Think your voice doesn't matter? You're right it doesn't. It's when there are thousands calling Congress that it matters. That's why you should call.

So I called Offices of Pelosi and Reid, + 2 senators and one representative this morning. Total time used = 18 minutes (0.06% of time spent reading TOD so far). They simply let you go on for as long as you want, register your opinion, and that's it. No debates. Persist to speak to someone.

Simply explain that eliminating renewable energy provisions (tax credits) and a 15% renewable electricity standard would be disastrous policy decision and you strongly oppose (or not) making those changes. I said AGW and peak oil production are driving this, resource depletion, while near trillion dollars annually leaving the country to pay for oil.

Certainly don't miss an opportunity to say something about a new renewable fuel standard passed by the Senate and now in the energy bill, that would raise the standard to 36 billion gallons of ethanol by 2022. Personally, I think this is as stupid a proposal as suing OPEC for antitrust violations, nonetheless both remain in the bill.

Hell say whatever you want. But say something to the people who otherwise will assume no one out there cares enough to call in. The fix may be in, I was told, but this will come back to haunt Congress next November.

Call
Pelosi's offices: 202-225-4965
Reid's office's: 202-224-3542
Congressional switchboard: 202-224-3121
or find contact info by http://yahoo.capwiz.com/y/dbq/officials/

As Eric noted, see http://www.energybulletin.net/37082.html, and
recent articles pertaining to energy bill:
http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=50527
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/12/business/oil.php
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a52LvWyrdo1o&refer=us#
http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/243213/4/
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119463316090988184.html?mod=googlenews_wsj