January 2, 2010

ACARE Launches National Billboard Campaign in Arkansas

Washington, DC – Today the American Council for Affordable and Reliable Energy (ACARE) launched the first of a series of billboards reminding voters that while their House member voted on Cap and Trade, their Senators have not. It is ACARE’s goal to persuade Senators to vote against Cap and Trade because increased energy costs will be a burden to American families, drive American jobs to China, India and Mexico and grant massive subsidies to select energy interests.

Cap and Trade, as a political issue, is likely to be as contentious as the recent debate on health care reform, although it has not received as much attention to date. Many House members have come to regret their vote last year on the Cap and Trade legislation and ACARE seeks to educate the public before the Senate acts.

“Cap and Trade is bad for America, and if that isn’t enough to make Senators do the right thing, ACARE will help remind them that voting against their constituents’ interests is going to be politically painful. ACARE plans more billboards in at least 6 states,” said Mike Carey, President of ACARE.

The billboard artwork now posted across Arkansas 2nd Congressional District may be seen here:
http://www.acarenow.org/billboards/arkansas.asp

The American Council for Affordable and Reliable Energy advocates public policies on energy that will fuel our high standard of living, protect a clean environment and serve as bridge to the future of energy. These public policies should not arbitrarily or unfairly discriminate among energy sources and should be based on sound science and cost-effective and growth-promoting government regulation.