Stand Up and Be Counted
Public hearings are an essential tool for getting your opinion on the record. Come early to sign up for a time to speak and don't forget to be polite. Find out about more ways to hit your message home.
Support a Smart Move on Energy
Four senators - Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) - introduced a bill to raise the average fuel-economy standards for SUVs, pickups and minivans from the current 20.7 mpg to 27.5 mpg. That could save 1 million barrels of oil every day - three times more than would come from drilling the Arctic Wildlife Refuge. To find out more about S.804, go to www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming.
Get Fuel to Fight Nuclear Power
Because they're dangerous and expensive, no new nuclear power plants have been ordered since 1978. But they're a centerpiece of Vice President Cheney's energy plan.
Learn more about nuclear's hazards at
www.sierraclub.org/energy/.
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