Are the Koch Brothers targeting New Mexico next?

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Take action today to stop them. Stop the Koch Carbon Lobby → Climate Activist— The Koch Carbon lobby is working hard to spread their influence across the country, and we need your help to stop it. In their latest assault, these supposed scions of get-government-off-my-back libertarianism are funding state efforts to force environmentally-concerned Americans who have installed solar panels and small wind turbines on their property to pay—of all things—a surtax on electricity sold back to the grid. Oh, the irony. As The New York Times pointed in an editorial over the weekend: "At long last, the Koch brothers and their conservative allies in state government have found a new tax they can support. Naturally it’s a tax on something the country needs: solar energy panels." Lawmakers in Oklahoma have recently passed a solar surtax bill, and the Kochs and their Big Carbon allies are launching similar attacks on clean energy policies in other states. Is New Mexico the next battleground? Not if we can stop them. Please send an email to your governor and state representatives urging them to reject these backward attacks on clean, renewable energy policies. In Charles and David Koch's topsy-turvy world, funding climate denialism seems like a twisted sport these two oil tycoons play just to rattle our cages—and line their own pockets. Undermining science and honest debate is one thing. But financially backing policies that block climate action and suppress clean energy innovation is where their destructive worldview sinks its jagged teeth into our efforts to make progress. More and more, this battle is being fought in the states. The Kochs and their Big Carbon allies are targeting hard-won renewable and clean energy policies that are making our communities cleaner and more prosperous. We can never outspend the Kochs and their allies. But, we can speak together and we can win. Please take action now to tell your governor and state legislators that you support strong clean energy standards in New Mexico. Urge your elected officials to stand up to the Koch brothers and their radical, backward assault on innovation and our cleaner energy future. Thank you for standing with us as we take on the Koch Carbon lobby. Your actions matter and we are grateful to be a part of this energized community of engaged environmental activists. Thank you, Heather Shelby Action Network Coordinator         Share this message on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Email this message to friends. If a friend sent this to you, sign up yourself.

ALL ACTIONS: Doing Nothing is Just Not an Option

Take every action alert we've got with just one click... Take Action → Eco Activist— Reading the hundreds of Climate Confessions sent in by EDF members & activists across the country, one simple phrase instantly caught my attention: "Doing nothing is not a prescription for change." —Nita K., Carol Stream, IL. Nita is right—and we need you to follow her lead. We've made it easy: Take every action alert we've got with just one click. There's no denying the fact that we're up against some extremely well-funded, well-organized opposition. But all their money can't buy our best weapon: you. Beating them isn't impossible—we've done it before. In 1990, as bipartisan support rose for a cap-and-trade plan to harness markets and solve the acid rain disaster, the Koch Brothers poured their money into a front group—the "Concerned Citizens for the Environment"—with the goal of derailing this much-needed solution. The group—without any citizen membership—produced studies insisting that acid rain was a myth (sound familiar?). They lobbied for deregulation of corporations, insisting that was the true way to protect the environment. They lost. Our plan to reduce acid rain was put into action, affecting even the Kochs' heavy-emitting refineries and factories. And it was a massive success. We cut sulfur dioxide emissions in half, at a fraction of the expected costs. By 2000, scientists were documenting decreased sulfates in Adirondack lakes, improved visibility in national parks and widespread benefits to human health. The Economist called it "the greatest green success story of the past decade." Beating back their endless attacks may seem impossible—but we've done it before. Help do it again. Stand up against Congressional attacks on climate action. Take every action alert we've got, all at once. Thank you for your activism and support, Heather Shelby Action Network Coordinator