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Don't let the climate bill shortchange transportation
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Brent Hugh
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Oct 09, 2009 12:00 PDT
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Make sure your senators get the message before they finalize their
climate bill.
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ImSmp1wCyA0TNL9gn%2BAmS2VO3w5vilx5>Ask
them to include a serious investment in clean transportation!
Last week, Senators Barbara Boxer and John Kerry unveiled a landmark
climate bill that could set us on the path toward cleaner, safer and
smarter transportation.
But one piece still doesn't add up: the funding.
To truly address climate change, the Senate must fix the serious
funding gap in the House climate bill: The House bill directs only an
optional one percent of the money it will raise toward clean
transportation options, even though nearly one-third of our CO
emissions come from transportation.
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Rx5IGbKXi3Q5ofd6Yp0UcWVO3w5vilx5>Ask
your senators to do the math: you can't solve 30% of the problem with
only 1% of the funding.
Now is the time to make ourselves heard: The Senate climate bill
doesn't contain funding levels yet, so there is still an opportunity
to include enough funding to create cleaner, more affordable
transportation options for everyday Americans.
Senators Boxer and Kerry do deserve our thanks and support - the bill
already makes significant strides toward cleaner transportation. It
would direct states and metro areas to make plans to reduce
transportation emissions and set targets over the coming decades.
These goals are a tremendous - and essential - component of the legislation.
But these targets will be nearly impossible to meet if the bill only
provides a miniscule share of its funding for cleaner and more
fuel-efficient transportation.
Help make sure we both set meaningful goals AND provide communities
with the means to reach them.
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=3MiFqxsBSDME1fyel0cyQW4EumlGPwlW>Tell
your Senators to adequately fund clean transportation in the climate bill.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Ilana Preuss
National Outreach Director
Transportation for America
Transportation For America <mailto:in-@t4america.org>in-@t4america.org
1707 L Street NW #1050 Washington, DC 20036
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