Action Alert: Say no to sham energy bill
10/07/2005
A message from Flo Sandok:
Call Gil Gutknecht 202-225-2472 TODAY and encourage him to vote NO to H.R. 3893.
From: “League of Women Voters of the United States” < >
Subject: ACTION ALERT: SAY NO TO SHAM ENERGY BILL
Urgent action is needed to block a controversial energy bill that is expected to come to a vote in the House this Friday, October 7. Under the guise of post-hurricane energy relief, H.R. 3893 would do little to solve our country’s energy problems. Instead, this legislation undermines existing environmental protections, makes smog worse and fails to provide for much needed energy conservation measures.
Tell your Representative that this is not the way to solve our nation’s energy problems! http://capwiz.com/lwv/utr/1/MDHWFCCWEE/IBKSFCCYAE/
This energy bill is wrongfully using the devastation of our recent hurricanes as a pretext for relaxing important environmental protections. The proposal’s many provisions harmful to public health and the environment make it unsupportable. Chief among these are provisions that gut key Clean Air Act protections.
Now is not the time to roll back clean air protections, reduce ozone attainment requirements around the country or preempt state authorities. A good energy policy would not repeal important pollution controls like the New Source Review program.
Other onerous provisions have been proposed, and amendments could include opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling and suspending judicial and federal reviews of the leasing of public lands for oil and gas drilling. Having lost so much in our Gulf States, we should be more vigilant than ever in preserving our national treasures for future generations.
This energy bill is not the way to resolve the difficult circumstances resulting from the devastation of the hurricanes.
Ask your Representative to vote NO on H.R. 3893!
http://capwiz.com/lwv/utr/1/MDHWFCCWEE/DQVXFCCYAF/
ACTION NEEDED
1. Contact your Representative, by phone and email, and urge her/him to oppose this energy bill and any attempts to weaken or delay implementation of the Clean Air Act. Tell them to oppose H.R. 3893. Phone calls can be made through the Capitol Hill switchboard at 202-224-3121 or 202-225-3121. Or, simply click here to send an instant message to your Representative now!
http://capwiz.com/lwv/utr/1/MDHWFCCWEE/ECQCFCCYAG/
2. Forward this e-mail alert to other concerned citizens‹your grassroots network, your friends and co-workers. Encourage them to contact their Representatives today.