Friday, November 20, 2009
Recycle Everything. Even Jokes.
In case you missed last night's episode of "30 Rock" former Vice President and Alliance for Climate Protection head honcho Al Gore returned to the Emmy-winning series. Mr. Gore showed up to educate Kenneth the page on energy efficiency, climate protection and restoration, and the need to press our leaders for sweeping action on clean energy and climate change.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Pennsylvania's Leading Paper Salesman Urges You to Go Green
The National Broadcasting Company may be fourth-place in the ratings, but it's first among TV networks in spreading the message of climate protection and clean energy. In its third-annual "Green is Universal" campaign, NBC is offering episodes of some of its leading series tonight that have an environmentally-concious message. And, of course, the highlight takes place at a certain Scranton, Pa. paper supplier.
Tonight, Pennsylvania's leading office supply salesmen becomes... Recyclops:
Tonight, Pennsylvania's leading office supply salesmen becomes... Recyclops:
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Veterans, National Security Leaders Stand Up For Clean Energy In New Repower America TV Ad
For immediate release: November 10, 2009
Press inquiries: Benjamin Freed, 917-903-3031, benjamin.freed@climateprotect.org
Veterans, National Security Leaders Stand Up For Clean Energy In New Repower America TV Ad
Generals Brent Scowcroft and Wesley Clark join young veterans in call for bold action on clean energy and climate change to end America’s dependence on foreign oil and strengthen our national security
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – As the nation prepares to celebrate Veterans Day and honor the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces, the Alliance for Climate Protection’s Repower America campaign today released a new television ad featuring veterans and national security leaders calling for bold action now on clean energy and climate change to strengthen America’s national security. The ad, called “Voices-Veterans,” will run on national cable starting on Veteran’s Day.
“Voices – Veterans” features young Iraq War veterans alongside respected military and national security leaders such as General Brent Scowcroft and General Wesley Clark making the urgent call for action now on clean energy and climate change so that we can end America’s dependence on foreign oil and strengthen our national security. General Scowcroft, U.S. National Security Advisor under Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush and a retired Lieutenant General in the U.S. Air Force, states in the ad that “climate change threatens our national security,” while Terron Sims, Jr., a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq says, “Stop sending our dollars overseas to be used against us.” General Wesley Clark, a 34-year U.S. Army veteran who served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, concludes the ad stating, “We need to repower and there is no better time to do it than right now.”
“I'm deeply grateful to all the brave men and women who have served this great nation. By taking control of our energy future, we can keep our men and women in uniform out of wars over finite natural resources,” said Repower Pennsylvania State Director Michael Fedor. “Top-ranking retired admirals and generals have said that a first priority for our leaders should be fully integrating climate change and energy security into national security planning. By building an American clean energy economy, we can stop spending billions of dollars for foreign oil that help to fund our enemies. Instead, we can invest that money here to get our economy moving again, and help to solve the climate crisis.”
This new TV ad is a continuation of the groundbreaking multimedia campaign launched by Repower America last week to demonstrate broad national consensus – from veterans, faith leaders, the business community, conservationists and more – for bold action on clean energy and climate. The new Repower effort, supported by an integrated online, field and advertising campaign, centers around a virtual Repower Wall, where thousands of people have already uploaded messages of strong support for action to create clean energy jobs, safeguard America’s economic and national security future, and solve the climate crisis. The Repower Wall may be accessed at www.repoweramerica.org/wall.
Veterans from Pennsylvania have already posted to the Repower Wall, including:
State Rep. Bryan Lentz, Veteran from Media, PA: “Global warming is a real threat. It’s a real threat to our environment and it’s a real threat to our national security. No less than the Department of Defense and CIA have listed it as such and are incorporating it into national security planning because of the impacts of things like famine, resource shortages and large displacements of populations on our national security. Also, this is the future of our economy. The jobs available in the renewable energy sector are the jobs of tomorrow.”
Watch Representative Lentz’s full Repower Wall post: http://www.repoweramerica.org/wall/#/view/14094
Brendan Flynn, Veteran from Meadville, PA: “I am really concerned about pushing a strong clean energy bill because it’s America’s chance to take back control and reduce our dependence on oil and fossil fuels, much of which comes from outside the country. If we can produce energy here at home that can strengthen our national security and also create jobs here in Northeastern Ohio, Northwestern Pennsylvania, and put people back to work and at the same time mitigate the effects of climate disruption that’s already causing national security headaches for us – that’s something the CIA … the Defense Department all are in agreement about. So if we can all do that – if we can protect American troops and put Americans back to work here at home, I think it’s something the United States Senate need to do …”
Watch Brendan’s full Repower Wall post: http://www.repoweramerica.org/wall/#/view/2582
Already, more than 22,000 individuals have added their faces and voices to the Repower Wall, and more than 40 leading corporations and non-governmental organizations have contributed their logos to the effort – including companies like Nike, PepsiCo, Starbucks, Staples, eBay and Exelon, as well as organizations such as the United Steel Workers, National Farmers Union, Trout Unlimited, Republicans for Environmental Protection and the American Nurses Association.
According to the Center for American Progress, transitioning to a clean energy economy will create more than 70,000 jobs here in Pennsylvania while revitalizing our economy, strengthening our national security and breaking our dependence on foreign oil.
Script: “Voices – Veterans” (TV-:30)
Ken Nagel, U.S. Navy Veteran: Why join the fight to repower America with clean energy?
General Brent Scowcroft: Because climate change threatens our national security.
Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman: It’s crucial that America become energy independent.
Jackie Rodgers, Jr., U.S. Navy Veteran: I saw first-hand how America’s dependence on foreign oil threatens our national security.
Terron Sims, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps Veteran: Stop sending our dollars overseas to be used against us.
Jonathan Powers, U.S. Army Veteran: America must reestablish itself as a country that leads by example.
General Wesley Clark: We need to repower and there is no better time to do it than right now.
About the Alliance for Climate Protection’s Repower America campaign:
The Alliance for Climate Protection launched the Repower America campaign to galvanize the American public around a bold new clean energy plan and a revitalized national energy infrastructure that will jumpstart our economy and create millions of jobs; help end our dependence on foreign oil; reward innovation and job creation, not polluters; and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow the threat of climate change. For more information, visit www.repoweramerica.org .
Press inquiries: Benjamin Freed, 917-903-3031, benjamin.freed@climateprotect.org
Veterans, National Security Leaders Stand Up For Clean Energy In New Repower America TV Ad
Generals Brent Scowcroft and Wesley Clark join young veterans in call for bold action on clean energy and climate change to end America’s dependence on foreign oil and strengthen our national security
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – As the nation prepares to celebrate Veterans Day and honor the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces, the Alliance for Climate Protection’s Repower America campaign today released a new television ad featuring veterans and national security leaders calling for bold action now on clean energy and climate change to strengthen America’s national security. The ad, called “Voices-Veterans,” will run on national cable starting on Veteran’s Day.
“Voices – Veterans” features young Iraq War veterans alongside respected military and national security leaders such as General Brent Scowcroft and General Wesley Clark making the urgent call for action now on clean energy and climate change so that we can end America’s dependence on foreign oil and strengthen our national security. General Scowcroft, U.S. National Security Advisor under Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush and a retired Lieutenant General in the U.S. Air Force, states in the ad that “climate change threatens our national security,” while Terron Sims, Jr., a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq says, “Stop sending our dollars overseas to be used against us.” General Wesley Clark, a 34-year U.S. Army veteran who served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, concludes the ad stating, “We need to repower and there is no better time to do it than right now.”
“I'm deeply grateful to all the brave men and women who have served this great nation. By taking control of our energy future, we can keep our men and women in uniform out of wars over finite natural resources,” said Repower Pennsylvania State Director Michael Fedor. “Top-ranking retired admirals and generals have said that a first priority for our leaders should be fully integrating climate change and energy security into national security planning. By building an American clean energy economy, we can stop spending billions of dollars for foreign oil that help to fund our enemies. Instead, we can invest that money here to get our economy moving again, and help to solve the climate crisis.”
This new TV ad is a continuation of the groundbreaking multimedia campaign launched by Repower America last week to demonstrate broad national consensus – from veterans, faith leaders, the business community, conservationists and more – for bold action on clean energy and climate. The new Repower effort, supported by an integrated online, field and advertising campaign, centers around a virtual Repower Wall, where thousands of people have already uploaded messages of strong support for action to create clean energy jobs, safeguard America’s economic and national security future, and solve the climate crisis. The Repower Wall may be accessed at www.repoweramerica.org/wall.
Veterans from Pennsylvania have already posted to the Repower Wall, including:
State Rep. Bryan Lentz, Veteran from Media, PA: “Global warming is a real threat. It’s a real threat to our environment and it’s a real threat to our national security. No less than the Department of Defense and CIA have listed it as such and are incorporating it into national security planning because of the impacts of things like famine, resource shortages and large displacements of populations on our national security. Also, this is the future of our economy. The jobs available in the renewable energy sector are the jobs of tomorrow.”
Watch Representative Lentz’s full Repower Wall post: http://www.repoweramerica.org/wall/#/view/14094
Brendan Flynn, Veteran from Meadville, PA: “I am really concerned about pushing a strong clean energy bill because it’s America’s chance to take back control and reduce our dependence on oil and fossil fuels, much of which comes from outside the country. If we can produce energy here at home that can strengthen our national security and also create jobs here in Northeastern Ohio, Northwestern Pennsylvania, and put people back to work and at the same time mitigate the effects of climate disruption that’s already causing national security headaches for us – that’s something the CIA … the Defense Department all are in agreement about. So if we can all do that – if we can protect American troops and put Americans back to work here at home, I think it’s something the United States Senate need to do …”
Watch Brendan’s full Repower Wall post: http://www.repoweramerica.org/wall/#/view/2582
Already, more than 22,000 individuals have added their faces and voices to the Repower Wall, and more than 40 leading corporations and non-governmental organizations have contributed their logos to the effort – including companies like Nike, PepsiCo, Starbucks, Staples, eBay and Exelon, as well as organizations such as the United Steel Workers, National Farmers Union, Trout Unlimited, Republicans for Environmental Protection and the American Nurses Association.
According to the Center for American Progress, transitioning to a clean energy economy will create more than 70,000 jobs here in Pennsylvania while revitalizing our economy, strengthening our national security and breaking our dependence on foreign oil.
Script: “Voices – Veterans” (TV-:30)
Ken Nagel, U.S. Navy Veteran: Why join the fight to repower America with clean energy?
General Brent Scowcroft: Because climate change threatens our national security.
Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman: It’s crucial that America become energy independent.
Jackie Rodgers, Jr., U.S. Navy Veteran: I saw first-hand how America’s dependence on foreign oil threatens our national security.
Terron Sims, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps Veteran: Stop sending our dollars overseas to be used against us.
Jonathan Powers, U.S. Army Veteran: America must reestablish itself as a country that leads by example.
General Wesley Clark: We need to repower and there is no better time to do it than right now.
About the Alliance for Climate Protection’s Repower America campaign:
The Alliance for Climate Protection launched the Repower America campaign to galvanize the American public around a bold new clean energy plan and a revitalized national energy infrastructure that will jumpstart our economy and create millions of jobs; help end our dependence on foreign oil; reward innovation and job creation, not polluters; and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow the threat of climate change. For more information, visit www.repoweramerica.org
Monday, November 9, 2009
On the EPW Committee Vote
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate Committee approved the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. Repower Pennsylvania Director Michael Fedor offered this statement:
Senator Specter’s vote this morning to move the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act out of committee is an important step forward on securing essential clean energy and climate protection legislation. I believe Senator Specter and Senator Casey will be strong partners with senators John Kerry, Lindsay Graham and Joe Lieberman in delivering a bipartisan energy and climate bill. While there is still much work to be done, Pennsylvania can be proud that one of its longest serving senators voted to strengthen our national security, protect our climate, and create 1.7 million new, sustainable jobs, including 70,000 right here in the Keystone State.
Senator Specter’s vote this morning to move the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act out of committee is an important step forward on securing essential clean energy and climate protection legislation. I believe Senator Specter and Senator Casey will be strong partners with senators John Kerry, Lindsay Graham and Joe Lieberman in delivering a bipartisan energy and climate bill. While there is still much work to be done, Pennsylvania can be proud that one of its longest serving senators voted to strengthen our national security, protect our climate, and create 1.7 million new, sustainable jobs, including 70,000 right here in the Keystone State.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Senator Specter Votes for Clean Energy
Earlier today, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works voted approved the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act by a vote of 10 to 1. Sen. Arlen Specter was among those who voted yes.
Read more at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
You can thank Senator Specter for his vote by calling 877-9-REPOWER and connecting to his Washington, DC office, or call one of his regional offices across Pennsylvania:
Allentown: 610-434-1444
Erie: 814-453-3010
Harrisburg: 717-782-3951
Philadelphia: 215-597-7200
Pittsburgh: 412-644-3400
Scranton: 570-346-2006
Wilkes-Barre: 570-826-6265
Read more at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
You can thank Senator Specter for his vote by calling 877-9-REPOWER and connecting to his Washington, DC office, or call one of his regional offices across Pennsylvania:
Allentown: 610-434-1444
Erie: 814-453-3010
Harrisburg: 717-782-3951
Philadelphia: 215-597-7200
Pittsburgh: 412-644-3400
Scranton: 570-346-2006
Wilkes-Barre: 570-826-6265
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
A brief, but powerful letter
The fight to pass clean energy and climate protection legislation is being fought at all levels. A resident of Montgomery County sent in this letter to the Lansdale Reporter yesterday urging swift action on climate change. Businesspeople, workers, elected officials and everyday, ordinary people are raising their voices together for clean energy and climate protection.
Read this letter, and then, if you haven't done so yet, head over to the Repower Wall and record your message for clean energy action.
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Global warming can no longer be ignored even by those who would choose to do so. It is simply a fact backed up by too much evidence.
As usual, Congress has failed to take decisive and immediate action. It is easier to placate special interests by moving slowly.
Right now, our U.S. senators are considering legislation to address global climate change, and the decisions they make over the coming days and weeks will determine whether polar bears, walruses, red wolves and other wildlife get the help they need to survive in a changing climate.
As guardians of this planet, both for our children and our wildlife, caution is not the answer. Meaningful action is needed to protect this beautiful planet we have been given from turning ugly and barren.
Marc Hoffman
North Wales
Read this letter, and then, if you haven't done so yet, head over to the Repower Wall and record your message for clean energy action.
***
Global warming can no longer be ignored even by those who would choose to do so. It is simply a fact backed up by too much evidence.
As usual, Congress has failed to take decisive and immediate action. It is easier to placate special interests by moving slowly.
Right now, our U.S. senators are considering legislation to address global climate change, and the decisions they make over the coming days and weeks will determine whether polar bears, walruses, red wolves and other wildlife get the help they need to survive in a changing climate.
As guardians of this planet, both for our children and our wildlife, caution is not the answer. Meaningful action is needed to protect this beautiful planet we have been given from turning ugly and barren.
Marc Hoffman
North Wales
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The Repower Wall is Open for Business!
Repower Pennsylvania amplifies thousands of citizen voices for clean energy and climate action on historic Repower Wall
Using a groundbreaking, multimedia approach, business, faith, military, science and environmental leaders join thousands of grassroots supporters to “add your voice”
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Today, the Alliance for Climate Protection’s Repower Pennsylvania campaign unveiled a new campaign designed to demonstrate broad national consensus for action on clean energy and climate. An integrated multimedia effort supported by an online, field and advertising campaign, the new Repower effort centers around a virtual “Repower Wall,” where thousands of people have already uploaded messages of strong support for action to create clean energy jobs, safeguard America’s economic and national security future, and solve the climate crisis. The Repower Wall is available at www.repoweramerica.org/wall.
“Pennsylvanians have joined thousands of voices from across America on the Repower Wall to express their support for swift action to address climate change and to transition to a new 21st century clean energy economy,” said Repower Pennsylvania Director Michael Fedor. “The Repower Wall is becoming a hub for all Pennsylvanians who want to see our economy grow and to start down a path toward a new energy future for Pennsylvania and America.”
According to the Center for American Progress, transitioning to a clean energy economy will create more than 70,000 jobs here in Pennsylvania while revitalizing our economy, strengthening our national security and breaking our dependence on foreign oil.
Already, more than 12,000 individuals have added their faces and voices to the Repower Wall, and more than 40 leading corporations and non-governmental organizations have contributed their logos to the effort – including Fortune 500 Companies like Nike, Gap, Inc., Avon, PepsiCo, Starbucks, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Staples, eBay and Exelon.
The Repower Wall includes many Pennsylvanians from all backgrounds, such as small business owners, labor leaders and elected officials. Some voices from Pennsylvania include:
United Steelworkers International President Leo Gerard from Pittsburgh, Pa.: “It’s important that we make sure that the next generation has at least as good a shot in life as we did. In order to do that, we can’t have a tradeoff between good jobs and a clean environment. We need to have both or we will have neither.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G47vLiC7tV0
State Rep. Chelsa Wagner from Pittsburgh, Pa.: “There’s no better opportunity like now to do this for the United States. And as a new mother, to have my child grow up and be healthy and have an environment we can be proud of, but also know that during our lifetime we took the leadership.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyIzXW3yJ10
State Rep. Josh Shapiro from Abingdon, Pa.: “We can give families more money to take home if we simply stand up now and do what is right and what is necessary. We’re looking to everyone to make their voice heard and be a part of this project. This is the time to act.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaZL6GfhNz0
Calling on people across the U.S. to add their own message of support to the Repower Wall, a combination of notable names and everyday Americans are featured in a pair of national television ads titled “Voices” and “Faces” that also began airing today. The campaign has attracted a wave of messages from workers, business executives, military veterans, faith leaders, elected officials, entertainers, activists and people from across the country, demonstrating the deep and broad support for swift action on climate change and a transition to a new 21st century clean energy economy. See a list of notable endorsements below.
As supporters upload their photos, videos and messages of support for clean energy and climate action, they actually become the voice of the campaign’s efforts on TV, in print, on billboards, online and in brand new forms of communication that will go directly to elected leaders.
The Repower America campaign will roll out new versions of the television ads, featuring different participants, in the coming weeks. To learn more about the effort and view the television ads, visit the campaign web site: www.repoweramerica.org.
LIST OF NOTABLE PARTICIPANTS
Corporations
- North Face
- Gap, Inc.
- Seventh Generation
- Clif Bar and Company
- Levi Strauss Co.
- PepsiCo
- Avon
- Aspen Skiing Company
- AMD
- Starbucks
- Whole Foods
- Exelon
- Veterans Energy
- Lifetime
- Nike
- Ebay
- Tom’s Shoes
Organizations
- United Steel Workers
- National Farmers Union
- NAACP
- Blue Green Alliance
- Business Forward
- SEIU
- United Farm Workers
- Audubon
- Trout Unlimited
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- National Wildlife Federation
- Operation Freedom
- Vote Vets
- The Truman National Security Project
- Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Republicans for the environment
- WePlayGreen.org
- Sierra Club
- American Nurses’ Association
Individuals
- Sheryl Crow
- General Brent Scowcroft
- Lt. General Claudia Kennedy
- John Donahoe, CEO of Ebay
- Ted Turner
- Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo
- General Wesley Clark
- Reverend Richard Cizik
- Theodore Roosevelt IV
- Sally Ride
- Brig. Gen. Stephen Cheney (USMC)
- Andrea Wong, CEO of Lifetime
- Leo Gerard
- Mayor John Hickenlooper
- Mayor Shirley Franklin
- Mayor Mike Bloomberg
- Rev. Lennox Yearwood
- Dr. Peter Wilk
- Dr. Rebecca M. Patton
- MLK III
- Dr. Rajendra Pachuari
- Professor Stephen Hawking
- Eddy Moore, AR Business Leaders for a Clean Energy Economy
- Bill Keith, CEO Sunrise Solar
TV AD SCRIPTS:
Script: “Voices” (TV-:30)
JoJo Farrell, Teacher: “Why join the fight to repower America with clean energy?”
Sheryl Crow, Singer/Songwriter: “Because millions of people believe it will make a better future for our children;”
General Brent Scowcroft: “Because climate change threatens our national security;”
Rev. C. Douglas Smith: “We have a responsibility to protect God’s creation;”
Ted Turner, Founder, UN Foundation: “Because I want jobs that are made in America;”
Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo: “Because of some of America’s most trusted companies know clean energy will create new industries and new jobs;”
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City: “Because I want America to lead the way;”
All: “So add your voice. Add your voice;”
VO: “Add your voice at repoweramerica.org/wall”
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Script: “Faces” (TV-:30)
VO: Teachers and Students,
Business and Labor,
Scientists and the Clergy,
Energy Companies and Environmentalists,
Doctors and Military Leaders,
Republicans and Democrats,
They all agree now is the time to lead.
We have a historic opportunity to end our dependence on foreign oil and rebuild our economy by investing in a clean energy future.
Now is the time to Repower America.
Add your voice at repoweramerica.org/wall
About the Alliance for Climate Protection’s Repower America campaign:
The Alliance for Climate Protection launched the Repower America campaign to galvanize the American public around a bold new clean energy plan and a revitalized national energy infrastructure that will jumpstart our economy and create millions of jobs; help end our dependence on foreign oil; reward innovation and job creation, not polluters; and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow the threat of climate change. For more information, visit www.repoweramerica.org.
Using a groundbreaking, multimedia approach, business, faith, military, science and environmental leaders join thousands of grassroots supporters to “add your voice”
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Today, the Alliance for Climate Protection’s Repower Pennsylvania campaign unveiled a new campaign designed to demonstrate broad national consensus for action on clean energy and climate. An integrated multimedia effort supported by an online, field and advertising campaign, the new Repower effort centers around a virtual “Repower Wall,” where thousands of people have already uploaded messages of strong support for action to create clean energy jobs, safeguard America’s economic and national security future, and solve the climate crisis. The Repower Wall is available at www.repoweramerica.org/wall.
“Pennsylvanians have joined thousands of voices from across America on the Repower Wall to express their support for swift action to address climate change and to transition to a new 21st century clean energy economy,” said Repower Pennsylvania Director Michael Fedor. “The Repower Wall is becoming a hub for all Pennsylvanians who want to see our economy grow and to start down a path toward a new energy future for Pennsylvania and America.”
According to the Center for American Progress, transitioning to a clean energy economy will create more than 70,000 jobs here in Pennsylvania while revitalizing our economy, strengthening our national security and breaking our dependence on foreign oil.
Already, more than 12,000 individuals have added their faces and voices to the Repower Wall, and more than 40 leading corporations and non-governmental organizations have contributed their logos to the effort – including Fortune 500 Companies like Nike, Gap, Inc., Avon, PepsiCo, Starbucks, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Staples, eBay and Exelon.
The Repower Wall includes many Pennsylvanians from all backgrounds, such as small business owners, labor leaders and elected officials. Some voices from Pennsylvania include:
United Steelworkers International President Leo Gerard from Pittsburgh, Pa.: “It’s important that we make sure that the next generation has at least as good a shot in life as we did. In order to do that, we can’t have a tradeoff between good jobs and a clean environment. We need to have both or we will have neither.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G47vLiC7tV0
State Rep. Chelsa Wagner from Pittsburgh, Pa.: “There’s no better opportunity like now to do this for the United States. And as a new mother, to have my child grow up and be healthy and have an environment we can be proud of, but also know that during our lifetime we took the leadership.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyIzXW3yJ10
State Rep. Josh Shapiro from Abingdon, Pa.: “We can give families more money to take home if we simply stand up now and do what is right and what is necessary. We’re looking to everyone to make their voice heard and be a part of this project. This is the time to act.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaZL6GfhNz0
Calling on people across the U.S. to add their own message of support to the Repower Wall, a combination of notable names and everyday Americans are featured in a pair of national television ads titled “Voices” and “Faces” that also began airing today. The campaign has attracted a wave of messages from workers, business executives, military veterans, faith leaders, elected officials, entertainers, activists and people from across the country, demonstrating the deep and broad support for swift action on climate change and a transition to a new 21st century clean energy economy. See a list of notable endorsements below.
As supporters upload their photos, videos and messages of support for clean energy and climate action, they actually become the voice of the campaign’s efforts on TV, in print, on billboards, online and in brand new forms of communication that will go directly to elected leaders.
The Repower America campaign will roll out new versions of the television ads, featuring different participants, in the coming weeks. To learn more about the effort and view the television ads, visit the campaign web site: www.repoweramerica.org.
LIST OF NOTABLE PARTICIPANTS
Corporations
- North Face
- Gap, Inc.
- Seventh Generation
- Clif Bar and Company
- Levi Strauss Co.
- PepsiCo
- Avon
- Aspen Skiing Company
- AMD
- Starbucks
- Whole Foods
- Exelon
- Veterans Energy
- Lifetime
- Nike
- Ebay
- Tom’s Shoes
Organizations
- United Steel Workers
- National Farmers Union
- NAACP
- Blue Green Alliance
- Business Forward
- SEIU
- United Farm Workers
- Audubon
- Trout Unlimited
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- National Wildlife Federation
- Operation Freedom
- Vote Vets
- The Truman National Security Project
- Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Republicans for the environment
- WePlayGreen.org
- Sierra Club
- American Nurses’ Association
Individuals
- Sheryl Crow
- General Brent Scowcroft
- Lt. General Claudia Kennedy
- John Donahoe, CEO of Ebay
- Ted Turner
- Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo
- General Wesley Clark
- Reverend Richard Cizik
- Theodore Roosevelt IV
- Sally Ride
- Brig. Gen. Stephen Cheney (USMC)
- Andrea Wong, CEO of Lifetime
- Leo Gerard
- Mayor John Hickenlooper
- Mayor Shirley Franklin
- Mayor Mike Bloomberg
- Rev. Lennox Yearwood
- Dr. Peter Wilk
- Dr. Rebecca M. Patton
- MLK III
- Dr. Rajendra Pachuari
- Professor Stephen Hawking
- Eddy Moore, AR Business Leaders for a Clean Energy Economy
- Bill Keith, CEO Sunrise Solar
TV AD SCRIPTS:
Script: “Voices” (TV-:30)
JoJo Farrell, Teacher: “Why join the fight to repower America with clean energy?”
Sheryl Crow, Singer/Songwriter: “Because millions of people believe it will make a better future for our children;”
General Brent Scowcroft: “Because climate change threatens our national security;”
Rev. C. Douglas Smith: “We have a responsibility to protect God’s creation;”
Ted Turner, Founder, UN Foundation: “Because I want jobs that are made in America;”
Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo: “Because of some of America’s most trusted companies know clean energy will create new industries and new jobs;”
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City: “Because I want America to lead the way;”
All: “So add your voice. Add your voice;”
VO: “Add your voice at repoweramerica.org/wall”
###
Script: “Faces” (TV-:30)
VO: Teachers and Students,
Business and Labor,
Scientists and the Clergy,
Energy Companies and Environmentalists,
Doctors and Military Leaders,
Republicans and Democrats,
They all agree now is the time to lead.
We have a historic opportunity to end our dependence on foreign oil and rebuild our economy by investing in a clean energy future.
Now is the time to Repower America.
Add your voice at repoweramerica.org/wall
About the Alliance for Climate Protection’s Repower America campaign:
The Alliance for Climate Protection launched the Repower America campaign to galvanize the American public around a bold new clean energy plan and a revitalized national energy infrastructure that will jumpstart our economy and create millions of jobs; help end our dependence on foreign oil; reward innovation and job creation, not polluters; and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow the threat of climate change. For more information, visit www.repoweramerica.org.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Contstruction Workers' Union Tells Senators Benefits of Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
LIUNA – One of the Nation’s Largest Unions of Construction Workers – Testifies for Job-Creating Investments During Senate Hearing on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE
“Weatherizing homes, which account for 22 percent of America’s energy consumption, can reduce our dependence on foreign oil and create hundreds of thousands of family-supporting jobs,” Dave Johnson, LIUNA’s Eastern Region Organizing Director, said in testimony before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
The Clean Energy Jobs and America Power Act would expand programs to weatherize the estimated 100 million energy inefficient homes in America. Johnson described how LIUNA’s breakthrough national weatherization training program is already connecting workers to careers after the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allotted $5 billion to expand low-income home weatherization.
Weatherization on a nationwide scale will require the creation of a new American industry, with tens of thousands of new workers and a 40-fold increase in the capacity of existing weatherization businesses. LIUNA has created a breakthrough training program to meet the demand.
Johnson testified on the success of LIUNA’s efforts, including LIUNA Local 55’s weatherization training program in Newark, New Jersey. “Nearly 80 low-income community residents in New Jersey have been trained as LIUNA installers and hundreds more have come to informational meetings seeking to participate in the program. We’ll be able to deliver. Our training center recently won a bid to train 600 workers for the NJ Department of Labor over 18 months,” he said.
Johnson also cited New York City weatherization contractor CEC, which recently signed a contract with LIUNA Local 10, to demonstrate how the new industry benefits those too often left behind in today’s economy. “For five years, CEC’s women’s locker-room went unused because they had no women construction workers. Now, by partnering with LIUNA and the community, CEC’s employees include women, many of them single mothers who are finding a family-supporting career and doors opening to new opportunity.”
Weatherization can reduce a home’s energy use by as much as 40 percent and cut energy bills by $21 billion annually – an estimated average annual savings of $350 per homeowner. By retrofitting energy inefficient homes, America can lower residential greenhouse gas emission by 60 million metric tons annually by 2020. Every million homes weatherized supports 78,000 jobs. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates a $2.73 return in benefits for each $1 invested in weatherization.”
LIUNA relies on experienced instructors who provide trainees with a broad set of skills and credentials such as Technicians/Installers, Weatherization Supervisors and Energy Auditors.
“If done right, weatherization will create tens of thousands of family-supporting jobs, reduce homeowners’ energy bills, help free our nation from foreign oil and protect the environment – it’s a win-win no matter how you look at it,” said LIUNA General President Terry O’Sullivan of the residential weatherization effort. “We commend Chairwoman Boxer and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for their leadership and we look forward to the day when millions of Americans confidentially call the LIUNA woman or LIUNA man to weatherize their homes and save their families money.”
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE
“Weatherizing homes, which account for 22 percent of America’s energy consumption, can reduce our dependence on foreign oil and create hundreds of thousands of family-supporting jobs,” Dave Johnson, LIUNA’s Eastern Region Organizing Director, said in testimony before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
The Clean Energy Jobs and America Power Act would expand programs to weatherize the estimated 100 million energy inefficient homes in America. Johnson described how LIUNA’s breakthrough national weatherization training program is already connecting workers to careers after the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allotted $5 billion to expand low-income home weatherization.
Weatherization on a nationwide scale will require the creation of a new American industry, with tens of thousands of new workers and a 40-fold increase in the capacity of existing weatherization businesses. LIUNA has created a breakthrough training program to meet the demand.
Johnson testified on the success of LIUNA’s efforts, including LIUNA Local 55’s weatherization training program in Newark, New Jersey. “Nearly 80 low-income community residents in New Jersey have been trained as LIUNA installers and hundreds more have come to informational meetings seeking to participate in the program. We’ll be able to deliver. Our training center recently won a bid to train 600 workers for the NJ Department of Labor over 18 months,” he said.
Johnson also cited New York City weatherization contractor CEC, which recently signed a contract with LIUNA Local 10, to demonstrate how the new industry benefits those too often left behind in today’s economy. “For five years, CEC’s women’s locker-room went unused because they had no women construction workers. Now, by partnering with LIUNA and the community, CEC’s employees include women, many of them single mothers who are finding a family-supporting career and doors opening to new opportunity.”
Weatherization can reduce a home’s energy use by as much as 40 percent and cut energy bills by $21 billion annually – an estimated average annual savings of $350 per homeowner. By retrofitting energy inefficient homes, America can lower residential greenhouse gas emission by 60 million metric tons annually by 2020. Every million homes weatherized supports 78,000 jobs. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates a $2.73 return in benefits for each $1 invested in weatherization.”
LIUNA relies on experienced instructors who provide trainees with a broad set of skills and credentials such as Technicians/Installers, Weatherization Supervisors and Energy Auditors.
“If done right, weatherization will create tens of thousands of family-supporting jobs, reduce homeowners’ energy bills, help free our nation from foreign oil and protect the environment – it’s a win-win no matter how you look at it,” said LIUNA General President Terry O’Sullivan of the residential weatherization effort. “We commend Chairwoman Boxer and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for their leadership and we look forward to the day when millions of Americans confidentially call the LIUNA woman or LIUNA man to weatherize their homes and save their families money.”
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Statement on Mayor Michael A. Nutter’s Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works
Repower Pennsylvania Director Michael Fedor released the following statement in response to Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter’s appearance before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works:
“We applaud Mayor Nutter’s testimony this morning before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works hearing on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. Under Mayor Nutter’s leadership, Philadelphia is emerging as a national leader for cities investing in clean energy and climate protection at the local level.
“As Mayor Nutter pointed out in his Senate testimony, clean energy policies will create thousands of new jobs in the Philadelphia area. The region is already home to 14,400 green jobs, a number that could double in the next five years with passage of comprehensive clean energy reform.
“These goals and many others are placing Philadelphia on pace to meet Mayor Nutter’s goal of making it ‘the Greenest City in America.’ Repower Pennsylvania is calling on mayors across the state to follow Mayor Nutter’s example and share their clean energy success stories in their cities. With workers, businesses, neighborhoods and government working together, we can create thousands of clean energy jobs, revitalize American power and protect our climate for future generations.”
Contact:
Benjamin Freed
Repower Pennsylvania Communications Director
917-903-3031
benjamin.freed@climateprotect.org
“We applaud Mayor Nutter’s testimony this morning before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works hearing on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. Under Mayor Nutter’s leadership, Philadelphia is emerging as a national leader for cities investing in clean energy and climate protection at the local level.
“As Mayor Nutter pointed out in his Senate testimony, clean energy policies will create thousands of new jobs in the Philadelphia area. The region is already home to 14,400 green jobs, a number that could double in the next five years with passage of comprehensive clean energy reform.
“These goals and many others are placing Philadelphia on pace to meet Mayor Nutter’s goal of making it ‘the Greenest City in America.’ Repower Pennsylvania is calling on mayors across the state to follow Mayor Nutter’s example and share their clean energy success stories in their cities. With workers, businesses, neighborhoods and government working together, we can create thousands of clean energy jobs, revitalize American power and protect our climate for future generations.”
Contact:
Benjamin Freed
Repower Pennsylvania Communications Director
917-903-3031
benjamin.freed@climateprotect.org
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Report: Climate change bill would bring jobs to Pa.
From this morning's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a new study showing the benefits of clean energy legislation to Pennsylvania:
Report: Climate change bill would bring jobs to Pa.
A report by the University of Illinois, the University of California and Yale University says that climate and energy legislation now in Congress, if passed, could create up to 78,000 new jobs in Pennsylvania. The report said investments under the American Clean Energy and Security Act could add up to $4.3 billion to the state's gross domestic product. The San Francisco-based Energy Foundation, an advocate for energy efficiency and renewable energy, commissioned the report.
Read it at the Post-Gazette.
Report: Climate change bill would bring jobs to Pa.
A report by the University of Illinois, the University of California and Yale University says that climate and energy legislation now in Congress, if passed, could create up to 78,000 new jobs in Pennsylvania. The report said investments under the American Clean Energy and Security Act could add up to $4.3 billion to the state's gross domestic product. The San Francisco-based Energy Foundation, an advocate for energy efficiency and renewable energy, commissioned the report.
Read it at the Post-Gazette.
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