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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On Friday, Congress took an extraordinary step forward on efforts to curb global warming. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the first-ever bill designed to advance a clean energy economy that creates green jobs, boosts national security and protects our planet. Click here to see the ad that SEIU and coalition groups launched in Capitol Hill publications just last week, urging Congress to pass and strengthen the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES).

Areas of the bill that could still use some strengthening, according to our coalition partner the Blue Green Alliance: key provisions related to the Renewable Electricity Standard, investments in clean energy, energy efficiency, worker training and fair treatment of workers. BGA Executive Director David Foster praised the passing of the legislation:

"The Blue Green Alliance and its labor and environmental partners believe that comprehensive climate change legislation is essential to creating millions of jobs building the clean energy economy, particularly in manufacturing and construction, two industries hard hit by the economic downturn."

Bright Ideas
On Sunday, President Obama sat down with a group of reporters for an in-depth interview about the climate bill and energy, saying that he thinks the clean-energy market is poised for explosive growth. One small thing Americans can do to help conserve energy as our country moves towards enacting stricter energy-efficiency standards? Buy new lightbulbs.

Obama said the Department of Energy is at work on new standards for fluorescent and incandescent lighting. "Now I know light bulbs may not seem sexy, but this simple action holds enormous promise because 7 percent of all the energy consumed in America is used to light our homes and our businesses," Obama said. Read the president's full remarks here. More details on the Waxman-Markey legislation at ThinkProgress's Wonk Room.

As Congress marshals us closer to a clean energy economy that creates green jobs, boosts national security and protects our planet, SEIU and coalition groups launched a print ad campaign last week in Capitol Hill publications. The print ads--from groups including Blue Green Alliance and Sierra Club-- urge Congress to pass and strengthen the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES).

Check out the ad below, which is currently running in Congress Daily AM, Politico, The Hill, Roll Call, CQ and the National Journal.

The American Clean Energy and Security Act is expected to end up on the floor of the House this week, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announcing yesterday that she plans to bring the legislation for a House vote on Friday.