More than 250 area residents have called Sen. Claire McCaskill’s office during a three-day calling campaign by Repower America and other organizations. Missouri’s Repower Communication Director Gretchen Wieland said Thursday that volunteers across Missouri made more than 2,000 calls to McCaskill’s constituents. “We are asking them to voice their support for clean energy legislation,” she said. Sens. John Kerry, D-Maine, Joe Lieberman, Independent, Conn., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., are working on legislation, Wieland said. ”People know clean energy is an issue and we found a majority support clean energy,” she said. “We want to let them know that clean energy creates jobs, reduces dependence on foreign oil and also helps national security.” Wieland said looking outside their personal lives and to understand how a small change can make a big difference is sometimes hard.
We must do our part as individuals to reduce our carbon footprint but even more critical is to let our legislators know how important for them to support the big picture. I believe Sen. Claire McCaskill has a voice that matters and I applaud her and all of her staff for the deligent efforts they are making on behalf of the voters in Missouri, their children and grandchildren. The future of our planet lies in their hands.