New Video Highlights Efforts by Big Oil and Fossil Fuel Industry to Attack the Clean Air Act in Congress

For immediate release: September 23, 2010
Press inquiries: Giselle Barry, 202-567-6800, press@climateprotect.org

Washington, D.C. — The Climate Protection Action Fund’s Repower America campaign released a new video, “Breathe,” highlighting public support for a strong Clean Air Act and opposition to the well-funded influence of the oil and fossil fuel lobby. Joining Repower America activists from around the country are Alec Baldwin, comedienne Margaret Cho, musicians the Flaming Lips and actor Kris Kristofferson, among other celebrities.

Thousands of Americans shot video or took pictures of themselves holding signs saying “yours,” “mine” or “ours,” stressing that no one person or company has ownership over clean air. These folks represent the deep concern Americans feel about the oil lobby’s efforts to block action on climate and clean energy in Congress. A recent poll from the Natural Resources Defense Council found that nearly 75% of Americans support protecting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from corporate polluters.

Hundreds of Repower America members are joined in the video by notable entertainers and leaders such as A Fine Frenzy; Almudena Fernandez; Barely Political; The Belchertown, Bill McGibben; the Massachusetts Fire Department; Bill McKibben; Brandi Carlile; DeStorm Power; DJ Mike Relm; Eric Beck; Gloria Reuben; Hot for Words; Jeff Ross; John Popper of Blues Traveler; Lauren Francesca; Mark Douglas; Matt Urmy; Nalts; UpDaBlock; Vassy Karagiorgos; Wayne Coyne, and Will of DC, among others.

This month, America celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Clean Air Act, one of the most successful environmental laws on record. Thanks to this landmark legislation, we’ve turned back the danger of acid rain and reduced pollution that was shrinking the ozone layer. With this new video, Americans are once again signaling their support for smart, cost-effective policies that protect the legacy of the Clean Air Act and hold polluters accountable.

To view the new Repower America video and for more information on how to repower America, visit www.repoweramerica.org.

Full text of “Breathe”:
Breathe
Who does the air belong to?
The air belongs to all of us
And for 40 years
The Clean Air Act has kept is safe
But polluters and their allies think the air belongs to them
They’re spending over $1.5 million
Every day
To block the truth
And now they are working in Congress
To stop the Clean Air Act from reducing carbon pollution
Whose voice can stop this assault on our
Environment? Economy? Health?
Across the nation, we are standing up for our right to breathe easier
Because clean air belongs to all of us
No matter how much they spend on lies attacking the Clean Air Act
There are more of us
And we won’t be bought
Clean air is not theirs
The air is
Yours
Pass it on
www.repoweramerica.org/cleanair
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About The Climate Protection Action Fund’s Repower America campaign:
Through its Repower America campaign, the Climate Protection Action Fund, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, is mobilizing a nationwide campaign of more than 5 million members and supporters dedicated to persuading our leaders to support solutions through action to the climate crisis and transition to a clean energy economy.