[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Victory for now: Cheney energy bill stopped

[Jay Mittenthal]

>Date: 22 Nov 2002 19:06:37 -0000
>From: "Peter Schurman, MoveOn.org" <moveon-help at list.moveon.org>
>To: "Jay Mittenthal" <mitten at life.uiuc.edu>
>Subject: Victory for now: Cheney energy bill stopped
>X-MailScanner: Found to be clean
>
>Dear MoveOn member,
>
>Congratulations.  Our hard work has helped prevent the Cheney energy
>plan from passing in the U.S. Congress, for now.  Congress' adjournment
>without completing the bill means we've won this round.
>
>Next year, Congress must start from scratch to create a new bill.  With
>your help, this next bill will be one that encourages renewable energy
>and protects our environment.  If not, we'll stop the next one too.
>
>Today, it's important that we celebrate this victory.  Next time
>you're outside, take a moment to savor it.  There will be no oil
>drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this year.
>
>While many environmental groups played roles in this victory, MoveOn
>members made a terrific contribution.  More than 20,000 of us made
>phone calls; nearly a thousand of us sent letters to the editors of our
>newspapers.  More than 35,000 of us signed the "Stop Cheney" petition,
>sending electronic messages to our Senators and Representatives calling
>for preservation of our environment and development of an energy policy
>based on energy efficiency, renewable sources, and conservation.
>
>Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle deserves our thanks for holding the
>line against a relentless, two-year drive by the White House.
>
>But Daschle's principled resistance would not have been possible
>without our outpouring of grassroots support.  Thanks to all of us, our
>children may yet have a chance to enjoy the environment we love.
>
>This is your victory.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>- Peter Schurman
>   Executive Director
>   MoveOn.org
>   November 22nd, 2002
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