[GreenYes] Fwd: Breaking News: Major U.S. Companies Call for Global Warming Action

[Alan Muller <amuller@no.address>]

>Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:05:14 GMT
>From: "Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense" 
><TakeAction@no.address>
>To: "Alan Muller" <amuller@no.address>
>
>Subject: Breaking News: Major U.S. Companies Call for Global Warming Action

[Please note that I am not endorsing or 
commenting on this, just passing it along...//Alan]


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>**Breaking News**
>Ten Major U.S. Companies Join Environmental 
>Defense and Others to Endorse Mandatory Limits 
>on America's Global Warming Pollution.
>Watch press conference live this morning on CSPAN at 11:30am Eastern.
>
>Dear Alan,
>
><http://action.environmentaldefense.org/ct/z7qVqGM1hmuq/>
>[]
>
>
>Major U.S. businesses support national global warming action.
>
><http://action.environmentaldefense.org/ct/z7qVqGM1hmuq/>Read more.
>
>I want to share with you some exciting and truly 
>historic news on our campaign to stop global warming.
>
>This morning, ten major U.S. businesses and four 
>national environmental organizations issued a 
>joint report, 
><http://action.environmentaldefense.org/ct/zpqVqGM1hmua/>A 
>Call to Action (pdf file), calling on the 
>federal government to quickly pass strong 
>national legislation to cut global warming pollution.
>
>You can watch the press conference live this 
>morning on CSPAN at 11:30am Eastern. You will 
>also be able to 
><http://action.environmentaldefense.org/ct/zdqVqGM1hmu1/>watch 
>it online at CSPAN.org.
>
>The companies involved in today's announcement 
>are well-known Fortune 500 corporations: Alcoa, 
>BP America, Caterpillar, Duke Energy, DuPont, 
>Florida Power and Light, General Electric, 
>Lehman Brothers, Pacific Gas & Electric, and PNM Resources.
>
>They have joined Environmental Defense, the 
>World Resources Institute, Pew Center on Global 
>Climate Change, and Natural Resources Defense 
>Council to form an unprecedented alliance ­ the 
>United States Climate Action Partnership (US-CAP).
>
>In today's announcement, the partners pledged to 
>work together to support six recommendations for national action:
>    * Account for the global dimensions of 
> climate change ? the U.S. government should 
> become more involved in international agreements to fight global warming;
>
>    * Recognize the importance of technology ? 
> the cost-effective deployment of existing 
> energy efficient technologies should be a priority;
>
>    * Be environmentally effective ? establish a 
> mandatory cap that guarantees emissions will be 
> cut and other measures to facilitate reaching the needed targets;
>
>    * Create economic opportunity and advantage 
> ? a climate protection program must use the 
> power of the market to establish clear targets and timeframes;
>
>    * Be fair ? global warming solutions must 
> account for the disproportionate impact of both 
> global warming and emissions reductions on some 
> economic sectors, geographic regions, and income groups; and
>    * Encourage early action ? prior to the 
> effective date of mandatory pollution limits, 
> every reasonable effort should be made to reduce emissions.
>
>This unique cooperation of business and 
>environmental leaders sends a clear signal to 
>Congress: legislative action to cut America's 
>global warming pollution is urgently needed.
>
>Environmental Defense is thrilled to have played 
>a role in building this unprecedented 
>partnership and will look to take full advantage 
>of the added momentum this brings to our efforts 
>to pass meaningful global warming legislation this year.
>
>For more on this announcement, 
><http://action.environmentaldefense.org/ct/z7qVqGM1hmuq/>go to our website.
>
>Our work to fight global warming is made 
>possible through the support of our dedicated 
>members and online activists. I cannot thank you 
>enough for your tremendous support.
>
>I look forward to working with you as the 110th 
>Congress begins to debate global warming and 
>moves to enact the mandatory caps we need to cut 
>emissions. This will be the test of this 
>Congress on the top environmental priority of our generation.
>
>Sincerely,
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>Fred Krupp
>President
>
>
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