Re: [Pricing Carbon] Million Letter March - Let's Get Moving & The Million Letter March Principle

[Laurie Williams and Allan Zabel]

Jeanne and Everyone,  We appreciate your efforts and hope, with your help, to get things moving in the new year! (www.MillionLetterMarch.org)

We are seeking funding to hire organizers to help spark a national movement - but an initial 5,000 letters would be very helpful in getting funders to think this is a real possibility!  

We are only looking for each person to write a 4 sentence letter (at http://www.millionlettermarch.org/joinUs/write1.php):

Sentence 1 - your personal feelings about the urgency.

Sentence 2 - your support for the Milllion Letter March principles (and any other ideas/variations you would like to add)

http://www.millionlettermarch.org/principles/
Sentence 3 - mention a particular principle you think is really important.

Sentence 4 - ask your representative to take action and get back to you.

Make sure you upload the letter to the website and then send a copy to at least one of your Congressional reps.

Please send us any suggestions for updating/improving the website.

Let us know if you have/have had a problem using the site by replying to this message or contacting us at http://www.millionlettermarch.org/contact/.

 

Thanks again to all!  Laurie Williams (510) 390-4224

Volunteer, Citizens Climate Lobby

The Million Letter March Principles:

1. Science Based Targets:

   Select annual targets for U.S. emission reductions consistent with peer-reviewed science, which shows that rapid reductions in fossil fuel emissions are needed to return to safe levels of atmospheric CO2, below 350 parts per million.

2. Carbon Fees and Rebates (Green Checks):

   Impose gradually rising carbon fees on fossil fuels as they enter the economy, sufficient to ensure that clean energy (such as wind, solar and geothermal) becomes cost-competitive with fossil fuels within a decade. Return all revenues from carbon fees in monthly per-person rebate checks to all American households, so that everyone can afford the energy they need during the transition to efficient use of clean energy.

3. Maintain EPA Authority:

   Preserve EPA's existing authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions.

4. Enact New Complementary Regulatory Programs:

   Supplement EPA’s existing authority with strengthened energy-efficiency regulation, protection of natural forests and improved agricultural practices that favor clean energy and conservation of resources.

5. Public Investment to Remove Barriers to an Efficient, Clean-Energy Economy:

   Shift subsidies from fossil fuels and make additional investments that will assist with a rapid transition to efficiency and clean energy, including improved public transit, improved energy transmission-line infrastructure, and energy research and development.

6. Assist Developing Countries with a Rapid Transition to Clean Energy:

   U.S. efforts alone cannot prevent catastrophic climate change. U.S. assistance and appropriate incentives are needed to insure a rapid transition to clean energy in developing countries.

7. Annual Evaluations of the Progress:

   Annual evaluations are crucial to determine whether science-based targets are met and whether these targets need to be modified. Annual reports should also identify the additional measures needed to assure the success of the program. These reports should provide specific recommendations and be subject to public comment.

 

On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 1:21 PM, <Senec...@aol.com> wrote:

Folks

 

The Million Letter March has only 412  U.S Letter Totals  (Plus 13 International and 23 Youth under 18.)  435 U.S. with Youth--assuming all youth U.S.

 

Even if everybody who attended the PCC had written a letter before or after the conference we should have well over 500!! 

 

Jeanne Fudala

 

 

http://www.millionlettermarch.org/index.php

 

http://www.millionlettermarch.org/joinUs/write1.php

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