Earth Day tomorrow—April 22nd

I received this in my email from Senator Jeff Bingaman today.

“Earth Day

April 22nd is Earth Day, a good time to think about actions we can take to protect our planet -- steps such as reducing carbon emissions, using fuel more efficiently and advancing “green” technologies. I’d like to share a few things Congress has done in recent months in these areas:
· We passed legislation to reduce the amount of fuel consumed by cars and trucks by increasing average fuel economy to 35 miles per gallon by 2020, and to rely more heavily on non-fossil based fuels such as homegrown biodiesel.
· We reduced the consumption of energy by increasing the efficiency of home appliances, such as lighting and clothes washers and dryers.
I will continue to work for a comprehensive tax incentives package that makes it less costly to produce renewable energy from the wind and sun, and pass a law that requires utility companies to generate at least 15 percent of their electricity from renewable sources and efficiency gains.
If you are looking for ways you can reduce your impact on the environment, please visit the EPA’s Earth Day website. It provides steps you can follow at home and provides information about Earth Day events.”

We should all be supporting our current Senator’s attempts at helping to preserve our environment and also be working toward adding Congressmen Tom Udall to the Senate this year. A better team we could not ask for in the U.S. Senate.

Congratulations to DNC Delegates!

The results of the election this last weekend.