Cap and Trade
The house recently passed H.R. 2454 by a vote of 219-212. Due to pressure by groups like ours, the Senate has tabled consideration of the bill until September at the earliest. Even though it is on the back burner for the moment, we must keep working to ensure that it does not pass the Senate.
Get Educated
Mike Wilson Reviews the Science and Economics of Carbon Cap and Trade
Icecap - International Climate and Environment Change Assessment Project
Climate Audit
Watts Up With That (Climate blog by Anthony Watts)
CBO Testimony on Cap and Trade
Heritage Foundation Analysis
Download and email or print off copies of the CTP Carbon Cap and Trade Handout below to give to your friends and neighbors.
Carbon Cap and Trade Handout
Call to Action
We have a two pronged strategy designed to ensure this economy-wrecking bill fails:
1. Contact Senators who are on the energy committee.
2. Contact the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Contacting the Senators is obvious - we wish to prevent the bill from passing out of committee. Contacting the RNC and NRCC is a bit more subtle. Recall, that the 219-212 house vote had 8 Republicans who voted for the bill. The bottom line is that if Republicans had voted in unity against the bill, we wouldn't be where we're at right now. It would have failed. The goal of contacting the RNC and NRCC is to let the defectors know that there will be consequences for their actions. This will influence those individuals if a final bill comes back in front of the House for a final vote, and also show wavering Senators that we are a force to be reckoned with.
Cap and Trade Senate Contact List
Majority members
Barbara Boxer, California, Chairwoman (202) 224-3553 / (916) 448-2787
Max Baucus, Montana 202) 224-2651 / (406) 657-6790
Tom Carper, Delaware (202) 224-2441/ (302) 856-7690
Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey (202) 224-3224/ (973) 639-8700
Ben Cardin, Maryland (202) 224-4524/410-962-4436
Bernie Sanders, Vermont[1] (202) 224-5141/802-862-0697
Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota (202) 224-3244 / 612-727-5220
Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island (202) 224-2921 / 401-453-5294
Tom Udall, New Mexico (202) 224-6621/ (505) 346- 6791
Jeff Merkley, Oregon (202) 224-3753/ (503)-326-3386
Kirsten Gillibrand, New York (202) 224-4451/ (212) 688-6262
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania (202) 224-4254/ (215) 597-7200
Minority Members
Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma, Ranking Member 202) 224-4721/ (405) 608-4381
George Voinovich, Ohio 202-224-3353 Local Office- 513-684-3265
David Vitter, Louisiana (202) 224-4623/ 225-383-0331
John Barrasso, Wyoming (202) 224-6441/ 307-261-6413
Mike Crapo, Idaho (202) 224-6142
Kit Bond, Missouri (202) 224-5721
Lamar Alexander, Tennessee (202) 224-4944
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