Reply #94: Updates on #7 Draft for Environment - seeking legislative voice

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Sent the following to Senator (unfortunately) Kerry. Not being from Massachusetts, I'm not sure how long, or if I will get a reply. Looking for any pending legislation on Sustainable Energy to protect the environment (any politician, any location will do, not just US Congress).

Dear Senator Kerry,

Remember the President’s 2000 campaign pledge for an exorbitant tax cut and no one took him seriously? Remember the President’s musings on attacking Iraq soon after 911? Get ready for another Texas surprise: Nuclear Power Plants in our back yards. It’s payback time for Republicans to give a gift to the Nuclear Power Industry.

See Sierra Club's Jan. 11 story in RAW:

http://lists.sierraclub.org/SCRIPTS/WA.EXE?A2=ind0501&L...

In light of the disastrous consequences of the Iraq War, the President has recently begun promoting Nuclear Energy as another quick-fix solution. Nuclear power has the obvious potential to become an even greater disaster. It’s time we quit fowling our own nests with quick fix solutions. We know that you have supported a more sensitive and sensible energy policy that respects the world around us.

When are you planning on reintroducing Sustainable Energy legislation that would counter the President's Nuclear Energy Policy plan?

We want to start a letter writing campaign to build a foundation for your new Sustainable Energy legislation (fuel efficiency, wind, solar,...), whatever it may be.

Thank you for all you have done for America.

Also, have started short one for the local media:

Did you see the armored fortress traveling down Pennsylvania Avenue for the Inaugural Parade? How would you like that traveling through your neighborhood on a monthly basis. Only instead of carrying a President, the armed vehicles were transporting nuclear waste; not a welcome sight in an age of terrorism.

Say no to the Nuclear Industry’s push for plants in our neighborhoods.

Also am soliciting help from DU's Environmental Forum