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President Obama says he wants the U.S. to be a leader in climate change. But the potentially revolutionary Copenhagen talks were a disappointment. That won't stop us though -- not when we're so close to finally addressing global warming in the United States.
What's key is passing the Boxer-Kerry climate bill in the Senate. Tell your senators to push for and pass a stronger climate bill. »
The Senate's Boxer-Kerry climate bill would:
Raise the 2020 target for greenhouse pollution reductions to 20 percent below 2005 levels.
Ensure that revenues from carbon regulation go to transit, bike paths, and other green modes of transportation.
Give the EPA to regulate coal plants under the Clean Air Act.
The U.S. needs to step up and be the catalyst for stronger policies on climate change. As this bill is debated, speak up! Tell your senators that climate change regulation is needed. »
What's key is passing the Boxer-Kerry climate bill in the Senate. Tell your senators to push for and pass a stronger climate bill. »
The Senate's Boxer-Kerry climate bill would:
Raise the 2020 target for greenhouse pollution reductions to 20 percent below 2005 levels.
Ensure that revenues from carbon regulation go to transit, bike paths, and other green modes of transportation.
Give the EPA to regulate coal plants under the Clean Air Act.
The U.S. needs to step up and be the catalyst for stronger policies on climate change. As this bill is debated, speak up! Tell your senators that climate change regulation is needed. »