Senator Sherrod Brown must vote YES on the Murkowski Resolution to save Ohio jobs and stop the EPA's Cap-N-Trade energy tax regulations. (Senator Voinovich has committed to vote YES.)

Please contact Senator Brown today and ask him to vote YES on the Murkowski Resolution June 10 to stop the EPA from imposing cap-and-trade tax regulations (DC office 202-224-2315; Columbus office 614-469-2083; Toll free 1-888-896-6446). Or, click HERE to send an message to Senator Brown (an editable message is provided).

Here are some examples of what EPA cap-and-trade regulation would mean to Ohio...

Electricity prices will skyrocket: Electricity rates in Ohio are among the lowest in the nation because over 87% of Ohio’s electricity comes from coal. Under the regulations, Ohio’s coal production would fall by over 70% over the next several years. This will kill jobs and cause our electricity prices to skyrocket.

Churches and Schools would need EPA Permits: Schools, churches, hospitals and hotels would be subject to the new regulations. These permits cost thousands of dollars and take hundreds of hours to complete.

Lost Jobs & Income: Our country needs every job it can create right now; we cannot have small businesses choosing between hiring workers and paying EPA bureaucrats to process their permits.

Permits for Your Family Farm: Tractors, silos and mills would eventually need permits. It will cost farmers thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours to comply.

Warehouses and Generators: EPA’s new regulations will eventually cover everything: Forklifts, warehouses, trucks and even generators would eventually need permits.

Hurts America’s Competitiveness: EPA’s new regulations will hurt the competitiveness of America’s manufacturing sector because China and India, two of our major rivals, have pledged they will not burden their industry with greenhouse gas regulations.

An unelected bureaucracy like the EPA should not be allowed to so drastically impact businesses, citizens, and the economy. Such sweeping change should be subject to a vote of Congress.

For more information go to www.regulationreality.com.