{"id":2467,"date":"2010-07-08T16:11:25","date_gmt":"2010-07-08T21:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=2467"},"modified":"2010-07-08T16:11:25","modified_gmt":"2010-07-08T21:11:25","slug":"president-obama-lead-america-to-clean-energy-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2010\/07\/08\/president-obama-lead-america-to-clean-energy-now\/","title":{"rendered":"President Obama: Lead America to Clean Energy Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As far  back as Richard Nixon, every American president has called for energy reform and  action to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. And for\u00a040 years, not a single  one followed through to\u00a0create real change.<\/p>\n<p>President  Obama has expressed his public commitment to passing strong climate and energy  reform in 2010. But, with the legislative calendar running out, now is the  moment we must turn words into action.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s  the point of our forceful new video.<\/p>\n<p>httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T9SUDoLsS1E<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re  calling on all EDF members, activists, and supporters and on all concerned  Americans to join us in\u00a0telling President Obama: We need you to lead America to  a clean climate and\u00a0energy future. We need at least 50,000 signatures before the  Senate gets back to work next week.<\/p>\n<p>Go to <a title=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/actnow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/actnow\">http:\/\/www.edf.org\/actnow<\/a> to add your name.  Then forward to your friends and family, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2010\/07\/08\/president-obama-lead-america-to-clean-energy-now\">share on Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home\/?status=Join+me+in+asking+%40BarackObama+to+lead+America+to+a+clean+%23climate+and+energy+future!+http:\/\/bit.ly\/cZcTcb+%23APA\">Twitter<\/a>, and help  us recruit as many signers as possible.<\/p>\n<p>We have  never been closer to success.<\/p>\n<p>What we  have so far is President Obama&#8217;s support. What we need is a full court press by  White House officials to do what it takes to get the 60 votes needed to secure  Senate passage of a bill. Nothing short of that will do.<\/p>\n<p>History  will be made this month. Please help us make this a chapter with a happy  ending.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"http:\/\/support.edf.org\/site\/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&amp;page=SplashPage&amp;id=1724&amp;autologin=true Please Take Action\" href=\"http:\/\/support.edf.org\/site\/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&amp;page=SplashPage&amp;id=1724&amp;autologin=true\">Please  watch our video and act today<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As far back as Richard Nixon, every American president has called for energy reform and action to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. And for\u00a040 years, not a single one followed through to\u00a0create real change. President Obama has expressed his public commitment to passing strong climate and energy reform in 2010. 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