New Jersey, with more money-saving energy efficiency and more reliance on cleaner, cheaper sources of energy like wind and solar.

It's important to let our elected officials know that we support the WAXMAN-MARKEY ENERGY BILL. If they know that their constituents support it, they'll be more likely to keep fighting for it. Plus, other senators and congressmen who are on the fence will take notice, too.

Here are some points to help you make the call

Talking Points for Clean Energy Jobs

There are real, tangible benefits in craeting a clean energy economy in New Jersey: we'll get new, high-paying jobs that can't be outsourced, a stronger local economy, and savings for local residents. Clean energy is a growth industry that provides better-paying jobs—and more of them—while lowering the cost of utilities for the average household. And every local business will benefit from a stronger economy and lower energy costs that aren't set by big oil and coal companies.

If Congress passes a strong clean energy jobs bill, successful businesses in New Jersey will grow and we will be able to put people back to work. A new energy economy means we'll ramp up manufacturing for solar and wind equipment, get people back to work making homes and buildings more energy efficient, and expand businesses to install clean energy technology at our homes, schools, post offices, and other public buildings.

A strong clean energy jobs bill would mean that these businesses will be able to compete with big oil and coal companies that have gotten rich by getting government tax breaks for decades. A strong clean energy jobs bill will level the playing field and mean that innovative companies can compete in the marketplace against giant oil companies.

We urgently need legislation to move us to a clean energy economy. But the bill that recently passed the Energy & Commerce Committee isn't there yet and it might not be enugh. Big Oil and Coal have weakened the bill as they work to keep our country hooked on old, dirty and expensive energy sources. We urge Congress to strengthen the American Clean Energy and Security bill so it moves us to cheaper, cleaner energy sources like wind and solar, and creates the clean energy jobs we need to jumpstart our economy and invest in America's long-term prosperity.

Listed below are the names, phone numbers and Web sites for New Jersey’s two senators and the three Congressmen who represent different parts of Hudson County. You have to go to their Web sites to e-mail them. If you don’t know who your congressman is, you can go to the Web site of Project Vote Smart -- http://www.votesmart.org/. It’s a fabulous resource.

Senator Frank Lautenberg
Newark Office 973-639-8700 Washington Office 202-224-3224 http://lautenberg.senate.gov/

Senator Robert Menendez
Newark Office 973-645-3030 Washington Office 202-224-4744 http://menendez.senate.gov/

Rep. Albio Sires
Jersey City Office 201-222-2828 Washington Office 202-225-7919 http://www.sires.house.gov/

Rep. Steve Rothman
Jersey City Office 201-798-1366 Washington Office 202-225-5061 http://www.rothman.house.gov/

Rep. Donald Payne
Jersey City Office 201-369-0392 Washington Office 202-225-3436 http://www.house.gov/payne/



For a summary of the current version of the bill please go to:
http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php - scroll to the announcement on May 15th that has the latest info on the Bill, including a Summary or
http://apolloalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/apollo-summary-of-waxman-markey-bill-041009-3.pdf - has a very quick reference summary

CLEAN ENERGY JOBS DAY

MoveOn.org - Because Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport

Political Action Green Initiative Meeting

Jersey City/Hoboken Council


CLEAN ENERGY JOBS DAY

Call on Congress to Pass Strong Clean Energy Jobs Bill to Jump-Start Job Creation in Hudson County

The clean energy jobs bill, called the American Clean Energy and Security Act, is expected to come to a vote in the House of Representatives this summer. If passed, the bill will allow successful businesses in Hudson County to grow and we will be able to put people back to work, reduce electricity and heating costs for local households, and keep America competitive in the global economy.
In order to drive home this point, on:

Thursday, May 28, at 10:00am
Room 104 in the Babbio Center at Stevens Institute of Technology
1 Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken

Small-business leaders and residents of Hudson County will host a meeting with local clean energy companies to talk about their businesses and how investments in a clean economy will have quick economic benefits and create local jobs

A new energy economy means we'll ramp up manufacturing for solar and wind equipment, get people back to work making homes and buildings more energy efficient, and expand businesses to install clean energy technology at our homes, schools, post offices, and other public buildings. Businesses like, 3rd Rock Systems & Technologies, which installs solar panels on large commercial areas (including Stevens Institute) then sells power to companies cheaper than PSE&G, are already based here and are looking to expand their business and workforce.

Please join us and show your support for new jobs and a cleaner world
To sign up for this event go to: http://moveon.org/
click on Upcoming Events (bottom right side), type in your zip code and follow instructions

Light refreshments will be served at 9:30am - Meeting will start promptly at 10:00am

N.B. - The Babbio Center was built with sustainable technologies, a showcase “environmentally conscious” structure

CLEAN ENERGY JOBS DAY - MAY 28TH

The Jersey City - Hoboken Council of MoveOn will hold a forum in which  
local companies have been invited to make presentations on their  
involvement with MoveOn's current focus -Clean Energy and Clean Jobs.  
These companies cover a wide spectrum of this industry from solar and  
geothermal energy to green home and office design.  They will talk  
about what they do, how their business creates jobs, and how they will  
be affected by pending legislation.

The forum is planned for Thursday morning, May 28 at 10 AM.  We expect  
it to be held at Stevens Institute in Hoboken but aren't yet firm on  
the location.

Even though it is a work day, we hope to see as many of you as  
possible.  Please sign up via the MoveOn website. 

 

http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=93828&id=

 

 

Since the location  and even the time could change, please be sure to re-check the website  
1-2 days before the event.

Thanks very much.

Greensburg, Kansas is Officially Green

Read the article at

http://www.nrel.gov/features/20090508_greensburg.html

UPDATE ON CLEAN ENERGY DAY - May 6th - CONFERENCE CALL

I just wanted to bring you up to date on what we discussed during the conference call last night.

MaryAnn has contacted a few businesses that we might showcast on May 28th - Clean Energy Day

She is going to collect all their information on a Google doc that we can all share
It seems that there are a few of them very interested.

Also Jacquie Germany is going to do a presentation on her business which is green design for the home (we posted her presentation on google docs for us to take a look at and see if it would work.)

Andy Velwest also contacted a company which does home design and green inspections and he'll get more information on that.

We will probably organize the Clean Energy Day as a big media day but instead of touring green businesses we were thinking of using one green business facility to hold a kind of a mini conference where all the invited clean energy businesses will do a presentation on their business and explain what they are doing, how the new bill would impact them, how they can create jobs and what kind of jobs they would be creating, etc...

We are still debating the pro and con of this format but we should discuss it further.

While we wait for the list of businesses participating to be finalized:

- Tom Rosensweet will start to alert our members and other groups about this event, so that we will try to have several people participate. The goal is 15/20 people. The event is on a working day (Thrusday) in the morning so we are not sure what kind of turn out we will have but we are hoping people will still participate if at all possible. It would be great if you could get veterans, unions and other group working with people that need jobs, to attend this event. It might be a good chance for them to hear about possible future jobs in details.

- Rossella and Bill I will compile a list of Media that we can contact as soon as we have all the deatils about the Clean Energy Day.

We'll have another conference call next Wednesday at 7:00pm to finalize all the details and put the planning into motion, I hope you will have time to participate.

We'll keep you posted if anything else comes up.
If you'd like to participate to the Conference call please send an e-mail to jc.h.council@gmail.com and we'll send you the number to call.

Obama’s Emissions Plan Needs Tweaking, E.U. Climate Chief Says

Obama’s Emissions Plan Needs Tweaking, E.U. Climate Chief Says

Read More:

http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/obamas-emissions-plan-needs-tweaking-eu-climate-chief-says/#more-8089

Discussion Draft Summary - The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

Here's the link to the discussion draft of the Clean Energy bill being duscussed in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

The bill is over 400 pages but this is a pretty good summary.

http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_111/20090331/acesa_summary.pdf