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Climate Change: It's Time for Congress to Act

Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: Environmental Defense
Governors all over the country are taking the lead in capping greenhouse gas emissions to stop global warming.

Now, it's Congress' turn.

The year is almost over, and Congress has not yet taken action on global warming, let alone scheduled a vote.

Tell Congress that you want them to cap global warming emissions in order to cut CO2 pollution by 80% by 2050.
deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 10,000
 

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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.

[Your comment]

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]

We signed the “Climate Change: It's Time for Congress to Act” petition!
# 5,375:
7:19 am PDT, Jul 5, Name not displayed, Colorado
# 5,374:
3:34 am PDT, Jun 30, Rachel Strzelecki, Missouri
Why wait until 2050.
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8:29 pm PDT, Jun 20, Miranda Fitzgerald, Kentucky
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7:34 pm PDT, Jun 2, Damaris Martinez, Illinois
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3:50 pm PDT, May 19, Name not displayed, Montana
Concidering that we can't just stick out our thumbs and hitch a ride to the next inhabitable planet if we screw ours up, don't you think it's time to take action on global warming??? It's time to stop monkeying around and do something about it. You are the ones that are in the positions of power and therefore, you need to listen to the voices of the people who vote you into that place and DO SOMETHING. Thank you.
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9:23 am PDT, May 7, Isha Mayim, California
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6:51 pm PDT, May 6, Robyn McFadden, Texas
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8:40 am PDT, May 6, Jessica Carroll, Massachusetts
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4:38 pm PDT, May 5, Jacquelyn Goldsmith, Massachusetts
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5:50 pm PDT, May 3, Name not displayed, California
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3:31 pm PDT, May 2, Dara Ables, Tennessee
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5:04 pm PDT, May 1, Name not displayed, California
Please do all you can to make some real progress on this issue. American needs to stop lagging behind the rest of the world and come out as a leader against global warming.
# 5,363:
3:04 pm PDT, May 1, Manoj Paul, Illinois
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10:18 am PDT, May 1, Judy Haggard, California
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12:05 pm PDT, Apr 29, Julia Monahan, California
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10:05 am PDT, Apr 29, Sean Gee, Washington D.C.
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10:38 pm PDT, Apr 28, Anita Kofta, Wisconsin
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9:52 pm PDT, Apr 28, Leah Lefler, Virginia
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8:17 am PDT, Apr 28, Jeramy Hansen, Maryland
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4:27 pm PDT, Apr 27, Erica Heller, Pennsylvania
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3:08 pm PDT, Apr 27, Amy Graves, California
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8:20 pm PDT, Apr 26, Linda Hames, Alabama
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1:19 pm PDT, Apr 26, Claire Ellrick, North Carolina
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7:42 am PDT, Apr 26, Holly Shuffler, North Carolina
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6:45 am PDT, Apr 25, Paul Bechtel, California