Presidents Day Rally in Washington DC, Sunday, February 17
If you are interested in going to the Presidents Day Rally in Washington, DC, to support climate action by President Obama, please contact Steve Shivvers at stevesh@grm.net. Steve is coordinating van pools to DC from Iowa for the event.
For those of you who are not able to attend the DC rally – for time, money, or carbon budget reasons – please contact Rob Hogg about local climate action in connection with the Presidents Day Rally. You can email Rob at robhogg@earthlink.net
Also, we are encouraging Iowans to contact our Congressional representatives and Senators to support the Presidents Day Rally and to encourage them to take climate action in 2013. Congress should:
> Make the renewable energy production tax credit permanent to reflect its climate, health, and national security benefits.
> End billions in fossil fuel subsidies to slow down fossil fuel use and save our tax money for fighting global warming and climate disasters.
> Stop the Keystone “Export” pipeline which, if built, would increase global dependence on the dirty tar sands of Canada, endanger America’s water and waterfowl, and take American property for a pipeline for a foreign oil company to ship oil from Port Arthur, Texas, into the global market.
> Stop oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the Arctic environment from oil spills.
> Adopt comprehensive climate legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and invest in future disaster mitigation.
Below are the local mailing addresses and phone numbers of our Iowa delegation:
Senator Chuck Grassley Federal Building Room 721 210 Walnut Street Des Moines, IA 50309 (515) 288-1145
Senator Tom Harkin Federal Building Room 733 210 Walnut Street Des Moines, IA 50309 (515) 284-4574
Congressman Bruce Braley 219 East 4th Street Waterloo, IA 50703 (319) 287-3233
Congressman Steve King 526 Nebraska Street Sioux City, IA 51101 (712) 224-4692
Congressman Tom Latham 2700 Grand Avenue Ste. 109 Des Moines, IA 50312 (515) 282-1909
Congressman Dave Loebsack 125 South Dubuque Street Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 351-0789 |