Young leaders from across the nation responded to the draft climate and energy legislation released earlier this week by the House Energy and Commerce Committee by vowing to keep the heat on Congress until bold climate and energy policy is passed in 2009.
IL students met with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky on March 27
During the April Congressional recess, young people in more than 200 districts are hosting town hall forums or meetings with their representatives. Youth are calling on Congress to pass bold climate legislation that sets stronger short term emission reduction targets, transitions America to 100% clean energy, creates millions of green jobs, and eliminates loopholes that will allow companies to continue polluting.
One month ago, more than 12,000 young people from every state went to Washington, DC for the historic Power Shift ’09 summit. On March 2, thousands of this group descended on Capitol Hill to rally, testify, and meet with over 370 Congressional offices. These activists voiced their support for bold federal energy and climate policy and promised to keep the pressure on to ensure its passage before the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December of 2009.
During the April Congressional recess (April 6-19), in coordination with Energy Action Coalition and Focus the Nation, young people in more than 200 districts and in all 50 states are meeting in-person with their representatives, as well as other elected and business leaders to show support for aspects of the bill they agree with and discuss necessary improvements to vague or inadequate aspects of the bill.
Check out www.powershift09.org and www.focusthenation.org for more info and to find a meeting in your area.
Please use IGHIH to let everyone know about how your meeting/ town hall goes. Take good notes so we all know what your rep had to say about your call for truly bold legislation.
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