FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 22, 2011
Contact: Maggie Kao,
202-675-2384 or maggie.kao@sierraclub.org
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Upton video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vby55nI5ZHQ
Rehberg video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdBPybpHyo0
New TV Ads Highlight House Leadership’s War on
Clean Energy Jobs
Ads Target Reps. Upton and Rehberg
Washington,
D.C. – Today, the Sierra Club launched a series of
television ads highlighting U.S. House Leadership’s efforts to block clean
energy jobs. The cable television ads will run in the Kalamazoo, MI and
Billings, MT media markets for three weeks. The Sierra Club plans to run more
ads in the coming weeks.
“At a time when working
families are struggling to make ends meet, Rep. Fred Upton (MI-6) and Rep.
Denny Rehberg (MT-At Large) are blocking clean energy jobs and investments for
their constituents,” said Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra
Club. “Both congressmen have repeatedly
blocked proven job creators in the clean energy sector, in order to keep Americans
dependent on dirty fossil fuels – this catering to corporate polluter lobbyists
at the cost of American jobs is inexcusable.”
The TV ad highlights that
despite the thousands of clean energy jobs available in Michigan and Montana, Reps.
Upton and Rehberg have repeatedly blocked proven job creators in some of the
fastest growing industries in the nation. [e.g. HR 1, House Vote 147,
2/19/2011; HR 2608, House
Vote 727, 9/23/2011; HR 2354, House Vote 600, 7/15/2011]
“Clean
energy is already providing Americans with affordable and reliable energy –
without polluting the environment or threatening our health,” said Brune. “A
clean energy future beyond dirty coal and oil is within our reach – and it’s
time for our leaders to stop living in the past and invest in clean, safe and
renewable energy to jumpstart our economy.”
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