Help Push NC Reps to Fight for Climate Legislation
Submitted by ncsierraclub on Fri, 02/12/2010 - 4:38pm
Next week Congress will take a break and return to their homes and districts. While they're back the Sierra Club hopes that North Carolinians will urge their representatives to push energy and climate legislation to the forefront of debate. Over the last few months the idea of an energy only bill has been tossed around, in the end not passing comprehensive legislation that includes a price on carbon would be irresponsible. If we want legislation that creates jobs, decreases our dependence on foreign oil, and reduces pollution Congress needs to pass climate legislation too.
Of course if I can't convince you of the importance maybe this will.
If you've decided to act find phone numbers and addresses here.
Bill Gates on board with climate change
Bill Gates is saying that although he and his wife's foundation have just committed $10billion for aid/relief/health care around the world, global climate change is a threat to our world that is paramount even above the efforts his foundation is making. I was heartened to hear him say that along with solar and wind and other green initiatives, nuclear should be a very important part also in ending our use of coal and natural gas and other emitters of co2/pollution.
This is an excellent article and I encourage everyone to read it.