Bob Moore at the Coloradoan blogs on a new independent ad thanking US Rep. Betsy Markey for supporting the ACES bill.
The ad, produced by the Environmental Defense Action Fund, is the third in the past two weeks thanking Markey for her vote on the ACES legislation, commonly called the cap and trade bill. There has been no similar effort critical of Markey's vote, though the National Republican Congressional Committee paid for automated phone calls attacking her vote.
"We're saluting Betsy Markey for voting for Colorado's future," states the newest 30-second TV ad, which is running on Fort Collins and Greeley cable systems.
The ad was paid for by Abound Solar, Wirsol Solar Independence, GenGreen Life, Vestas American Wind Technology, New Belgium Brewing and Bella Energy.
This follows the Americans United for Change ad that went up recently.
Showing that taking the right stand on an issue can pay dividends, Americans United For Change is running TV ads congratulating Rep. Betsy Markey for voting the right way on climate change.
You can watch the video above to see the ad, and if you want to know more about Americans United for Change, you can click here.
What is the linkage between the country's environmental future, a strong working economy, and America's middle class? The Seminal takes a look:
Indeed, according to a recent news article, the Sierra Club has identified the Employee Free Choice Act as one of its top two priorities. At first glance, it might seem odd that an environmental organization would launch an aggressive ad campaign advocating for labor law reform. Yet one of the the biggest barriers facing companies that desire to invest in green technologies today is the decline in consumer spending power. In order to create a green economy that can endure, it is critical that we create green jobs that pay a living wage, allowing workers to purchase the products they produce.
The piece examines the very different stories of two manufacturing plants; plants re-opened by the same owner to produce energy-efficient products--and by that creating green collar jobs. One plant was unionized. One wasn't.
In parts 1-3 of this 'blogumentary' we covered the amount of renewable energy just waiting for us to tap, how local governments and people are getting involved, and how we need the federal government to change the laws to support renewable energy. (and a good bit of information from Dcoronata on Geothermal energy. Now for the bread and butter issue: jobs. With the economic forecast showing a continued housing slump and general signs of a recession, a decade long approach of offshoring jobs, bad unemployment numbers, and no real growth in any job sector except service jobs, there seems to be a lot wrong with our country's economic health. Fortunately, there is a solution for these problems, the emergence of green collar jobs.
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