sign in sign up
<<
Home , Environmental Action, Environment America, Karen Keiser, Mimi Stewart, New Mexico Senate, North Carolina Senate

Dear U.S. Senators and Members of Congress,

As leaders in our communities concerned about the environmental impacts and economic consequences of our current energy practices, we urge you to back a rapid and steady transition to an economy powered by clean, renewable resources. Specifically, we are asking you to co-sponsor the Senate and House resolution which sets a goal of meeting America’s energy needs with 100 percent and expanding access to the benefits of clean energy to all, including historically under-served and disadvantaged communities.

Burning coal, oil and gas is polluting our air, water and land. It is harming our health and changing our climate even faster than scientists predicted. At the same time, low-income communities, communities of color, and indigenous people often bear a disproportionate share of the impact.

We can have healthier, more vibrant communities and a livable future for kids growing up today. But to get there, we must transform the ways we produce and consume energy. That has to start with a commitment to 100 percent clean, renewable energy.

We have already made significant progress. Thanks to local, state and federal programs, renewable energy is growing faster than anyone could have imagined. Clean energy is nearing a tipping point in our economy. Dozens of major corporations -- including , Apple, and Walmart -- have set goals to meet all of their energy needs with renewable energy.

America has an opportunity to be a leader on clean energy, reaping the economic and environmental benefits inherent in the global transition. The progress we have seen recently should give us the confidence that we can take renewable energy to the next level.

The good news is that there is a viable path to 100 percent renewable energy. America has virtually unlimited reserves of renewable energy from the wind, the sun, the earth and the oceans. We could meet our current electricity needs more than 100 times over with solar energy and more than 10 times over with wind energy. Similarly, a strong commitment to saving energy with building retrofits and other energy efficiency measures can reduce our overall energy use to 40 to 60 percent below current levels by 2050, even as our economy continues to grow. And, every day we see more evidence that electric vehicles and other transportation options will help us get where we need to go without using fossil fuels.

We need to transform the way we power the country, and we still have a long way to go. That is why we are calling for swift action to transition to 100 percent renewable energy and to ensure that the transition to clean energy helps lift up low-income and minority communities that have suffered some of the worst impacts of .

Please cosponsor the House/Senate resolution to support a 100 percent renewable energy future.

Sincerely,

National Organizations

Dryden Resource Awareness Leadership Conference of ACE: Alliance for Climate Coalition Women Religious Education Earth Action Inc. Nuclear Information and Amazon Watch Resource Service Network America Unites for Kids Ocean Futures Society Earthjustice Association for the Tree of Office of Apostolic Action & Earthworks Life Advocacy, Christian Life Elders Climate Action Community-USA (CLC) Bold Alliance Emerald Cities Collaborative Partnership for Policy Catholic Network U.S. Integrity CAVU (Calm Air Visibility People’s Action Unlimited) Physicians for Social Center for Biological Environmental Working Responsibility Diversity Group Plastic Pollution Coalition Center for Environmental Food & Water Watch Health Polar Bears International Fossil Free Presbyterian Center for Food Safety Church (USA) Power Shift Network Center for Popular Public Citizen Democracy Green for All Rootskeeper.org Citizens United for Safe Climate Campaign Renewable Energy and GRID Alternatives Sustainability Health Care Without Harm Clean Air Council Healthy Home Healthy Planet Stop the Frack Attack Clean Air-Cool Planet ICLEI- Local Governments for SUN DAY Campaign Sustainability Clean Energy Action Sustainable Energy and Economy Network Clean Water Action Institute for Local Self-

Reliance SustainUS Clean Water Alliance Interfaith Power & Light The Solutions Project Climate Action Now Jewish Climate Action Toxics Action Center Climate Law & Policy Project Network U.S. Climate Plan ClimateMama Kyoto U.S.A. Voices for Progress Climatetruth.org Labor Network for Sustainability Wilderness Watch Conscious Elders Network LEAD Agency, Inc Working Families Cool Planet Organization

Local/State/Regional Organizations Conservation Voters New Environment Rhode Island Mexico 350 Bay Area Environment Texas Cooperative Energy Futures 350 Brooklyn Environment Virginia Don’t Gas the Pinelands 350 CT Environment Eco-Justice Ministries 350 Lansing Environmental Defenders of Environment Arizona McHenry County 350 Louisiana - New Orleans Environment Environmental Justice Task 350 Marin Force of the WNY Peace Environment Colorado 350 Missoula Center Environment 350 Environmental League of Environment Florida 350 San Francisco Environment Georgia First Unitarian Universalist 350 Silicon Valley Church of San Antonio Green Environment Illinois Sanctuary Team Association to Preserve Cape Cod, Inc. Environment Florida Institute for Reform and Empowerment Azul Environment Floridians Against Fracking Berkshire Environmental Environment Maryland Action Team (BEAT) Environment Massachusetts Fossil Free California Better Future Project Environment Frack Free Four Corners Catholic Climate Environment Gas Free Seneca Movement Environment Missouri Grassroots Environmental California Environmental Education Justice Alliance Environment Montana Greater Edwards Aquifer Campaign for Renewable Environment Nevada Alliance Energy Environment New Hampshire Green Education and Legal Center for Regenerative Fund Community Solutions Environment New Jersey GreenLaw Coalition for Responsible Environment New Mexico Greentown Labs Siting of LNG Facilities Environment Hands Across the River Coastal Research and Environment Education Society of Long Coalition, Inc. Environment Ohio Island Haverford College Environment Oregon Connecticut Coalition for Helotes Creek Nature Center Environmental Justice High Country Conservation Physicians for Social Sol-Reliant Advocates Responsibility Arizona South Coast Neighbors Intrenchment Creek Coalition United, Inc. Physicians for Social IOWA 350 Responsibility Harrisburg Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Iowa Citizens for Community Physicians for Social Improvement Responsibility Maine Chapter Southern Oregon Climate Action Now Iowa Interfaith Power & Light Physicians for Social Responsibility New Mexico Stop Northeast Energy Direct Lexington Global Warming Physicians for Social Action Coalition Responsibility New York Stop the West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline MassSolar Physicians for Social StopNED Multicultural Alliance for a Responsibility Oregon Safe Environment Physicians for Social Sustainable Lexington Nature Coast Conservation, Responsibility Philadelphia Sustainable Tompkins Inc. Physicians for Social Sustainable Upton New Energy Economy Responsibility San Francisco Bay Area Texas Drought Project New Hampshire Pipeline Awareness Network Physicians for Social The Environmental Justice Responsibility Washington Center at Chestnut Hill New Jersey Citizen Action United Church Physicians for Social New Jersey Highlands Responsibility- Wisconsin/WI The Lands Council Coalition Environmental Health The League of Women Network New Mexico Interfaith Power Voters of Florida & Light Pipe Line Awareness Transition Howard County Network for the Northeast No Canton Gas Pipeline Tucson Climate Action Progress Florida No Fracked Gas in Mass Network Renewable Energy Long No Sharon Gas Pipeline Unitarian Universalist Mass Island Action Network One Hundred Miles Resist the Pipeline Uranium Watch Oregon Environmental ReThink Energy Florida Council Watershed Alliance of Sandy San Geronimo Nature Center Springs Organize Now Save Our Springs Alliance WATERSPIRIT Our Santa Fe River, Inc. Save the Scenic Santa Ritas Western New York Peninsula Interfaith Climate Association Environmental Alliance Action Sierra Club, Lone Star Wisconsin Environment PennEnvironment Chapter Local Elected Officials Doug Von Gausig, Mayor of Daniel Biss, State Senator, , State Clarkdale, Arizona Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives Isela Blanc, State Laura Fine, State Representative, Arizona Representative, Illinois Fue Lee, State House of Representatives House of Representatives Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives Joe Ramirez, Vice Mayor of El Will Guzzardi, State Mirage, Arizona Representative, Illinois Jim Carlson, State Senator, House of Representatives John Insalaco, Mayor of Apache Junction, Arizona Margaret R. Rotundo, State , State Representative, Maine Representative, Minnesota Thomas K. Butt, Mayor of House of Representatives House of Representatives Richmond, California Jimmy Tarlau, State Karen Clark, State Christine Berg, Mayor of Delegate, Maryland House of Representative, Minnesota

Lafayette, Colorado Delegates House of Representatives Sam Weaver, Council- Stephen Lafferty, State Raymond Dehn, State member of Boulder, Delegate, Maryland House of Representative, Minnesota Colorado Delegates House of Representative Gregory Haddad, State Alex B. Morse, Mayor of , State Representative, Connecticut Holyoke, Massachusetts Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives House of Representatives Gail Garrett, Select board James Albis, State member of Mt. Washington, Sandra Masin, State Representative, Connecticut Massachusetts Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives House of Representatives Greg Snedeker, Select board Marilyn Moore, State of Gill, Massachusetts Sandy Pappas, State Senator, Senator, Connecticut Senate Minnesota Senate Mary S. Keefe, State Matt Lesser, State Representative, , State Representative, Connecticut Massachusetts House of Representative, Minnesota

House of Representatives Representatives House of Representatives John Kolwalko, State Tom Sannicandro, State Kermit Williams, State Representative, Representative, Representative, New House of Representatives Massachusetts House of Hampshire House of Nan Orrock, State Senator, Representatives Representatives Georgia Senate David Bly, State Lee Walker Oxenham, State Chris Lee, State Representative, Minnesota Representative, New Representative, House of Representatives Hampshire House of Representatives House of Representatives D. Scott Dibble, State Nicole Lowen, State Senator, Minnesota Senate Representative, Hawaii House of Representatives Mindi Messmer, State Elizabeth Thomas, Town Mary Jo Daley, State Representative, New Supervisor of Ulysses, New Representative, Pennsylvania Hampshire House of York House of Representatives Representatives Jane Smith, State Senator, Keely Briggs, City Council- Renny Cushing, State member of Denton, Texas Representative, New Hampshire House of Mike Woodard, Joel Briscoe, State Representatives State Senator, North Carolina Representative, Utah House Senate of Representatives Richard McNamara, State Representative, New , State Barbara Rachelson, State Hampshire House of Representative, North Representative, Representatives Carolina House of House of Representatives Representatives Josephine Noone, Mike Yantachka, State , State Representative, Vermont Washington Borough Representative, North House of Representatives Council-member, Washington, New Jersey Carolina House of Representatives Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, , State State Representative, Representative, New Mexico Susan Fisher, State Vermont House of House of Representatives Representative, North Representatives Carolina House of Cisco McSorley, State Representatives , State Senator, New Mexico State Senator, Washington State

Senate , State Senate Senator, North Carolina , State Senate Candace Pratt, Councilor of Sequim, Washington Representative, New Mexico Stephanie Howse, State House of Representatives Representative, Ohio House Jessyn Farrell, State Linda Trujillo, State of Representatives Representative, Washington Representative, New Mexico House of Representatives Alissa Keny-Guye, State House of Representatives , State Senator, Representative, Oregon , State Senator, House of Representatives Washington Senate Peter Cornelison, Council- , State , State Senator, member of Hood River, Senator, Washington State

New Mexico Senate Oregon Senate Olga Pedroza, City Councilor, Arthur Haywood, State Cory Mason, State Las Cruzes District 3 Senator, Pennsylvania Senate Representative, Wisconsin House of Representatives Ronald Bailey, Albany City Chris Rabb, State Council Member, New York Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Prominent Individuals Michael Stone, Manager, Alistair Pim, Corporate John F. Gurnon, President, Suntility Electric LLC * Development Executive, Charles St. Supply Co.* Northeast Clean Energy Mitchell R. Damon, Owner, Council * Jonathan DiCesare, Project MRDamon Construction * Manager, Cobleskill Ann L Finneran, Chair, Water Hydroelectric * Pauline Rodrigues, Founding Issues Task Force Sierra Club Member, Southeast Coalition Atlantic Chapter * Judith Glixon, Coordinator, for Clean Air * Beth El Climate Team * Berl Hartman, Director, Pouné Saberi, MD, Physicians Environmental Judy Weiss, Rabbi, Boston for Social Responsibility Entrepreneurs (E2) * Jewish Climate Action Network* Regan Keller, Project Brian F. Keane, President of Manager, Us Creative SmartPower* Katelyn McIntosh, Junior Works* Scientist, Amec Foster Bruce Amundson, MD, Wheeler * Rob Rollins, Director President, Washington Business Development, Physicians for Social Katherine Eddins, Executive BlueSel Commercial Solar Responsibility* Director, Georgia-Alabama Inc.* Land Trust * Catherine Thomasson, MD, Robert Perkowitz, President Physicians for Social Lynn Ringenberg, MD, of ecoAmerica* Responsibility President Physicians for Social Responsibility * Ross Gelbspan, Author, The Charles Hanna, Ph.D., Heat is On and Boiling Point Duquesne University Marie Venner, Chair of National Academies Roz Baker, MD, Physicians Daniel C. Kline, CEO, Transportation Research for Social Responsibility * ParaTechnica * Board, Climate Change,

Energy and Sustainability S. David Freeman, Author Frank Gage, Assistant Chair Subcommittee * and former Chairman of the Renewable Energy Task Tennessee Valley Authority * Force, WNY Peace Center Mark Bauhaus, Partner, Just Inc.* Business * Sandra Jones, Director,

Plymouth Area Renewable Gail Neustadt, Author, Megan M. Gregory, Trinity Energy Initiative * Sebastian's Tale * Presbyterian Church, Forsyth

County Cooperative Sara Ross, CEO, Sungage James E. Jones, MD, Extension * Financial * Physicians for Social Responsibility * Meghan Haley-Quigley, Sarah Zemanick, Director of

Sustainability Manager, Campus Sustainability, Janelle London, Vice Chair, Union College* Cornell University * Menlo Park Environmental Quality Commission * Steve Garnaas-Holmes, Terry Pawlowski, Chair of Tyler Carlton, Executive Pastor, St. Matthew's United Tucson Climate Action Committee: LGBT Sub- Methodist Church* Network* Committee Co-Chair, Massachusetts Democratic Stuart Besnoff, Owner, Tom Cotter, Regional Sales Party * Alpine Solar Heat and Hot Manager, Renew Financial * Water * Victoria Alford Guest, Tom Kabat, Board Member, Reverend, First Susan Donaldson, Board SunWork.org * Congregational Church in Chair, Better Future Action * Natick *

Academics Albert R George, Director of Candace Claytor, Associate Graduate Studies in Systems, Professor, Michigan State Erin Binney Girdler, Associate Cornell University University Professor of Biology, Kalamazoo College Andrew Kurtz, Associate Chris Chiappari, Associate Professor, Boston University Professor, St. Olaf College Eugenia Lean, Ph.D., Andy McCollum, Professor of Columbia University Cindi Gilliland, Professor of Biology, Cornell College Practice, University of Fernan Jaramillo, Professor Arizona Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch, of Biology, Carleton College Assistant Professor, University of Claudia Buchmann, Frederick H. Damon, Connecticut Professor, Ohio State Professor, University of University Virginia Asha Nadkami, Associate George W. Layng, Professor Professor, UMass Amherst Dagomar Degroot, Assistant of English, Westfield State Professor, Georgetown University Baerbel Hoenisch, Associate University

Professor, Columbia Heidi Elmendorf, Associate University Daniel Zwanziger, Professor, New York University Professor of Biology, Barbara Gurr, Ph.D., Georgetown University University of Connecticut David G. Embrick, PhD, Associate Professor of Hieu Nguyen, Ph.D., Barbara Welker, Associate Sociology and Africana Professor, New Jersey Professor, SUNY Geneseo Studies Institute, University Institute of Technology of Connecticut Bethany Bradley, Associate Ion Bogdan Vasi, Associate Professor, University of David N. Dinkins, Professor, Professor, University of Iowa Massachusetts Columbia University-SIPA J. Morgan Kousser, Prof. of C.M. Armitage, Professor, David Shapleigh, Associate History and Social Science, UNC-Chapel Hill Professor, Westfield State California Institute of University Technology Johannes Urpelainen, James Langeland, Professor Associate Professor, Loraine Lundquist, Ph.D., of Biology, Kalamazoo Columbia University Institute for Sustainability, College California State University John Brigham, Professor, University M A Butler, Assistant James Russell, Associate Massachusetts Amherst Professor, Missouri State Professor, Brown University

John R. Balmes, MD, Margo Wolfson, Assistant James V. Masi, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, UCSF Professor, Brookdale Professor, University of and Professor of Community College Southern Maine Environmental Health Science, UC Berkeley Martha Weiss, Associate Janet Mann, Professor, Professor, Georgetown Georgetown University John R. Balmes, MD, University Professor of Medicine, UCSF; Jay Meegoda, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Melanie Kankam, Professor, Professor, New Jersey Health Science, UC Berkeley Spelman College Institute of Technology John Riker, Professor of Melanie Morris, Assistant Philosophy, Colorado College Jeff Baldwin, Professor of Director of Sustainability,

Geography, Sonoma State Suffolk County Community John Zobitz, Associate University College Professor of Mathematics,

Augsburg College Jeff Jeremiason, Ph. D., Michael Ferber, Professor, Associate Professor in Jonathan Glasser, Professor, University of New Hampshire Chemistry and College of William and Mary Environmental Studies, Michael Goodhart, Associate Gustavus Adolphus College Joseph B. Underhill, Professor of Political Science, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh Jeffrey Seidman, Associate Augsburg College Professor and Chair, Dept. of Michael Griffin, Professor, Philosophy, Vassar College Joyce M. Mullan, Ph. D., Macalester College Teaching Assistant Professor, Michael L. Boller, Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Jen Dolan, Professor, UMass Associate Professor of Technology Amherst Biology, St. John Fisher

College Julie Klinger, Professor, Jerome A. Paulson, MD, Boston University FAAP, Professor Emeritus of Michael Singer, Professor of

Pediatrics and of Biology and Environmental Kath March, Professor Environmental & Studies, Wesleyan University Emerita, Cornell University Occupational Health, George

Washington University Michael Wysession, Kristin Burkholder, Assistant Professor, Washington Jessica Gutknecht, Assistant Professor, Environmental University Professor, University of Science, Stonehill College Minnesota, Twin Cities Nathan Phillips, Ph.D. Larry Reeger, Associate Professor, Department of Professor, SUNY Sullivan Earth and Environment, Boston Robin Greeley, Ph.D., Stewart Weaver, Professor of University University of Connecticut History, University of Rochester Ninian Stein, Ph. D., Tufts Roy Gordon, Professor, University Harvard University Susan Crate, Professor,

George Mason University Noel Healy, Assistant Sarah Stoll, Professor, Professor, Department of Georgetown University Susan Gerbi McIlwain, Geography, Salem State Professor of Biology, Brown University Seungsook Moon, Professor University of Sociology, Vassar College Obed Pasha, Lecturer, Shan Zhu, Ph.D, UNC-CH Timmons Roberts, Professor, University of Massachusetts Brown University Amherst Shankar Nair, University of

Virginia Ujjayant Chakravorty, Olivia Holmes, Professor, Simone Galperti, Assistant Professor of Economics, Tufts Professor, Binghamton Professor, UCSD University University Stellan Vinthagen, Professor Uwakwe Chukwu, Ph. D., SC Raffael Scheck, Professor, of Sociology, University of State University Colby College Massachusetts, Amherst Vittorio Hosle, Ph.D., Randi Darling, Associate Stephen Bird, Associate University of Notre Dame Professor, Westfield State Professor, Political Science, University Walter Bock, Professor, Clarkson University Columbia University

Robert Goldberg, Professor of Epidemiology, Professor of Epidemiology

Businesses Abender Corporation Exclusive Jewels Green Education Inc. Aquamarine Studio FireFlower Alternative Hookah Hookup Athens Running Company Energy Longfellow Health Clubs Burnham Studio EnergySage Mr. Sustainable LLC Cell Phone Repairs and More Gasp New England Solar Concepts, Chase Systems LLC Go Green electric Inc.

CityROCK Golden Real Estate New Mexico Story Power

Clean Power Inc. Newark Science and Golden Solar Sustainability Inc. Energy Emporium Golden Well Being Collective NextSun Energy LLC Precision Decisions LLC Solar Design Associates, Inc.

No , LLC Relay Power Solar Invictus LLC

Renewable Energy Systems Solar Store of Greenfield Norm's Ski & Bike LLC Northeast Solar SolarOne Solutions, Inc. Resonant Energy NuWatt Energy Sustainable Success Room to Maneuver www.gallupsolar.org Omer and Bob's Sports SBS Solar Pope Energy Ski Butlers