From Rose Garr and Emmet O'Hanlon of PIRG

We have set up a town-hall style meetings on the energy bill with Senator
Harkin's staff in both Des Moines and Davenport, and would like to open the
meetings to you and members of your organization. The meetings are set for
next Thursday, Feb. 19 at noon.

If you, members of the organization you represent, or your friends and
family would be interested in coming to a meeting with Senator Harkin's
staff feel free to forward this email.

To sign up now to participate in a town hall meeting with your senator,
click on this link or paste it into your web browser:
http://meetings.SaveOurEnvironment.org

For more information, visit:
http://newenergyfuture.com/newenergy.asp?id2=5750


Background

America needs an energy policy that makes our electricity supply more
reliable and prevents future Enron-type scandals, but the federal energy
bill before Congress increases the risk of future blackouts and allows more
energy market manipulation by energy companies.

America needs an energy plan that promotes clean, efficient, renewable
energy like wind and solar power, but the energy bill subsidizes the same
old polluting oil, coal and nuclear industries, while leaving out entirely a
renewable energy standard that would have guaranteed real increases in
renewable energy production. We need to reduce our dependence on oil, but
the energy bill fails to increase fuel economy standards at all.

America needs an energy plan that protects the environment, but the energy
bill would allow more drilling on pristine public lands and pave the way for
damaging oil and gas exploration off our coasts.

America needs an energy plan that cuts global warming pollution, but the
energy bill completely ignores the threat of global warming and lets oil
companies off the hook for groundwater contamination with the gas additive
MTBE in every state - shifting billions of dollars in cleanup costs from
polluters to local taxpayers. People who live in smoggy areas will breathe
dirty air for longer, and the oil and gas industry will be allowed to
pollute rivers, lakes and coastal areas when they drill or build refineries.

To sign up now to participate, click on this link or paste it into your web
browser:
http://meetings.SaveOurEnvironment.org

For more information, visit:
http://newenergyfuture.com/newenergy.asp?id2=5750

Sincerely,

Emmet O'Hanlon
Iowa PIRG Energy Associate
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http://www.IowaPIRG.org

P.S.  Thanks again for your support.  Please feel free to share this e-mail
with your family and friends.

Rose Garr
Midwest Field Organizer
Iowa PIRG and Illinois PIRG
180 W. Washington St., 5th floor
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 252-0050
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