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Sign a Letter to Your Senators Supporting a Clean Energy Economy

Now we face an uphill battle in the Senate to pass a clean energy bill that President Obama can sign. Senators need to hear a strong message from business owners like you: Supporting clean energy policy means supporting American businesses. In the coming weeks we will deliver a letter to each Senator from scores of local business owners calling for comprehensive climate legislation. Make your voice heard by signing this letter to your senator today:

Support American businesses by supporting clean energy policy:

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Dear Senator:

We write to you as business owners throughout the state of _____ who know that it is time for the U.S. Senate to take comprehensive action to produce clean energy jobs legislation. We cannot afford to continue to be driven by special interests preventing progress on clean energy jobs legislation in Congress, and reflexively saying “no” to anything that smacks of progress towards a competitive clean energy future for American business.

We are large, small and medium sized companies, spanning the spectrum from industry to retail and commerce. We represent the business core of Main Street in America. We understand the need to put our economy on track, creating millions of new jobs with the most efficient, responsible, and sustainable approach. We understand the need to stay competitive in the global economy. We understand the need to create an economy today that will keep America a world leader for many tomorrows to come.

And we understand that to do so, American must transform our energy infrastructure and move to a low-carbon, clean energy economy. Therefore, we stand together with business leaders across the state and across America calling on our senators to do what is best for our country and for thousands of business owners.

We say yes to a new direction for our country, and we urge you to support legislation that:

Expands Clean Energy Jobs for America: maximize the number of allowances used to create clean energy jobs and train workers to fill them. Establish strong and effective renewable electricity and energy efficiency resource standards that allow us to pivot away from dirty fuels and add more clean energy jobs to the U.S. economy.
Takes serious steps towards cutting global warming air pollution as soon as possible: cut carbon emissions at least 20 percent by 2020. A slow start over the next decade will mean a much heavier price tag later on, not to mention less chance of a binding global treaty and more severe economic and climate impacts in every state in our country.
Transitions us away from the dirty fuels of the past and towards the clean energy of the future: end the construction of new dirty coal plants and ensure that the oldest, dirtiest coal plants must reduce their global warming pollution.

Being on the front lines of this economic crisis, we ask that you join with the majority of Americans who know that the time for action is now on effective, comprehensive climate and energy legislation. We cannot afford to wait – the costs of inaction on climate change will severely impact our economy and our future. Investments in energy efficiency, and renewable industries like solar power and wind energy will create clean energy jobs, restore our economy, and secure America’s role as a global leader in the clean energy industry.

Please support American business by supporting clean energy jobs legislation.

Sincerely,