{"id":933,"date":"2009-08-27T14:55:15","date_gmt":"2009-08-27T19:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=933"},"modified":"2009-08-27T14:55:15","modified_gmt":"2009-08-27T19:55:15","slug":"three-ways-to-support-clean-energy-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2009\/08\/27\/three-ways-to-support-clean-energy-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Ways to Support Clean Energy Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the last few weeks, Senators and Congressmen have been back in their home states, listening to voters&#8217; concerns and priorities. August is winding down, and they will soon head back to Washington to make laws.<\/p>\n<p>This is your last chance to make sure they hear your voice. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Make a call<\/strong>.\u00a0 The Environmental Defense Action Network just launched\u00a0 a new tool that makes it <a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.edf.org\/site\/Advocacy?alertId=1627&amp;pg=makeACall\">easy to call your Senators<\/a>. The Senate needs to hear from you, so call and ask your friends to do the same!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check the calendar.<\/strong> Town hall meetings are winding down, but you might still have a chance to speak up for clean energy. Find a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/page.cfm?tagID=45837\">town hall meeting in your state<\/a> (scroll to the bottom of the page).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Raise a ruckus online<\/strong>. Don&#8217;t let the small but loud opposition drown out the support for clean energy! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/page.cfm?tagID=44829\">Make your voice heard on the social networks<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And looking ahead to September, those of you in and near New York City can check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnn.com\/earth-matters\/climate-change\/stories\/new-york-to-host-climate-week-in-september#\">NYC&#8217;s Climate Week<\/a>, a series of events planned to build momentum building up to the U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the last few weeks, Senators and Congressmen have been back in their home states, listening to voters&#8217; concerns and priorities. August is winding down, and they will soon head back to Washington to make laws. This is your last chance to make sure they hear your voice. 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