February 5, 2007
To: Friends and Supporters of The New Energy Movement
From: Joel Garbon
Re: Important NEM Update and Request for Near-Term Funding Support for Congressional Briefings on New Energy Legislation
Dear Friends of NEM:
On behalf of The New Energy Movement (NEM), I thank you for your interest in and support of the work of NEM. Much has happened in the intervening two years since our inaugural conference in September 2004 in Portland, Oregon. Our dedicated all-volunteer staff has made remarkable progress with little fanfare and only small trickles of funding. You are invited to read about our accomplishments in the appendix to this letter. Most especially, it is important that I inform you of new and exciting developments related to our program of briefings for members of Congress and their legislative aides about the need for federal support of new and unconventional energy technologies.
I was recently asked to appear with Senator Maria Cantwell (Washington) at a press conference to deliver the message of NEM to a large group of her constituents. My address was brief and focused to convey a few key points:
More: http://www.newenergymovement.org/garbonletter.aspx
