Call Congress Day is Wednesday, Nov. 6

To the Editor:

Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL), a bipartisan organization with chapters all around the country, is organizing a Call Congress Day on Wednesday, Nov. 6. You are encouraged to participate. Calls are preparatory to a CCL visit to Congress on Nov. 12 to promote the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, H.R. 763, which would reduce CO2 emissions by 90% by mid-century. Visit energyinnovationact.org for details.

Public officials at all levels say that calls, letters and visits from constituents get their attention. Here’s your chance to make a difference by asking your representative and senators (when the bill is introduced there) to support H.R. 763.

The Act would place an escalating per-ton fee on fossil fuels. Proceeds would go into a Carbon Dividend Trust Fund. Each month every U.S. citizen would receive a share of that fund. The government would keep only enough to administer the program, estimated at 2%. Economists support carbon pricing as an effective tool to reduce emissions quickly.

Americans of every age, color and political stripe can jump on the bipartisan bandwagon of people calling for climate action to make the world a healthier, safer place for ourselves and our children.

Kent Ford

Columbia