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Protestors Rain on GOP Dog and Pony Show
Photos by John McComb
House Republicans gathered on the Capitol steps for a PR stunt intended to promote their new oil drilling bill; what they got was an embarrassing rejection from nearly 200 protesters. Friends of the Earth members activists and other protestors carried signs calling out the Republicans for cozying up to Big Oil and pushing a disingenuous plan that would do nothing to actually lower prices at the pump. The protesters outnumbered the GOP members of Congress by about four to one and the overriding message from the event turned out to be a good one: Drilling is a fool’s errand.
PS: More evidence that oil and water don't mix came on the same day:
Ship collision shuts Mississippi River, spills fuel
Lieberman-Warner Not Fixed--Now Ditched!
The Lieberman-Warner global warming bill has officially been pulled from the floor. While the bill would not have done what scientists say we must do to reduce global warming pollution and did not deserve to become law, Friends of the Earth Action wanted a debate and the chance to make this bill better. Unfortunately, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his Republican allies would not allow debate on amendments that could have significantly strengthened the bill.
The climate crisis threatens our health, economy and way of life, and bold legislative action is urgently needed. Looking forward to 2009, the Democratic leadership in both the House and Senate must advance strong bills that inspire environmentalists and progressives across the country to take action and that can ultimately earn the support of all Americans.
Momentum builds behind Friends of the Earth Action's
'Fix or Ditch' Campaign
Friends of the Earth Action placed a "Fix or Ditch" ad in Roll Call with sign-ons from MoveOn.org Political Action, CREDO Mobile, Greenpeace, Public Citizen and others. The ad calls for global warming legislation that that meets the challenges we face without lavishing money on global warming polluters.
The substitute bill contains new offsets provisions that could delay any reductions in carbon emissions until the year 2025! Many scientists now say that countries such as the United States should phase out global warming pollution altogether by mid-century to avoid catastrophe.
Lieberman-Warner takes us nowhere near where scientists say we need to be.
Press Release | Fix or Ditch: Take Action | Link to Ad (pdf) | Link to Ad (jpg)
Senator John McCain's support for billions of dollars of handouts to corporate polluters is the focus of a new, pre-Earth Day national network media buy.
Friends of the Earth Action will run TV ads across the country and on the web asking McCain to stop trying to add billions of dollars of subsidies for the nuclear industry to the Lieberman-Warner global warming bill. The bill is already a trillion-dollar giveaway for corporate polluters.
See our ad...
NOT SO GREEN: Cummins, Inc. funding anti-environment politicians
Friends of the Earth Action and the Teamsters Union released a report at the Ceres annual conference, which casts doubt on the environment credentials of Cummins, Inc., a diesel engine manufacturer. Cummins, Inc. promotes itself to socially responsible investment (SRI) groups as one of America's leading "green" companies. However, the report reveals Cummins' pattern of targeting its political contributions to candidates with dismal environmental voting records.
Read the Full Report | Read the Press Release
