WVEC Action Alert

January 18, 2007

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Important Environmental Vote in US House this week!

Please call Rep Shelley Moore Capito now & ask her to vote for the repeal of Big Oil Tax Breaks in order to invest in Alternative Energy.

The vote will be in the US House this Friday Jan 19th so CALL NOW! -- Ed. Note: Vote may have moved up to Thursday, January 18

The toll-Free number is 866-699-9243. For more info go to www.cancampaign.org or see below:

Gary Zuckett, WV Citizen Action 304-346-5891

Repeal Oil Tax Breaks, Invest in Alternative Energy:

Source: Campaign for America's Future

"There are plenty things in this budget that we could remove and substitute better things for. For example, we could roll back the subsidies for big oil and use that money for investment in alternative energy." - House Democratic Leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi

The Promise

The Democrats' first 100 hours plan aims to reduce American dependence on oil. The opening move is to roll back the multi-billion dollar subsides to Big Oil and reinvest them into the clean, renewable energy technologies that will help America break its addiction to oil and save American families money at the pump.

The Problem

  • America's dependence on oil has become a threat to our nation's economic and national security, and a burden on working families.
  • Half of low-income households could not afford last year's heating bills, 1/3 reported that they sacrificed on medicine to pay for heat, 1/5 gave up food for a day or more.
  • Gas prices have sky rocketed; the cost of regular unleaded gasoline grew by 58 percent from 2000 to 2005 1 and families are squeezed at the pump. 2
  • 65% of oil we consume is imported from abroad, a percentage that rises each year.

The People

The American people are hungry for change. This election was a dramatic cry for change. Election Day polling by Lake Research Partners found that 74% of voters indicated energy issues, particularly diminishing the influence of Big Oil in Congress and the need for alternative energy had an impact on their vote for Congress. When asked to further define what change and moving America in a new direction meant, 96% of voters indicated a new direction on energy was important--with a full 73% saying it was very important.

The Down Payment

Democrats will introduce legislation to roll back multi-billion dollar subsides for established oil interests. That won't take us to energy independence immediately but it’s a beginning….

rest of message available at www.cancampaign.org

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Support the Bottle Bill

The Legislative Session is upon us.  Please take a moment and call your Senators and Delegate(s) and ask them to support the WV Bottle Bill.  Even if you have called them in the past and they support the bill, please call them again as we begin the Session.  They are hearing from special interest groups who oppose the bill and need to hear from the voters back home.  You can call toll-free at 1-877-565-3447. 

Please check out the following links for recent news.  Also, stay in touch at www.wvbottlebill.org.  Please check out the letters to the editor there and consider sending in one of your own!  All these recent letters are being noticed by legislators!

http://www.register-herald.com/local/local_story_013232003.html

http://www.register-herald.com/letters/local_story_013215358.html

I'll be e-mailing you soon with more information - stay tuned!

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