Climate Change: It's Time for Congress to Act

Dear [Senator Harry Reid, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Your Congressperson, Your Senators],

Global warming is the most serious environmental threat facing the planet today. Yet, with just weeks left in the legislative calendar this year, Congress has not yet scheduled a vote to cap and reduce America's global warming pollution.

Even as Congress continues to work towards final passage of energy legislation containing a "down payment" on global warming, Congress must also move forward with legislation to cut emissions of global warming pollutants.

As a concerned citizen, I urge you to do everything in your power to get a bill to the floor in both the Senate and the House this year that meets these four criteria:

- Set a hard cap on global warming pollution and a concrete timetable for reduction;

- Ensure all forms of global warming pollution are covered;

- Set new standards for environmentally sound ethanol and other biofuels; and

- Foster real market competition for next generation energy sources

With only weeks left in the legislative calendar, there is no time to lose. You may not have time to pass a law this year, but you must do more to mark up legislation and prepare for floor action.

We must get global warming policy right and we must do it now.

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Sincerely,
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