Barack Obama is currently neck-deep in two wars, healthcare reform legislation that’s on life support, 10% unemployment, and a battle over gays in the military. (Why now? Don’t ask.)

So what better time for a special-interest group to toss America’s energy policy into the mix.

Enter the Natural Resources Defense Council, which describes itself thusly:

NRDC is the nation’s most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 1.3 million members and online activists to protect the planet’s wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.

In other words, the tree-huggerati.

To protect the planet’s wildlife and wild places NDRC has launched a media campaign, starting with a full-page ad in Tuesday’s New York Times that began:

Dear Senators,

You and your colleagues have a hisoric opportunity to make our economy stronger and our country more secure, to create a world where our children can prosper in safety and health.

The way to do that is to act now to set this country on the path to a clean and sustainable energy future.

And the best way to get the Senators to act, apparently, is to cast Leonardo DiCaprio and a boatload of Hollywood holier-than-thous in a TV spot. From beanstockd.com:

A long list of celebrities, led by Leonardo DiCaprio, recently created a PSA for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Action Fund asking Americans to urge Congress to pass the Clean Energy, Jobs and American Power Act. Along with Leo, Chace Crawford, Jason Bateman, Felicity Huffman, Justin Long, Edward Norton, Emmy Rossum and Forest Whitaker showed their support in the ad. The organization is hoping everyone will e-mail their senators and ask them to pass the bill, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create green-energy jobs. Leo said it best in the following statement: “This is our moment — our moment to fight for a cleaner and more secure future. The time is now for people across the country to stand up and have their voices heard. We all must call on the Senate to act on this historic opportunity.” You can find more about the bill and the campaign at ThisIsOurMoment.org.

(“This is our moment” – why does that sound familiar?)

Anyway, here’s the video:

Given all the issues roiling Capitol Hill right now, this may be exactly the wrong moment.

But don’t tell Leo I said that.