Fighting anti energy bill at the tractor pull
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I think this bill will have a tough time getting the sixty votes it needs in the Senate. The Democrats are already talking about putting off the vote until next year, which means it should be fresh on the minds of those participating in the 2010 election. It is a bill that needs to be defeated.
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Instead of town halls and angry confrontations with lawmakers, farm and fossil fuel groups are using tractor pulls and county fairs and national advertising campaigns to spread their message that a climate bill will hurt the economy.
Energy Citizens, an alliance that includes the American Petroleum Institute, National Association of Manufacturers, and the American Farm Bureau Federation, is planning 21 rallies in 20 states to build grassroots opposition to the climate bill sponsored by Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.).
That bill passed the House and is serving as a template for action in the Senate.
“We want to give voice to those organizations and individuals that have concerns with the Waxman-Markey legislation,” said Robert Dodge, a spokesman for API. The scheduled events will take place several states where Democratic senators are reportedly on the fence on climate legislation, like North Dakota, Michigan and Nebraska.
The grassroots effort is focusing on farmers and employees of energy companies and energy intensive industries who could feel the effects of a cap on carbon more acutely to build a network of opposition.
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I think this bill will have a tough time getting the sixty votes it needs in the Senate. The Democrats are already talking about putting off the vote until next year, which means it should be fresh on the minds of those participating in the 2010 election. It is a bill that needs to be defeated.
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