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| Even as many members of Congress resist as too hard or too costly the steps necessary to address global warming, American cities and states — the largest of which have carbon footprints bigger than those of most nations — have quietly been making serious commitments to curb emissions. Instead of finding reasons to do nothing, Congress should build on these actions to fashion a national response to climate change. | |
| The Copenhagen Accord makes it clear that our work is far from over. Although world leaders have come together as never before to address the threat of global warming, even they have acknowledged that this agreement is not sufficient to protect the planet. | |
| The United States, long considered a laggard in addressing global warming, is poised to achieve large reductions in global warming pollution thanks to clean energy policies adopted over the past decade by state governments, according to our new report. | |
| Far from a solution to global warming, nuclear power will actually set America back in the race to reduce pollution, according to a new report by Environment California. Leading environmental organizations, consumer groups and energy experts gathered today to release the report and call on states and Congress to focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy instead of nuclear power as the solution to global warming. | |
| Global warming pollution increased by 10 percent from 1990 to 2007, according to a new analysis of government data released today by Environment California. California ranks 2nd nationwide for the highest levels of global warming pollution. | |
| As Governor Schwarzenegger joins with other governors and world leaders in Los Angeles today to discuss global warming solutions at the subnational level, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair John Kerry and Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Barbara Boxer are expected to introduce the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. | |
| Environment California today released “The Clean Energy Future Starts Here: Understanding the American Clean Energy and Security Act,” an analysis that puts the energy bill passed by the U.S. House in June in the perspective of its role in moving America toward clean energy, green jobs, and reduced global warming emissions. | |
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today approved the Clean Air Act waiver that California – as well as 13 other states and the District of Columbia – needs to implement its program to reduce global warming pollution from passenger vehicles. | |
| Environment California applauded Representative Bono Mack for voting today to pass the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) through the House Energy & Commerce Committee. The bill, which passed by a vote of 33-25, would set the first ever federal limits on global warming pollution and move America toward clean energy. | |
| California environmentalists and policy makers celebrate today as President Obama announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation will establish a uniform federal standard to reduce global warming pollution from cars and light trucks and improve vehicle efficiency. The standard, which will be the first ever federal global warming standard for vehicles, will largely mirror the standard already adopted by California and 13 other states. | |
| Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a proposed finding that carbon dioxide and other global warming pollutants, which come mostly from burning fossil fuels, are a threat to public health and welfare. | |
| Global warming could cost corn growers in California $4.7 million a year, according to a new report by Environment California. Nationwide the damages to America’s #1 crop total more than $1.4 billion annually. Environment California expects these costs to go up unless Congress and the president take decisive action to repower America with clean energy and reduce global warming pollution. | |
| A major draft bill released today by Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Energy & Environment Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey (D-MA) sets the stage for Congress to pass historic energy and global warming legislation, according to Environment California. | |
| Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency heard testimony on allowing California and more than a dozen other states to move forward on strong clean cars standards that the Bush administration had previously blocked. | |
| President Obama announced sweeping clean energy and global warming directives including a directive to the U.S. EPA to reconsider a petition by California for the right to move forward on greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and trucks. | |
| The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today officially adopted a plan for achieving California’s global warming goals per AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act. The so-called Scoping Plan unanimously approved today by the Board is the nation’s first comprehensive plan to reduce global warming pollution on an economy-wide basis. The plan charts a course toward a future in which California gets more of its energy from renewable resources, uses energy more efficiently, and ultimately requires polluters to pay for the right to pollute the air. | |
| Environment California's Bernadette Del Chiaro comments on the California Air Resources Board's Final Scoping Plan for implementing California's Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32). | |
| As the California Air Resources Board unveil their final scoping plan for reducing global warming pollution statewide, Environment California Research & Policy Center released a new report documenting that the average 2007 temperatures across California are on the rise. | |
| The regional agreement between seven Western states and four Canadian provinces was praised by Environment California along with other environmental groups as a significant advancement in the establishment of science-based action on global warming. | |
| With Western governors poised to announce details of a program to cap global warming emissions in seven western states, environmental organizations are urging officials to make sure polluters pay for pollution permits, rather than receive what amounts to billions of dollars in trade-able assets for free. | |
| The Western Climate Initiative (WCI) today unveiled their proposed design for a regional cap and trade program to spur reductions in carbon emissions that cause global warming. The regional agreement is a significant advancement for establishing science-based action on global warming. Unfortunately, the proposed design contains flawed elements that must be resolved in order to help families with rising energy costs and to drive investments in clean technologies. | |
| Many alternative fuels designed to wean America off of oil will cause a whole host of other problems and increase global warming emissions, according to a report released today by Environment California. The report cites liquid coal, corn ethanol and soy biodiesel as the worst examples; all of which have 50% - 100% greater relative emissions than conventional gasoline. The report shows that the best solution to lowering emissions from vehicles is to combine the approaches that offer the greatest environmental benefits. For example, an efficient plug-in hybrid vehicle operating on electricity and cellulosic ethanol made from crop waste has emissions that are at least 70% lower than gasoline. | |
| Environment California strongly criticized the Bush EPA’s announcement today that it will further delay action in response to last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling requiring the EPA to reconsider its 2003 decision not to regulate global warming emissions under the Clean Air Act. | |
| The Schwarzenegger administration deserves a lot of credit for taking responsibility for the nation's first comprehensive plan to reduce pollution that causes global warming. In designing the scoping plan, the Air Resources Board is charting the course towards a sustainable future with cleaner air and more jobs in a growing green economy. | |
| Environment California joined with the Los Angeles Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council and HydroFuture to release a new report, Global Warming Solutions That Work, which details more than 20 examples of cutting-edge policies and practices that communities, states and countries are using to reduce global warming pollution. The report includes examples of California’s accomplishments in making buildings more energy efficient and expanding the use of solar power. | |
| Environment California kicked off a campaign today to convince Gov. Schwarzenegger to fulfill his legacy on global warming and establish a clean energy fund financed by charging big polluters for their carbon emissions. | |
| Washington, DC—Environment America applauded new legislation to address global warming unveiled today by Representative Ed Markey, Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The “Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act†(iCAP Act) is a detailed bill that would reduce global warming emissions in line with the latest science while protecting American consumers and building a clean energy economy. | |
| The threat to global warming is real. In order to stave off the worst effects of global warming action needs to be taken immediately. For years California and Governor Schwarzenegger have been leading the country and the world in the fight to reduce the worst impacts of global warming. | |
| Sacramento—Environment California called on its Congressional delegation today, Earth Day, to endorse a statement of principles for “strong, fair, and science-based†federal legislation to address global warming. The “Principles for Global Warming Legislation†were released today by Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Jay Inslee (D-WA) and will eventually be sent in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. | |
| San Francisco—Environment California released a new study today that outlines key strategies for California to reduce global warming pollution from cars and trucks. The report comes as the Schwarzenegger administration is developing a much-anticipated plan to reduce global warming emissions statewide by nearly 30 percent by 2020. | |
