American Values Network: Difference between revisions

American Values Network has been a vocal supporter for legislation dealing with climate change and other environmental issues. In almost all of AVN's climate work, they have rallied members of the Christian and military communities to advocate for cleaner, smarter, and healthier environmental policy. In 2009, the organization to support the [[American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009]] which passed through the House but was defeated in the Senate. In this campaign, AVN sent emails to more than 650,00 people in Colorado, Arizona, and Arizona in which members of the military, including Brigadier General John Watkins, emphasized the need for comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation as a matter of national security.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cillizza|first=Chris|title=The Fix|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/morning-fix/081809-morning-fix-rust-belt-r.html|accessdate=24 June 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=18 August 2009}}</ref>