FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 2, 2011
Contact: Alex Wall,
202-548-4595 or alex.wall@sierraclub.org
***View the Ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fY-bKcAQz8 ***
New TV Ad Highlights Rep. Darrell Issa’s War on
Clean Energy Jobs
San
Diego, CA – This week, the Sierra Club launched a
television ad highlighting Rep. Darrell Issa’s efforts to block clean energy
jobs. The cable television ad buy is nearly 200 points and will run in the
Northern San Diego media market through next week.
“At a time when working
families are struggling to make ends meet, Rep. Issa is blocking clean energy
jobs and investments for his constituents,” said Michael Brune, executive
director of the Sierra Club. “He has
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 is inexcusable.”
The TV ad highlights that
despite the thousands of clean energy jobs available in California, Rep. Issa
has 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]
In California
alone, the clean energy sector supports more than 300,000 jobs.
“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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