A new coalition unveiled yesterday is calling out members of Congress who voted "no" on the American Clean Energy and Security Act. The coalition, Clean Energy Works, brings together environmental and religious organizations, business groups, grassroots activists, SEIU and other labor unions--63 groups in all--to push for legislative action on global warming this year and combat the attacks against climate action.
Accompanying the launch of the coalition is a humorous campaign website that's slightly reminiscent of Geico's caveman advertising concept (minus the tacky factor). CongressmanCaveman.com aims to target select members of Congress who voted "no" on the American Clean Energy and Security Act. Dubbing Rep. Thaddeius McCotter, Rep. Frank Wolf, Rep. John Shimkus and Rep. Roy Blunt the "members of the Caveman Energy Caucus;" the coalition's additional targets in the coming weeks on the site will include more than a dozen moderate Democrats and Republicans such as Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine and John McCain of Arizona.
The campaign website also showcases a YouTube video ("Caveman Solar Panel Smackdown!") with a caption that reads "I know some people don't want clean energy, but I can't believe what happened the day we tried to install solar panels..."
Watch it here:
In late June, the House of Representatives passed a landmark bill putting caps on the emissions that cause global warming. The Senate is expected to take up the measure in late September or October, and a large aim of Clean Energy Works will be targeting 28 midwestern, western and southern states with field staff, a lobbying campaign, and TV, radio and online ads to push for Waxman-Markey bill.
"Millions of Americans want more clean energy jobs, less pollution, and greater national security," Clean Energy Works communications director David Di Martino tells Politico. "We send a billion dollars a day overseas to pay for our oil. It's time to invest that money here - in secure, renewable energy sources that are made in America, provide jobs for Americans and work for America."
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