Climate Equity Alliance Forms

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Tue Apr 7, 2009 10:34am EDT 

New Coalition Mobilizes to Protect Needs of Low, Moderate-Income Consumers and
Workers in Climate Legislation

More than two dozen organizations, listed below and including well-respected
groups from the research, advocacy, faith-based, labor and civil rights
communities, have come together to ensure that emerging climate legislation
protects and provides opportunity for society's most vulnerable individuals
and families. The Climate Equity Alliance unites around shared concerns about
the effects of climate change - and climate change legislation - on low- and
moderate-income households.  Alliance members believe climate legislation
should both help to build an inclusive green economy - providing pathways to
prosperity and expanding opportunity for America's workers and communities --
and ensure that low- and moderate-income people receive relief from the higher
energy costs that will result, so that they are not pushed into poverty or
made poorer. 

This conference call for reporters will introduce the Climate Equity Alliance
and present the principles drawing these groups together, with particular
attention to how policymakers should move forward following the draft
legislation just put forward by Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Edward
Markey (D-MA).


WHAT: The Climate Equity Alliance launches to advocate for most vulnerable

WHO: Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO, Green For All
Gerry Hudson, Executive Vice President, SEIU 
Other speakers TBA

WHEN: Wednesday, April 8, 2009
11:00 AM EDT

HOW: Visit http://www.cbpp.org and click into the Press Room to register for
this conference call

CLIMATE EQUITY ALLIANCE MEMBERS INCLUDE:

    Green for All                     Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
    Center for American Progress       Service Employees International Union
    NAACP                            National Hispanic Environmental Council
    Oxfam America                                           Democracia Ahora
    First Focus                                    Economic Policy Institute
    Redefining Progress                                            US Action
    Coalition on Human Needs                          The Workforce Alliance
    Union for Reform Judaism                Center for Law and Social Policy
    National Low Income Housing Coalition                              ACORN
    Policy Link                                     Citizens for Tax Justice
    Enterprise Community Partners
    The Washington Office of Public Policy, Women's Division, United
    Methodist Church




CONTACT: Janet Hodur, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, +1-202-408-1080,
hodur@cbpp.org

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- April 7/

SOURCE  Climate Equity Alliance
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