Today, the Senate defeated the Murkowski resolution by a vote of 53-47 - a proposal that would block the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing greenhouse gas regulations.

It was a victory for us, but it was close. While this resolution really meant nothing since it most likely never would have made it through the House of Pres. Obama, this vote uncovered who is truly in support of clean energy and who is not and success for clean energy in the future.

For example, every one of the Senate’s 41 Republicans — including “moderates” considered possible “Yes” votes for climate legislation — voted in favor of it, along with six Democrats: Mary Landrieu (La.), Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), Mark Pryor (Ark.), Ben Nelson (N.D.), Evan Bayh (Ind.), and Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.).

But we’ll take it for now. But it also means that we can’t take our foot off the gas regarding the larger more comprehensive “American Power” bill developed by Sens. Kerry/Lieberman.

Thank you for all the letters sent to Senators via www.60daysto.org, your efforts and our collective voice truly made a difference today.