We Can Lead Statement Around the Postponement of the Kerry, Graham and Lieberman Bill Introduction

WASHINGTON, April 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from We Can Lead, a coalition of 200 business leaders in 30-targeted states on the news of the postponement of the Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman bill introduction:

"We commend Senators Kerry, Graham and Lieberman for the months of work in building a bipartisan coalition inside and outside the Congress to pass comprehensive energy and climate legislation.  We Can Lead have been strong supporters of this effort and hope that this latest speed bump can be resolved soon, so the Senate can act on a plan that will help create 2 million American jobs."

About We Can Lead

We Can Lead is sponsored by the Clean Economy Network and Ceres’ Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy (BICEP).  For more on We Can Lead, visit www.wecanlead.org

The Clean Economy Network, Inc. (CEN) is a national advocacy association for the clean tech and green business community. CEN is a broad, nonpartisan network of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors from across the economy and across the political spectrum.

Ceres is the largest coalition of investors, environmental and public interest organizations in North America. Ceres launched the BICEP coalition, whose members include Levi Strauss & Co., Nike, Starbucks, Best Buy Co., Inc., Sun Microsystems, The Timberland Company, Aspen Skiing Company, Clif Bar & Company, eBay, Gap Inc., Jones Lang LaSalle, The North Face, Seventh Generation, Ben and Jerry’s, Eileen Fisher, Stonyfield Farm Inc., and Symantec.

SOURCE We Can Lead