{"id":1073,"date":"2009-09-16T12:05:10","date_gmt":"2009-09-16T17:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2009-09-16T15:08:44","modified_gmt":"2009-09-16T20:08:44","slug":"clean-energy-works-broad-coalition-for-a-climate-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2009\/09\/16\/clean-energy-works-broad-coalition-for-a-climate-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean Energy Works: Broad coalition for a climate bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;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&#8217;t miss this announcement: EDF has joined dozens of other groups to create the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getworking.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Clean Energy Works Coalition.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The five dozen groups represent more than 12 million Americans from all walks of life &#8212; 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 &#8212; more jobs, less pollution, and greater national security<\/p>\n<p>EDF is proud to be part of this unprecedented effort. Take a look at what people are saying:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Washington Post<\/em>:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/09\/08\/AR2009090802295_pf.html\">&#8220;Coalition Launches Campaign to Pass Climate Bill&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Politico<\/em>: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/stories\/0909\/26873.html\">New Climate Coalition Launches<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have a lot of activities planned for the next few weeks, and we&#8217;ll let you know about them as they unfold.<\/p>\n<p>Clean Energy Works members:<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019 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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;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&#8217;t miss this announcement: EDF has joined dozens of other groups to create the Clean Energy Works Coalition. 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