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RECENT NEWS COVERAGE
Op-Ed: Senadores no nos fallen ahora (Senators, Don't Fail Us Now)
Prensa Mexicana, Tampa, FL, 7/23/10
By Santiago Cueto, VV Board Member
Organizaciones que representan a más de 2 millones de Hispanos a través de toda la nación, y que forman parte de la coalición Voces Verdes, hicieron esta semana un firme llamado al Líder de la Mayoría del Senado, Harry Reid.
Op-Ed: Latinos apoyan legislación de clima y energía (Latinos Support Climate and Energy Legislation)
Metro Latino USA, Washington, D.C., 7/21/10
By Nicolas Ibarguen, VV Board Member
Organizaciones nacionales latinas que representan a más de 2 millones de personas se han unido por primera vez para urgir la aprobación de la legislación de energía limpia y clima.
Como parte del esfuerzo, la coalición entregó una carta al líder de la mayoría en el Senado, Harry Reid, miembros del Senado de los Estados Unidos y de la Casa Blanca, en la que les hacen un llamado para que aprueben una legislación integral de energía limpia y clima este año.
Senator Nelson Votes for Florida Over Big Oil
PODER 360 Magazine, 6/25/10
By Martha Avila and Mauricio Avila, VV Members
Last week we learned that the U.S. Senate voted on a proposal that would have increased our dependence on oil, done away with fuel efficiency efforts and allowed oil companies and other polluters to operate with even fewer restrictions than they have now.
This at a time when we have the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history in the Gulf? Luckily, we in Florida have Senator Bill Nelson who did the right thing by opposing Sen. Murkowski's Big Oil Bailout and siding with American consumers, businesses, veterans, national security experts, healthcare professionals, and many others in Florida, over Big Oil.
Latino Business Owners Visit Capitol Hill
PODER 360 Magazine, 2/4/10
They urge Senate officials to pass a bill to create jobs and spur investment for Comprehensive Climate and Clean Energy Legislation. Over the course of two days, business owners from around the nation met with their members of Congress in Washington, DC to push for the passage of comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation in 2010.
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