Comments on: Obama Calls for BP Escrow Account http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/06/16/obama-calls-for-bp-escrow-account/ Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 22:05:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Doug http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/06/16/obama-calls-for-bp-escrow-account/comment-page-1/#comment-205436 Doug Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:48:09 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=37998#comment-205436 This address will take you directly to the Senate webpage where every Senator is listed along with his/her contact information, including their office phone number and a 'web form' link where you can send an eamil to their office. Just copy and paste into your browser address bar: <b>http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm</b> This address will take you directly to the Senate webpage where every Senator is listed along with his/her contact information, including their office phone number and a ‘web form’ link where you can send an eamil to their office. Just copy and paste into your browser address bar:

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

]]> By: Doug http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/06/16/obama-calls-for-bp-escrow-account/comment-page-1/#comment-205429 Doug Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:51:47 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=37998#comment-205429 At the risk of tiring those who frequently read comments to these Environmental Leader stories, I will repeat my earlier pleas to call your senators in support of the Kerry-Lieberman bill. <b>Now</b> is a great time to add your voice to the push, in view of the oval office speech. I agree with those who claim that the current bill is likely too mild. But, despite any specific weaknesses that it may contain, the bill <i>will</i> have a non-zero effect on climate. And regardless of your individual thoughts on the topic, please remember that the passage of a bill that contains cap-and-trade, cap-and-dividend, or a carbon tax; does not prohibit the passage of another alternative later on - the choices are not mutually exclusive. Weaknesses and all, the current bill is probably about the best that the US government can be expected to deliver. A few tiny steps at a time is breakneck speed in a Washington that is chock-full of special interest group lobbyists seeking to delay, baby, delay. I hope everyone calls, emails, or writes their Senators to tell them to support this bill. That’s basically the only way to counteract some of that big-money lobbying that’s going on. And then next year, or the year after that, we can come back to the table to try and get a few more baby steps accomplished. Please, call your Senators. Let's each do what we can as individuals to ensure that the Senate passes this bill. At the risk of tiring those who frequently read comments to these Environmental Leader stories, I will repeat my earlier pleas to call your senators in support of the Kerry-Lieberman bill. Now is a great time to add your voice to the push, in view of the oval office speech.

I agree with those who claim that the current bill is likely too mild. But, despite any specific weaknesses that it may contain, the bill will have a non-zero effect on climate. And regardless of your individual thoughts on the topic, please remember that the passage of a bill that contains cap-and-trade, cap-and-dividend, or a carbon tax; does not prohibit the passage of another alternative later on – the choices are not mutually exclusive.

Weaknesses and all, the current bill is probably about the best that the US government can be expected to deliver. A few tiny steps at a time is breakneck speed in a Washington that is chock-full of special interest group lobbyists seeking to delay, baby, delay.

I hope everyone calls, emails, or writes their Senators to tell them to support this bill. That’s basically the only way to counteract some of that big-money lobbying that’s going on.

And then next year, or the year after that, we can come back to the table to try and get a few more baby steps accomplished.

Please, call your Senators. Let’s each do what we can as individuals to ensure that the Senate passes this bill.

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