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ABC Refused to Air Clean Energy Ad - Speak Out!

Target: ABC
Sponsored by: Alliance for Climate Protection - This is Reality
ABC recently refused to run Alliance for Climate Protection's Repower America ad, even though they run ads from oil companies like Chevron and Exxon that mislead the American people about the role fossil fuels play in the climate crisis.

The Repower America ad has a clear and simple message -- that massive spending by oil and coal companies on advertising is a key reason our nation hasn't switched to clean and renewable sources for our energy.

Ask ABC to reconsider their decision and air Alliance for Climate Protection's Repower America ad.
deadline: 10-8-2009
goal: 20,000
 

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Dear ABC,

It is outrageous that you refused to air the Alliance for Climate Protection's Repower America ad, even though you air ads from oil companies that promote expensive and unreliable fossil fuels as the solution to our economic and climate crises.

[Your Comments]

Please reconsider this decision and air the Repower America ad this Friday on 20/20.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]
We took action on “ABC Refused to Air Clean Energy Ad - Speak Out!”!
# 8,435:
12:37 pm PDT, Oct 5, Amber Thibodeau, Nevada
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11:18 am PDT, Oct 5, Name not displayed, Virginia
# 8,433:
10:18 am PDT, Oct 5, Barry Burton, New Mexico
# 8,432:
9:39 am PDT, Oct 5, Name not displayed, California
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND HEART TO RECONSIDER. CLEAN AIR = CLEAN PEOPLE & HAPPY PEOPLE ~~PEACE TO ALL~~
# 8,431:
1:07 pm PDT, Oct 4, Julie Adams, Iowa
# 8,430:
12:44 pm PDT, Oct 4, Mike Veale, California
# 8,429:
11:47 am PDT, Oct 4, Eleonore Lee, Texas
This is pretty shameful on your part. The future of the planet, of our children, ought to matter to you, at least a little. You are playing politics with something that is not yours to meddle with. What ever happened to free speech? Democracy? Is this a totalitarian state? Whatever happened to caring about the planet and the children? All of the talk about making a change on your part is just greenwashing. The nation is preparing for some major change, re-evaluating our needs and balancing these with the possibility if having, or not having a future. Apparently ABC missed that boat.
# 8,428:
9:02 am PDT, Oct 4, Rebecca Lippa, Maryland
Are you, ABC, using censorship to forward your own agenda? The fundamental principle of freedom of speech in the media is what has set American culture apart. It allows both sides of the story to be heard so that the American public can make informed choices about what is the best course of action for our country and our livelihood. From a business perspective, isn't the ad money coming from RePower America just as spendable as the money coming from the oil companies? You, ABC, are doing a disservice to Americans by taking it upon yourselves to decide what is appropriate, or inappropriate for the public to hear.
# 8,427:
4:11 pm PDT, Oct 3, Kathy Clowe, West Virginia
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11:37 am PDT, Oct 3, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 8,425:
2:18 pm PDT, Sep 30, Daniel Zeiger, California
# 8,424:
11:07 am PDT, Sep 28, Pam DeLitta, Texas
NO MORE ABC for this HOUSEHOLD
# 8,423:
9:09 am PDT, Sep 28, TJ KENNY, California
# 8,422:
12:49 pm PDT, Sep 27, Marilyn Mick, Texas
# 8,421:
11:32 am PDT, Sep 27, Charles Shelton, Virginia
# 8,420:
10:47 am PDT, Sep 27, Lloyd Johnston, Washington
# 8,419:
8:07 am PDT, Sep 26, Kristin Noelle Russo, Michigan
# 8,418:
1:17 am PDT, Sep 26, R B, Kansas
Just ad some tv approved hardcore sex in it to distract kids from the point and then they might run it. (pardon my sarcasm)
# 8,417:
2:35 pm PDT, Sep 25, E.M. Lowery, Kentucky
# 8,416:
11:34 am PDT, Sep 25, Cheri Murphy, Alaska
Freedom of speech is a revered right, especially for the media. To deny our group the right to do promote clean air and alternative energy, something that is good for the human race and good for our planet un-American!
# 8,415:
10:32 am PDT, Sep 25, Barbara Brown, Florida
We will see who really wants clean air or not? We will see what 20/20 will do with this? We will see what the all mighty ABC will do with ?
# 8,414:
6:07 am PDT, Sep 25, Ellen Bethel, Florida
# 8,413:
2:26 pm PDT, Sep 24, Azala Armani, Washington
# 8,412:
1:36 am PDT, Sep 24, Vanessa Favero, New York
# 8,411:
10:14 pm PDT, Sep 23, Jacqueline Weller, Colorado
It makes you look like you are a partial and biased communications company. Do similar decisions influence your newsroom?
# 8,410:
11:34 am PDT, Sep 23, Jim Pomeroy, Nebraska
Why is the Disney corporation, the home of the mouse not allowing free speech on the company's airwaves. Your company prospers from the patronage of the American people, you need to give all a free voice on your networks.
# 8,409:
8:53 am PDT, Sep 23, Leonard D'Ambrosio, California
# 8,408:
3:42 pm PDT, Sep 22, Andrew Hauptman, Florida
# 8,407:
11:14 am PDT, Sep 22, Sheila Gunter, Florida
# 8,406:
2:41 pm PDT, Sep 21, Kate Lenthall, New York
# 8,405:
2:01 pm PDT, Sep 21, Martha Hancock, North Carolina
As long as you refuse to run these adds I will not tune into your station and will spread the word abuot your refusal to give clean energy a chance
# 8,404:
1:11 pm PDT, Sep 21, Steve Green, California
# 8,403:
9:55 am PDT, Sep 21, Elizabeth Klousia, Iowa
# 8,402:
4:43 am PDT, Sep 21, Christopher Delia, Florida
# 8,401:
12:10 pm PDT, Sep 20, Marian Abbruzzese, New York
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