Environmental Defense Action Fund

Climate Change Ad Campaigns

An important part of our work is raising awareness and promoting action through print, online, radio and television advertising campaigns.

 

A Question of American Leadership
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January 2010

A Question of American Leadership

This ad in the Wall Street Journal and Politico demonstrates the broad support for climate legislation with surprising partners like the Christian Coalition, Michelin, Campbell's, the AFL-CIO, Toyota, Owens Corning, and Whirlpool joining environmental groups like EDF to urge Congress to preserve American leadership through national energy and climate legislation.


Glaciers of the Himalaya are Melting
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November 2009

The Glaciers of the Himalaya are Melting

EDF and the Asia Society partnered on a full-page New York Times advertisement featuring dramatic photos of rapidly melting Himalayan glaciers, highlighting threats to Asian water supplies from climate change.


Get Past the Old Lies
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October 2009

Silicon Valley Moving Forward on Clean Energy

Leading Silicon Valley business groups call on the Chamber of Commerce to change its extreme position on climate and energy legislation and embrace a market-based cap on carbon pollution.


Get Past the Old Lies

August 2009

Get Past the Old Lies

We ask Congress to get past the old lies of big oil and pass a clean energy bill that works for America.

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Holding Them Accountable

July 2009

Holding Them Accountable

We hold representatives accountable for bowing to special interests and voting against clean energy and fewer oil imports.

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Thank You for Voting Yes on the American Clean Energy and Security Act

Thank You for Voting Yes on the American Clean Energy and Security Act

July 2009

Thank You for Supporting the American Clean Energy and Security Act

We're thanking members of the House of Representatives for supporting new job creation by voting "yes" on the American Clean Energy and Security Act.


Help Small Businesses Create Jobs

June 2009

Help Small Businesses Create Jobs

We help give voice to small business owners that want Congress to help them create jobs by passing the American Clean Energy and Security Commission.


Stand Up for Common Sense

June 2009

Stand Up for Common Sense

In partnerships with League of Conservation Voters and Republicans for Environmental Conservation, we ask key Congressmen to support the American Clean Energy and Security Act.

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Rise Above Partisan Politics

June 2009

Rise Above Partisan Politics

Reverend Dan Boone urges federal leaders to rise above partisan politics and address the global concern of climate change.

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Faces of Climate Change in Florida

June 2009

Faces of Climate Change in Florida

Alfy Fanjul and J. Pepe Fanjul, principals of Florida Crystals Corporation, teamed up with us to support the American Clean Energy and Security Act.


Thank you Congressman Zach Space

June 2009

Thanking Representative Zack Space

In partnerships with American Electrical Power, we thank Congressman Zach Space (OH-18) for supporting the American Clean Energy and Security Act.

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Ad by U.S. Climate Action Partnership thanking members of Congress for voting for a carbon cap
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June 2009

Leadership

As a member of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership we participated in several ads thanking members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for their work on the American Clean Energy and Security Act.


Ad campaign of utility executives supporting a carbon cap

May 2009

A Smart Cap

Utility executives Jim Rogers of Duke Energy and John Rowe of Exelon joined us to show their support for a smart cap on carbon pollution.

  • Utility Executive John Rowe Supports a Smart Cap on Carbon Pollution
  • Utility Executive Jim Rogers Supports a Smart Cap on Carbon Pollution
  • Utility Executives Supporting a Smart Cap on Carbon Pollution

Visit www.aSmartCap.com


Ad by U.S. Climate Action Partnership to cap carbon and unleash investment
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May 2009

Cap Carbon, Unleash Innovation

As a member of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership we participated in ads urging the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to send the American Clean Energy Security bill to a floor vote.


Ad for Carbon Caps = Hard Hats

April 2009

Carbon Caps = Hard Hats

Mayor John Fetterman of Braddock, Pennsylvania teamed up with the United Steelworkers, Blue Green Alliance and Environmental Defense Action Fund to show how a carbon cap will create jobs and bring prosperity back to hard-hit manufacturing towns.

  • Watch Mayor Fetterman explain how a carbon cap will help Braddock, PA
  • The Cap Solution: Carbon Caps = Hard Hats

Visit www.TheCapSolution.org


April 2009

Cotton, Corn and...Carbon?

In partnership with the Agricultural Carbon Market Working Group we promoted the economic opportunities of a carbon cap for farmers and livestock producers and urged them to have their representatives support a carbon cap.


April 2009

Home of the Brave

In these radio ads we urged Americans to make the brave choice for our kids by standing up to climate change and asking Congress to support the American Clean Energy and Security Act.


April 2009

New Jobs and Less Imported Oil

We responded to scare tactics and false statistics circulated by carbon cap opponents with this campaign urging key committee members to recognize the job opportunities and manageable costs of capping carbon.


April 2009

Not on our Watch

We urged key members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to put jobs and America's future first and support the American Clean Energy and Security Act.


April 2009

Respect for Science + Respect for Law = Stronger America

We joined our peers in the environmental community to thank President Obama and EPA administrator Lisa Jackson for following science and the law in finding that greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health.


February 2009

Cap Carbon Pollution Now

In a series of ads running from February through March we ask Congress to change our future for the better and cap carbon pollution now.

 

Posted: 01-Jun-2009; Updated: 21-May-2009

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Climate Vote

The Senate is debating landmark global warming legislation this week. Email your Senators to urge them to vote yes on this important bill.