A Siegel siegead@gmail.com Peak Oil and Global Warming are THE Progressive Causes. If we do not navigate a path for dealing with these sanely there will not be the resources available for a desirable society. All of the candidates on this list will help foster a Congress and political climate conducive for more meaningful action toward a Prosperous, Climate Friendly America through dealing with the challenges of Peak Oil and Global Warming. public true 5249.79 52 7500.00 Bill White false TX-Sen bill white 4800.00 521.35 16 http://www.billwhitefortexas.com https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/21788 20.20 1 Mayor Bill White is, truly, an energy expert. In Federal Service (Department of Energy), private business, volunteer work, and as Mayor, Bill has actively pursued and executed Energy Smart practices. Houston city government has seen reduced eneryg use,even with increased services, under Mayor White, etc ... Sending Bill to the Senate is sending someone with deep and broad knowledge of energy issues, just the sort of background required for our times. Margi Vanderhye false VA-HD-34 vanderhye 100000.00 5248.17 59 http:// https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/19404 20.20 1 Margaret Vanderhye is a tremendous addition to the Virginia House of Delegates, having won a tough 2007 election to flip a district from Red to Blue, from fossil foolish to Energy Smart. Margaret is knowledgeable and passionate about energy and environmental issues, and 'walks the walk' -- an early VA adopter, for example, of solar PV panels on her own rooftop. She has already, in less than two years, made a name for herself in Richmond fighting for sensible energy options. We would be well served by seeing that she has a chance to build on that reputation. Jeff Merkley false OR-Sen merkley 4800.00 600037.18 9076 http://www.jeffmerkley.com https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/18219 329.93 15 Oregon Speaker of the House Jeff Merkley is the real deal when it comes to getting good energy and environmental practices through a legislature. He's done it in Oregon. He will be able to do it in Washington, DC. Welcome to the 111th Congress, Senator Merkley! Tom Perriello false VA-05 perriello 4800.00 372419.92 2301 http://www.perrielloforcongress.com https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/18431 188.19 16 "We need to commit to independence from fossil fuels within a generation, and that will require major investments, a substantial shift in incentives, and a culture change as consumers. A revenue-neutral tax shift is one way to do this, but so are cap-and-trade systems that have worked to address problems such as acid rain. Welcome to the 111th Congress, Congressman Perriello! "As for the target, I most often hear from experts that we must draw the line at no more than a 2-degree Celsius temperature increase. Our goal must be set not by what seems politically possible but what will actually produce the end result we need." Gary Peters false MI-09 peters 4800.00 818561.03 3744 http://petersforcongress.com https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/18229 268.12 15 Knollenberg was added to the League of Conservation Voters "Dirty Dozen List", as a representative with one of the worst environmental records in Congress. In contrast, Gary Peters is a former Sierra Club Environmentalist of the Year. While in the State Senate, Gary worked to BAN drilling for oil and gas beneath the Great Lakes. Welcome to the 111th Congress, Congressman Peters! Martin Heinrich false NM-01 heinrich 4800.00 699021.68 4043 http://www.martinheinrich.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/18006 75.51 4 Welcome to the 111th Congress, Congressman Heinrich! Ben Ray Lujan false NM-03 lujan 6900.00 140616.40 396 http://www.benrlujan.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/18666 15.51 2 Welcome to the 111th Congress, Congressman Lujan!