*** BREAKING NEWS *** BREAKING NEWS ***
New York
(USA)
Thursday, December 6th 2007
Moments ago, the Senate Environment and
Public Works Committee
passed the Climate Security Act,
a bipartisan bill that would set a hard,
economy-wide cap on America's global
warming pollution.
With the Senate having taken the first
historic step of passing a climate bill
out of committee, it's now
time
for the House to act.
Send an email.
Urge your Representative to call on
House leaders to pass strong climate
legislation.
This breakthrough in the Senate moves us
closer than ever to passing national
global warming legislation. The bill is
now ready for a full Senate vote, which
could come early next year.
While we can celebrate today's victory
in the Senate,
we
have our work cut out in the House.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Energy
and Commerce Committee Chairman John
Dingell have both pledged to vote on
global warming legislation this
Congress.
But, Rep. Dingell's committee has not
yet circulated a draft bill and it's
still unclear when we can expect a
legislative vehicle to start moving in
the House.
Time is running out
to solve the global warming crisis.
Waiting just two years to pass national
climate legislation would double the
rate at which the U.S. will need to cut
emissions – from just under 2% a year to
over 4.3% a year – in order to bring
emissions down to where they need to be
by 2020.
Send a message today!
Urge your Representative to call on
House leaders to make global warming a
top priority.
This is a truly historic day
and we wouldn't be here without your
action and support.
But, we've still got a lot of work to do
and we'll need your continued support
more than ever.
In the meantime, please join me in
celebrating today's victory.
Thanks so much for everything you do,
Steve Cochran
National Climate Campaign Director |
