Action Alert: Congress Working on a "Cap-and-Trade System - H.R. 2454

We received the following Action Alert today regarding Federal Legislation now in Congress ...

Action Alert
Climate Change Legislation (H.R. 2454)

Robin B Tucker, lawmakers in the House expect to vote Friday on landmark climate change legislation. If approved, the bill would move to the Senate for consideration. The measure aims to cap greenhouse-gas emissions at 17 percent of 2005 levels by 2020 and by about 80 percent by 2050, creating a market for companies to buy and sell the right to emit carbon dioxide and other gases (a “cap-and-trade” system). The measure would also create a new renewable electricity standard and establish new national building codes. (H.R.2454)

Supporters say the bill would create jobs, reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil and reduce greenhouse gases – which some argue is the leading compound linked to global warming. Opponents are calling the bill an energy tax that could slow the economy. Many lawmakers representing farm states are also concerned that the measure would put a disproportionate burden on farmers.

Warren Buffett Slams Speaker Pelosi's Huge National Energy Tax - CNBC via YouTube.

In an interview today on CNBC, billionaire investor and prominent Obama
supporter and economic advisor Warren Buffett blasted Speaker Pelosi national
energy tax, calling it a "huge tax" and "fairly regressive" that will "harm an
awful lot of people."

Do you support H.R.2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act?

Contact your representative in Congress today regarding this very important issue.

Robin Tucker