Jeff Merkley calls for aggressive action on climate change emissions

Our dependence on foreign oil and the use of fossil fuels is a critical problem for our nation. We simply can't continue to put our national security, economic health and environment at risk.

While Gordon Smith, George Bush and the politicians in Washington continue to drag their feet, Jeff Merkley is asking for action today.

Jeff was thrilled to see that so many people signed on to the first part of his comprehensive plan to reduce and reverse global climate change! That support will move America's energy policy forward.

Yesterday Jeff Merkley announced the second piece of his four part plan:

*First, the Boxer-Sanders Bill, S. 309, is the strongest and most comprehensive climate change bill in the U.S. Senate. Jeff Merkley strongly supports this Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act, which calls for an 80% reduction in climate change causing pollutants by 2050. Authored by U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-California) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), this bill takes on climate change by making the United States a leader in clean and efficient energy technologies--creating millions of family wage jobs.

*Jeff will work closely with Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington to pass her "Reducing Demand through Electricity Grid Intelligence Act." This bill will accelerate and encourage the development of a nationwide intelligent energy grid system through the broader use of new technologies. It will also improve energy efficiency and save customers money on their electricity bills. The bill will save taxpayers between $50 billion and $100 billion in the next 20 years and and work toward ending our national dependence on foreign oil.

Sign on to Jeff's plan today. Then, please send it to five of your friends.

Wouldn't it be great if we had a U.S. Senate that was as productive and progressive as the most recent legislative session here in Oregon?

Jeff Merkley will work tirelessly to make that happen . But to defeat Gordon Smith and the entrenched special interests in Washington, Jeff needs your help.

Posted December 4, 2007
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