Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 15:33:38 -0500
From: Holmes Graybeal
Subject: to Renee Ellmers’ NC District 2 constituents concerned about our warming planet
We face an existential challenge. Climate has changed and will continue changing rapidly. Many species, including very possibly our own, will be unable to adapt. We are in a sinking ship and the first thing to do is fix the leak. As quickly as possible we must transition off of carbon-based fuels whose emissions are warming the planet and altering the chemistry of our oceans. This requires a systemic change. This requires that we the people take action. One action is to build the political will to put a price on carbon.
I am volunteering with an organization called Citizens’ Climate Lobby whose one-point agenda is to build the political will for a price on carbon by empowering individuals to exercise their personal and political power. I have been communicating with the office of Renee Ellmers about the elegant solution of Carbon Fee and Dividend where companies that introduce carbon-based fuels into the market pay a fee and ALL revenue generated is given to the American public in the form of dividend checks. Ellmers and her staff have moved from “drill baby drill” to an “all of the above” energy policy which includes renewable forms of energy like wind and solar.
Are you concerned about global warming? Have you communicated that concern to your member of Congress? Do you want to be part of a group working towards a livable future?
Please contact me if you are a Renee Ellmers/NC District 2 constituent who would like to make a difference on climate. Please visit the Citizens’ Climate Lobby website to learn more about Carbon Fee and Dividend. http://citizensclimatelobby.org
Thanks for your consideration, Holmes