"As business leaders and citizens, we will be judged by succeedinggenerations on whether we met the climate change challenge head on orinstead left behind a planet to future generations that bears littleresemblance to the one we now enjoy," said Seventh Generation ExecutiveChairperson and Chief Inspired Protagonist Jeffrey Hollender. "Now is thetime to act."

"The Waxman-Markey bill is a huge step forward because it contains severalkey elements including the first national limit on greenhouse gasemissions, targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency, and acap-and-trade program," he said. "Especially noteworthy is the bill'sbipartisan support from many regions of the country, and its backing by awide array of companies, labor organizations, and faith-based groups."

Seventh Generation joined the ranks of Austin Energy, Exelon, FPL Group,PG&E, National Grid, NRG, PSEG Energy Holdings, Aspen Skiing Co.,Timberland, Symantec and Jones Lan LaSalle to publish print ads in key DCnewspapers this week urging Congress and President Obama to lead andswiftly enact comprehensive legislation to ensure America's prosperous andcompetitive future.

The open letter states Seventh Generation and its fellow businesses supportthe legislation because certainty and clear rules of the road enablebusinesses to plan, build and innovate. It will drive investment intocost-saving, energy-saving technologies, and will create the next wave ofjobs in the new energy economy.

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