Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act

I don't know if there's anything better than walking into the office
on Monday morning to discover that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled
that the EPA has essentially ignored the problem of tailpipe CO2
emissions for too long, and that the EPA does in fact have the
authority to regulate these emissions.

What a huge victory for activists like you who've done so much to
make sure our elected officials know how crucial it is that we take
action now on global warming. But, we're not home free. Tailpipe
emissions are just one source of global warming pollution.

Senators Barbara Boxer and Bernie Sanders have introduced the Global
Warming Pollution Reduction Act -- which would reduce all forms of
global warming pollution by 80% by 2050. Can you help by asking your
senators to co-sponsor the Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act?
To sign a petition to your senators, click on the link below or copy
and paste it into your web browser.

https://www.environmentohio.org/action/global-warming/senate?id4=ES

Then, ask your friends and family to help by forwarding this message
on to them.

Background

Global warming is starting to change weather patterns. Scientists
predict that these changes will accelerate in the future and say that
we can expect:

* Extreme weather. Scientists expect hurricanes to become more
intense and say that the hurricanes that hit the Gulf states in 2005
may be an indication of what's to come.

* Public health risks. Scientists also expect heat waves to become
more dangerous, causing more people to suffer heat stress and stroke.
Other impacts include the spread of infectious diseases.

* Less snow, less water. Many of the rivers and streams that we rely
on for our water supply are fed by mountain snow. But warmer winters
are starting to cause less precipitation to fall as snow, which may
cause serious future water shortages.

Most global warming pollution comes from burning oil, coal, and
natural gas in our power plants, cars, SUVs, and factories. Power
plants are the single biggest source, responsible for about 40% of
U.S. global warming pollution. Because there are no federal limits on
global warming pollution, industry can pump unlimited amounts of the
pollution into our skies.

The good news is we can reduce global warming pollution by using
existing technology to make power plants and factories more
efficient, make cars go farther on a gallon of gasoline, and shift to
cleaner technologies, such as hybrids, biofuels, and wind and solar
power.

These are win-win solutions because they also will reduce our
dependence on oil, reduce air pollution, protect pristine places from
oil drilling and mining, and bring many other benefits.

Senators Barbara Boxer and Bernie Sanders have introduced the Global
Warming Pollution Reduction Act -- which would reduce all forms of
global warming pollution by 80% by 2050. Can you help by asking your
senators to co-sponsor the Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act?
To sign a petition to your senators, click on the link below or copy
and paste it into your web browser.

https://www.environmentohio.org/action/global-warming/senate?id4=ES

Then, ask your friends and family to help by forwarding this message
on to them.


Sincerely,

Erin Bowser
Environment Ohio State Director
ErinB@environmentohio.org
http://www.EnvironmentOhio.org