Physicians for Social Responsibility is only one of many organizations and businesses in Colorado that support the Clean Air Act. Businesses, the tourism industry, and health care officials are speaking out in support of the Clean Air Act, which is currently under attack by Senators Murkowski (R-AK) and Rockefeller (D-WV).

Both Murkowski and Rockefeller's resolutions threaten to nullify or postpone the Clean Air Act's power to regulate carbon emissions from dirty coal-fired power plants.

Dr. Roberta M. Richardson, president of Colorado-based Physicians for Social Responsibility said, "Coal is a particularly dirty and harmful fueld source, both because of its disproportionate contribution of greenhouse gases to the problem of global warming, and because of its production of numerous other air pollutants and environmental toxins."

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1Sky's Michigan organizer Jesse Worker was featured on WCBN's environmental talk show called 'It's Hot in Here'. Listen to the podcast online as he talks about comprehensive climate and energy legislation and 72 Hours for Clean American Power.

He says, "We've been working to make sure that we pass a comprehensive climate and energy bill. And that operative word 'comprehensive' means that we're cutting carbon emissions, which is so necessary for a sustainable world, while making those investments in clean energy. An energy-only bill is not going to cut it. And that's something, that comprehensive bill is something that a lot of groups have united on."

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Three ministers voiced their support for comprehensive climate legislation at a teleconference organized by 1Sky. Reverend David Taylor of Simpsonville called for a "stewardship of creation" as he spoke about climate change during one of his sermons.

All of the ministers on the call clearly stated their support for keeping the Clean Air Act intact, and making sure Senator Murkowski's 'Dirty Air Act' is voted down.

Rev. Alonza Washington of Charleston says people afflicted by environmental problems need a larger voice in the political arena. He thinks church leaders should be a "voice for the voiceless" and says, "the planet needs a voice".

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A 1Sky-organized gathering last week in Portland, Maine brought supporters of the Clean Air Act together to urge Senators Snowe and Collins to vote 'No' on Lisa Murkowski's 'Dirty Air Act' resolution. Murkowski's resolution would nullify the Clean Air Act and end regulation of carbon emissions from dirty coal-fired power plants.

1Sky's Maine organizer, Greg Brown, said, "Basically what that seeks to do is gut the authority of the Clean Air Act, that was championed and pushed through by our own Sen. Muskie, he's a great giant of the environmental movement. I think it would be terrible to roll back the advances we're made and the good that act has done for the United States."

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Last week Maine residents gathered at a press conference about wind power to discuss the benefits of this form of clean energy for Maine. The Citizens Task Force on Wind Power organized the press conference to announce Governor John Balducci's policy to mandate the deployment of more than 1,500, 400-foot tall industrial wind turbines throughout the state.

The press conference followed an earlier conference held by 1Sky in support of comprehensive climate legislation and clean energy jobs. 1Sky's Maine Organizer, Greg Brown, said, "What we're really looking for with our movement is clean jobs and clean energy...What we're looking at is wind and tidal, solar and photovoltaic, genuinely clean energy and clean energy jobs."

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Veterans gathered and voiced their support for comprehensive climate legislation at a press conference 1Sky organized in Portland, Maine. Climate change is a national security issue, they said, and a few of them recently toured the country promoting clean energy as a matter of national security.

Andrew Campbell, a Portland resident and military veteran, thinks the dissaproval resolution introduced by Lisa Murkowski to block the Clean Air Act runs counter to initiatives by federal defense agencies. He said,

"I think it's a very poor bill from a Department of Defense standpoint because it's tantamount to saying that all these Senators don't believe climate change is an actual threat to our national security. This is coming at a time when the Department of Defense just rleased their quadrennial report saying that climate change is, indeed, a national security threat."

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