Tell McCain & Obama to go carbon neutral

Tell Obama & McCain - "Go Carbon Neutral"

Target:

Senator Barack Obama & Senator John McCain's Presidential Campaigns

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www.GreenPieceBlog.com

Both Senator McCain and Senator Obama have proposed Cap & Trade Systems to curb greenhouse gas emissions by selling carbon credits. The funds from these credits are used to fund renewable energy research that will create American jobs, provide energy security and slow global warming.

Unfortunately, neither McCain nor Obama believe in these carbon credits enough to use them to offset their presidential campaigns. Buying carbon credits would allow these candidates to mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions from their private plane rides, bus trips and campaign offices.

As we move into a new presidency, its crucial that the candidates understand what is at stake for our environment. The time for just talking about solutions is over. For the sake of our economy, our national security and our planet's health, action must be immediate and cutting-edge.

Please sign this petition and tell Senators Obama & McCain that the country is serious when it comes to real environmental solutions. We expect these candidates to show leadership on this issue today, not just after the election.

www.GreenPieceBlog.com

For several years, both Senators Barack Obama and John McCain have shown great leadership on the issues of the environment and energy. They have both spoken passionately about the need for solutions for the difficult challenges our planet facts. Therefor, it would be wrong to undermine their passion and enthusiasm for environmental policy reform.

With that said, neither candidates' campaigns are currently carbon neutral.

This is especially troubling given the fact that both Senators McCain and Obama have submitted proposals for cap-and-trade emissions programs that would essentially create a market for precisely the types of carbon credits that neither candidate is currently buying to mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions of their campaigns.

Carbon credits help fund essential research into renewable energy sources that would provide energy security, jobs and a healthier planet.

As Senators Obama and McCain criss-cross this great nation to gain voter support for their campaigns, their plane trips and bus rides contribute to global climate change. Buying carbon offsets will reduce the impact of these activities while showing leadership on an issue both men consider very important.

We urge Senators John McCain and Barack Obama to make their campaigns carbon neutral today. Both candidates know the value of a carbon credit market. Both candidates understand the need to address global warming and energy security. America can't wait until after the election to see how these candidates will lead on this important environmental issue.

Go carbon neutral today.

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# 70:

11:07 am PDT, Aug 18, Gretchen Gorecki, Virginia

# 69:

1:23 pm PDT, Jul 31, Andi Alnwick, New York

# 68:

7:52 am PDT, Jul 30, Priscilla Miller, New Jersey

# 67:

9:16 pm PDT, Jun 18, LYNN CHANG, California
If the future leaders of America do not step up and prioritize what it Morally important to life, than the problem with "carbon gases" will continued to go ignored and unresolved! THE REST OF THE WORLD HAS ALREADY moved on without us environmentally, because of America's reluctance to value ecology over it's greedy economy. It's MORALLY wrong to ignore this environmental disaster and CRITICAL to have a LEADER that acknowledges it.

# 66:

11:34 am PDT, Jun 3, Name not displayed, Switzerland

# 65:

1:19 am PDT, May 30, Aaaa Aaaaa, Iran, Islamic Republic Of

# 64:

11:05 pm PDT, May 25, Sophie Szeferowicz, France

# 63:

5:45 am PDT, May 25, Victoria Mary Stong / CivilRights Activist, New York
God bless you and your family Barack Obama!~~~~~~~Respectfully and Sincerely, Ms. Victoria Mary Stong /R&B & Soul Singer, Humanitarian,Peacemaker,9/11 Family Member of John Charles Jenkins,Former Vol. 1st Responder on 9/11 & W.T.C. Bldg.7 Vol.Worker 9/11-11/10/01,F.D.N.Y."Flag Lady"& Civil Rights,Animal Rights & Community Activist-L.I.C.,N.Y.,U.S.A.-Well Seasoned~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~"Racism is an insult to God"~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

# 62:

4:18 pm PDT, May 8, Robert Hatch, Vermont
Please also pledge to bring back passenger rail service as it is a viable answer to peak oil.

# 61:

11:13 am PDT, May 7, Name not displayed, Florida

# 60:

12:22 am PDT, Apr 19, Julia Tawyea, Pennsylvania

# 59:

5:08 pm PDT, Apr 16, Charles Dela Roca, California
Obama!

# 58:

9:56 pm PDT, Apr 11, Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin

# 57:

4:10 pm PDT, Apr 10, Maria Sebelist, Pennsylvania

# 56:

8:53 pm PDT, Apr 9, Naoko Ohno, Ohio
You speak about how important global warming is. It not only impacts the future of the earth, but it will also impact your children's lives. Please show us how much you care.

# 55:

1:14 am PDT, Apr 7, Can Atik, Turkey

# 54:

1:33 pm PDT, Mar 30, Jayson Moreno, Colorado
The world is at stake when it comes to global warming and you HAVE to take action, make a committment NOW! Please act - we've have enough talk!

# 53:

11:30 pm PDT, Mar 26, Victoria Thomas, Wyoming

# 52:

12:46 am PDT, Mar 25, Gina Hale, Texas

# 51:

9:00 am PDT, Mar 23, Steve Fitzpatrick, Missouri

# 50:

3:43 pm PDT, Mar 22, Ines Seidel, Germany

# 49:

3:10 pm PDT, Mar 22, Jessica Lizotte, Canada

# 48:

2:26 pm PDT, Mar 22, Maria Dixon, Spain

# 47:

11:18 am PDT, Mar 22, Thomas Pirovano, Switzerland
Hopp!

# 46:

3:04 pm PDT, Mar 20, Anne Seidel, Germany

# 45:

2:44 pm PDT, Mar 19, Alison Lambert, Rhode Island

# 44:

12:50 pm PDT, Mar 18, JOCELYNE ANNIE, Canada

# 43:

11:30 am PDT, Mar 17, Courtney Boeck, Michigan

# 42:

3:20 pm PDT, Mar 16, TAYLOR WEIDNER, Colorado

# 41:

8:07 am PDT, Mar 14, Ginger Geronimo, Alabama

# 40:

5:41 pm PDT, Mar 13, Brenna Holzhauer, Virginia
please show your support for the environment so we can show our support for you!

# 39:

12:56 pm PDT, Mar 13, Catherine C, Canada

# 38:

5:27 pm PDT, Mar 10, Paul Schondelmayer, Michigan
do this but even better make water bottles witha 10cent deposit that is the only thing i see on the side of the road lately. thanks chev64rc

# 37:

2:27 pm PDT, Mar 9, Mark Cave, New Hampshire

# 36:

7:12 am PDT, Mar 9, Terry L. west, West Virginia

# 35:

7:12 pm PST, Mar 8, Anthony Montapert, California

# 34:

5:59 pm PST, Mar 8, Nicky Elizabeth, Maine

# 32:

2:32 am PST, Mar 8, Steve Klein, Canada

# 31:

12:31 am PST, Mar 8, Panagiotis Rigopoulos, Greece

# 30:

3:10 pm PST, Mar 7, Kelly Garbato, Missouri

# 29:

11:50 am PST, Mar 7, Matthew Pintar, Pennsylvania

# 28:

7:35 am PST, Mar 7, Tyler Rud, Minnesota

# 27:

7:19 am PST, Mar 7, Catherine Smalley, United Kingdom

# 26:

3:07 pm PST, Mar 6, Jason Healy, Texas

# 25:

12:51 pm PST, Mar 5, Hugh Ramsey, Texas

# 24:

12:43 pm PST, Mar 5, Name not displayed, New York

# 23:

7:12 pm PST, Mar 1, Joshua Mueller, South Carolina

# 22:

4:46 pm PST, Mar 1, Name not displayed, Florida

# 21:

8:40 am PST, Feb 29, Ross Hammersley, Michigan

# 20:

2:58 pm PST, Feb 28, Daniel Truini, New York

# 19:

2:14 pm PST, Feb 28, J Singh, Georgia
Lead by example!!

# 18:

11:15 am PST, Feb 28, Kristie Mansfield, Texas
Please support Solar and wind. Solar cell efficiency has matured from 17% to 70% and is being used in space to create lasers. Thats powerful! It's unnecessary and antithetical to provide oil industry with incentives to develop environmentally friendly alternatives. Not to mention, a waste of money. No more coal, no ethanol.

# 17:

2:31 pm PST, Feb 27, Chad Lennox, Washington D.C.

# 16:

11:07 am PST, Feb 27, Pamela White, Maryland

# 15:

10:28 am PST, Feb 27, Jillian Sherman, California
It's a shame that Obama and McCain aren't realizing how important this is to the future of America and our home, Earth.

# 14:

9:05 am PST, Feb 27, Elise Longo, New Jersey

# 13:

8:58 pm PST, Feb 26, Laura Deer, California

# 12:

9:43 am PST, Feb 26, Stacy Kinn, Florida
Please help protect our Earth! If we don't do our part to save and protect it, then everything else is meaningless.

# 11:

1:29 am PST, Feb 26, Sarah Furlong, United Kingdom

# 10:

5:11 pm PST, Feb 25, Name not displayed, Florida

# 9:

1:41 pm PST, Feb 25, Nick Galbraith, Washington D.C.

# 8:

12:56 pm PST, Feb 25, Christopher Kaul, New York

# 7:

12:16 pm PST, Feb 25, Ashlie Hocking, Virginia
I'm a supporter of Obama and respect McCain, so this is not intended as any kind of "gotcha" against either of them. I think this is an important method of leadership that I'd really like to see both campaigns get behind.

# 6:

11:52 am PST, Feb 25, Jessica Duncan, Florida

# 5:

10:51 am PST, Feb 25, Name not displayed, California

# 4:

9:34 am PST, Feb 25, Melissa Lamkay, Florida
Awesome idea. This is one petition I don't mind signing.

# 3:

9:02 am PST, Feb 25, Name not displayed, Washington D.C.
As two candidates who understand the impact of climate change on our lives, I think it would be a powerful gesture to make your campaigns carbon-neutral by purchasing carbon offset credits. You are both leaders on this issue: continue to lead by example.

# 2:

8:59 am PST, Feb 25, Rod McDowell, Florida
It's time we take a step toward being more environmentally responsible. Please put your money where your mouth is, and buy carbon credits to help preserve our precious Earth.

# 1:

7:49 am PST, Feb 25, Brandon Fuller, Washington D.C.

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