The Murkowski Amendment: You Can Take Action Today
Rachel Harris
Dear all,
Please find below an article from the Times Picayune and a blog written by Jonathan Henderson of the 1Sky and the Gulf Restoration Network about Senator Landrieu’s support of the Murkowski Amendment. For those of you who do not know, the Murkowski Amendment was introduced by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) yesterday to block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. Senator Landrieu (D-Louisiana) is supporting this amendment. Please read on to find more information about this issue and taking action.
Rachel
Thursday, January 21, 2010
WHO IS SENATOR LANDRIEU FIGHTING FOR?
Louisiana and the entire Gulf Coast region is ground zero for the impacts of
global warming. One need look no further than the research done by the best and
brightest scientists in the world, to see that rising sea-levels and more powerful
storms have wreaked havoc on our vulnerable coast and communities.
Fortunately, last December the Environmental Protection Agency, at the urging
of the Supreme Court, announced their intention to begin a (relatively long)
process to regulate greenhouse gasses. http://epa.gov/climatechange/endangerment.html
Senator Landrieu, who has worked tirelessly to help Louisiana secure federal
resources to stem the tide of our coastal wetlands crisis, doesn’t seem
to get the connection between the coast and our climate. Lining up with the oil
and coal companies, Senator Landrieu is working with Alaska Senator Murkowski
on proposals to stop the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean
Air Act. Sen. Mary Landrieu told reporters Wednesday that she is working with
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Murkowski's efforts to block EPA from
regulating greenhouse gases under the agency's current Clean Air Act powers.
There is no secret that Senator Landrieu has raked in hundreds of thousands of
dollars from polluters: Mary Landrieu received $252,950 in oil contributions
between 2007 and 2009. In total, Landrieu has accepted $574,005 from oil
companies through 2008, which makes her one of the highest recipients of oil
money. In addition to oil, Landrieu has received $69,458 in coal contributions
during this same period. http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mary_Landrieu.
And in case there is any doubt that this attempt by Murkowski and Landrieu to
scuttle the EPA’s authority to act on global warming, a recent article in
the Washington Post exposes the fact that lobbyists for polluters who are
fighting against action on climate have actually helped Murkowski draft her
amendment: http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/01/18/18greenwire-senates-top-epa-critic-raked-in-utilities-camp-30688.html?pagewanted=2
The time is now to stand up against the political/oil/coal cartel. The future
of our State and the entire Gulf Region is at stake. It’s time to make
sure senator Landrieu sides with the future of our coast and communities, not
the short term interests of polluting industries.
You can take action now by calling Senator Landrieu's DC office at 202-224-5824
and give her the following message:
"I’m
calling about Senator Landrieu’s support of Senator Murkowski’s
efforts to gut the Clean Air Act. I’m very disappointed she’s
siding with lobbyists and big business Wall Street interests instead of
Louisiana families and small businesses and hope she’ll reconsider.
Louisiana needs policies that will push us forward into a clean energy economy
not push us back to the failed energy policies of the past. Our wetlands, coast
and communities are at stake.”
Jonathan Henderson is the 1Sky/Global Warming organizer for the Gulf
Restoration Network. For more information contact jona...@healthygulf.org.
Sen. Mary Landrieu working to block greenhouse gas decision by EPA
By Bruce Alpert, Times-Picayune
January 21, 2010, 7:13PM
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is joining with an Alaska Republican to sponsor legislation that would block the Environmental Protection Agency from carrying through on its plans to regulate greenhouse gases that agency officials believe contribute to global warming.
Pedro Martinez Monsivais/The
Associated PressThe Clean Air Act 'is a blunt
instrument not suited to the job,' Sen. Mary Landrieu said.
"To regulate carbon emissions with the Clean
Air Act would be to jam a square peg into a round hole," Landrieu
said Thursday. "This act is a blunt instrument not suited to the job. I
fear that the result would be poorly designed regulations that damage our
economy, lead to great investment uncertainty and not do enough to enhance
energy security and reduce the risks of climate change."
Environmental groups said that Landrieu and the bill's main sponsor, Sen. Lisa
Murkowski, R-Alaska, are protecting polluting industries and doing harm to
Louisiana's fishing industry and efforts to restore the state's wetlands, a
natural barrier for storm surge and flooding.
"I'm very disappointed she's siding with lobbyists and big business, Wall
Street interests instead of Louisiana families and small businesses and hope
she'll reconsider," Jonathan Henderson of the Gulf Restoration Network
said in a statement. "Louisiana needs policies that will push us forward
into clean energy economy, not push us back to the failed energy polices of the
past. Our wetlands, coast and communities are at stake."
Also signing onto the Murkowski bill were Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., and Blanche
Lincoln, D-Ark.
Murkowski said she and her co-sponsors hope to block the EPA from imposing
"backdoor climate regulations," rather than letting Congress decide
what, if any, regulations to impose.
Environmentalists criticized Murkowski for allowing former officials of
President George W. Bush's administration, now working as industry lobbyists,
help draw up her legislation.
"It is an extreme action, written for polluters by polluters, to exempt
Big Oil and Coal from complying with the law," said Emily Figdor of the
advocacy group, Environmental America.
Bruce Alpert can be reached at bal...@timespicayune.com
or 202.383.7861.
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Rachel Harris
Sen. Landrieu’s phone number in her DC office is 202-224-5824.
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I was the article in the paper. Why not send her e-mail address and her office phone number so folks can take action and let her know how we feel?
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Rachel Harris <rac...@wedo.org> wrote:
Dear all,
Please find below an article from the Times Picayune and a blog written by Jonathan Henderson of the 1Sky and the Gulf Restoration Network about Senator Landrieu’s support of the Murkowski Amendment. For those of you who do not know, the Murkowski Amendment was introduced by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) yesterday to block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. Senator Landrieu (D-Louisiana) is supporting this amendment. Please read on to find more information about this issue and taking action.
Rachel
Thursday, January 21, 2010
WHO IS SENATOR LANDRIEU FIGHTING FOR?
Louisiana and the entire Gulf Coast region is ground zero for the impacts of
global warming. One need look no further than the research done by the best and
brightest scientists in the world, to see that rising
sea-levels and more powerful storms have wreaked havoc on our vulnerable
coast and communities. Fortunately, last December the Environmental Protection
Agency, at the urging of the Supreme Court, announced their intention to begin
a (relatively long) process to regulate greenhouse gasses. http://epa.gov/climatechange/endangerment.html
Senator Landrieu, who has worked tirelessly to help Louisiana secure federal
resources to stem the tide of our coastal wetlands crisis, doesn’t seem to get
the connection between the coast and our climate. Lining up with the oil and
coal companies, Senator Landrieu is working with Alaska Senator Murkowski on
proposals to stop the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air
Act. Sen. Mary Landrieu told reporters Wednesday that she is working with Sen.
Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Murkowski's efforts to block EPA from regulating
greenhouse gases under the agency's current Clean Air Act powers.
There is no secret that Senator Landrieu has raked in hundreds of thousands of
dollars from polluters: Mary Landrieu received $252,950 in oil contributions
between 2007 and 2009. In total, Landrieu has accepted $574,005 from oil
companies through 2008, which makes her one of the highest recipients of oil
money. In addition to oil, Landrieu has received $69,458 in coal contributions
during this same period. http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mary_Landrieu.
And in case there is any doubt that this attempt by Murkowski and Landrieu to
scuttle the EPA’s authority to act on global warming, a recent article in the
Washington Post exposes the fact that lobbyists for polluters who are fighting
against action on climate have actually helped Murkowski draft her amendment: http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/01/18/18greenwire-senates-top-epa-critic-raked-in-utilities-camp-30688.html?pagewanted=2
The time is now to stand up against the political/oil/coal cartel. The future
of our State and the entire Gulf Region is at stake. It’s time to make sure
senator Landrieu sides with the future of our coast and communities, not the
short term interests of polluting industries.
You can take action now by calling Senator Landrieu's DC office at 202-224-5824
and give her the following message:
"I’m calling about Senator Landrieu’s
support of Senator Murkowski’s efforts to gut the Clean Air Act. I’m very
disappointed she’s siding with lobbyists and big business Wall Street interests
instead of Louisiana families and small businesses and hope she’ll reconsider.
Louisiana needs policies that will push us forward into a clean energy economy
not push us back to the failed energy policies of the past. Our wetlands, coast
and communities are at stake.”
Jonathan Henderson is the 1Sky/Global Warming organizer for the Gulf
Restoration Network. For more information contact jona...@healthygulf.org.
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Sen. Mary Landrieu working to block greenhouse gas decision by EPA
By Bruce Alpert, Times-Picayune
January 21, 2010, 7:13PM
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is joining with an Alaska Republican to sponsor legislation that would block the Environmental Protection Agency from carrying through on its plans to regulate greenhouse gases that agency officials believe contribute to global warming.
Error! Filename not specified.Pedro Martinez Monsivais/The Associated PressThe Clean Air Act 'is a blunt instrument not suited to the job,' Sen. Mary Landrieu said.
Jonathan Henderson
Thank you for being concerned about this important issue. It is very important for those who are concerned to speak up and let the Senator know how they feel, as you stated. I believe that a phone call to her office is a very effective way in communicating your concerns and I have included Senator Landrieu's DC office number below. In addition, I have included a brief message that you are free to use when you make the call. Please encourage as many people as you can to make a call as well. Again, thank you for taking action!
Sincerely,
Jonathan Henderson
Senator Landrieu: 202-224-5824.
"I’m calling about Senator Landrieu’s support of Senator Murkowski’s efforts to gut the Clean Air Act. I’m very disappointed she’s siding with lobbyists and big business Wall Street interests instead of Louisiana families and small businesses and hope she’ll reconsider. Louisiana needs policies that will push us forward into a clean energy economy not push us back to the failed energy policies of the past. Our wetlands, coast and communities are at stake.”