# Clean Energy Works: Broad coalition for a climate bill

*Published:* 2009-09-16
*Author:* Sharyn Stein

There’s a lot of news about the clean energy bill now that Congress is back in session, but we wanted to make sure you didn’t miss this announcement: EDF has joined dozens of other groups to create the [Clean Energy Works Coalition.](http://www.getworking.org/)

The five dozen groups represent more than 12 million Americans from all walks of life — faith groups, veterans groups, sportsmen, business communities and youth groups as well as environmental advocates (see the entire list below). All of them are pushing for a comprehensive clean energy and climate plan that will deliver their priorities for our future — more jobs, less pollution, and greater national security

EDF is proud to be part of this unprecedented effort. Take a look at what people are saying:

- *Washington Post*: [“Coalition Launches Campaign to Pass Climate Bill”](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/08/AR2009090802295_pf.html)
- *Politico*: “[New Climate Coalition Launches](http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/26873.html)“

We have a lot of activities planned for the next few weeks, and we’ll let you know about them as they unfold.

Clean Energy Works members:

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) \* American Federation of Teachers \* American Hunters and Shooters \* American Values Network \* Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now \* Audubon \* Blue Green Alliance \* Business Forward \* Campus Progress \* Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good \* Catholics United \* Center for American Progress Action Fund \* CERES \* Chesapeake Climate Action Network \* Clean Economy Network \* Clean Water Action \* Climate Protection Action Fund \* Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life \* Communications Workers of America \* Community Action Partnership \* Defenders of Wildlife \* Democracia Ahora \* Earth Ministry \* Earthjustice \* Economics for Equity and the Environment \* Environment America \* Environmental Defense Fund \* Faithful America \* Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund \* Green Faith \* Green for All \* Jewish Council for Public Affairs \* Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) \* League of Conservation Voters \* League of Rural Voters \* League of Women Voters \* Live Earth \* Marianist Environmental Education Center \* My Rural America \* NAACP \* National Security Network \* National Wildlife Federation \* Natural Resources Defense Council \* Ohio Interfaith Power and Light \* Pew Environment Group \* Progressive Future \* Restoring Eden \* Service Employees International Union \* Sierra Club \* Sierra Student Coalition \* Southern Energy Network \* SustainUS \* The Regeneration Project \* The Wilderness Society \* Truman National Security Project \* Union of Concerned Scientists \* Union for Reform Judaism \* United Steelworkers \* US-CAN \* Utility Workers Union of America \* Veterans and Military Families for Progress \* Veterans Green Jobs \* VETPAC \* Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy \* Virginia Interfaith Power and Light \* Virginia Organizing Project \* VoteVets \* Working America \* World Wildlife Fund