[OKRA] Help keep Green School funding in the simulus package-ACT TODAY!!!

[Shields, Susie]

Just in from the Earth Day Network ...


A group of Senators led by Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Nelson (D-NE) is
trying to get green schools funding removed from the stimulus package
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=dGudn9ECE8qaxY5Z
wgrLqM7bSMYaxmkz> ! These are economy-boosting programs that would help
bring our schools into the 21st century - these Senators would cut some
$14 billion the House approved for green school renovations. We can't
let this happen!

Greening and repairing America's schools would create 300,000 jobs in
the construction industry, and help stimulate green technology and
energy efficiency. An investment in educational services will generate
significantly more jobs - over 23 jobs per $1 million invested - than
spending in any other public infrastructure sector.

Please call your Senators now at 202 224-3121 and tell them you want
investments in education and green schools in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Plan. You have the power to win this battle to transform
our education system and turn it into a model of innovation, ingenuity
and sustainability. The vote could happen as early as today! Email or
call your senator NOW- 202 224-3121!

 

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