Statement on the release of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

Friends of the Earth refuses to support the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, stating that the bill fails to implement the necessary national and international actions to mitigate climate change and promote a clean energy economy, attributing these failures to the influence of oil and coal interests in Congress.

• Friends of the Earth cannot support the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 because it does not include the necessary national and international measures to prevent the worst effects of climate change or foster a clean energy economy.
• The organization asserts that the legislative process was compromised by members of Congress who are supported by the coal and oil industries.

APA

Blackwelder, B. (2009). Statement on the release of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/2009-05-statement-on-the-release-of-the-american-clean-energ/

Chicago

Blackwelder, Brent. Statement on the release of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. Friends of the Earth, 2009. https://foe.org/news/2009-05-statement-on-the-release-of-the-american-clean-energ/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{blackwelder2009statement, author = {Blackwelder, Brent}, title = {{Statement on the release of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2009}, month = may, url = {https://foe.org/news/2009-05-statement-on-the-release-of-the-american-clean-energ/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }