What:
Lobbyists funded by the coal industry are under investigation for forging letters to Congress — going so far as to falsify and steal the letterhead of civil rights, senior, and other interest groups and send letters on their behalf to members of Congress. Recent weeks have also seen the American Petroleum Institute create a new front group in an effort to manufacture opposition to comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation.
Now the AAUW, National Wildlife Federation, NAACP, and Center for American Progress Action Fund and Sierra Club are joining forces to help average citizens blow the whistle on deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal tactics being perpetrated by big polluters and their lobbyists to strike down clean energy innovation. The tip line 866/363-4648 launches on Thursday morning.
When:
Thursday,September 3, 2009, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Eastern
Listen:
Who:
Adam Kolton (moderator), senior director, congressional and federal affairs, NWF
Linda D. Hallman, CAE, executive director, AAUW [Read Linda's statement here]
Mary Anne Hitt, deputy director, Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign
Hilary O. Shelton, vice president for advocacy & director, NAACP Washington bureau
Dan Weiss, senior fellow, Center for American Progress Action Fund
Contacts:
Tony Iallonardo, National Wildlife Federation, 202/503-8581, iallonardot@nwf.org
Lisa Goodnight, AAUW, 202/785-7738, goodnightl@aauw.org
