Happy Fourth of July!
More than 56,000 fellow citizens have signed our Declaration of New Patriotism -- highlighting global warming as THE defining environmental challenge of our times and challenging Congress to cap and cut America's global warming pollution.
If you haven't already, you can still add your name to our Declaration of New Patriotism:
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To help you enjoy your holiday, we thought it would be fun to re-imagine what the Constitutional Convention -- held 220 years ago this summer -- would look like today.
Check out our interactive New Patriotism portrait:
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We are using this New Patriotism campaign to highlight the urgent need for Congress to pass national legislation to cap and cut America's global warming pollution. There is no environmental threat more serious facing the planet today.
While Congress has not yet taken meaningful action to fight global warming, there are growing signs of progress.
Last week, Senators Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and John Warner (R-VA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of a key environmental Senate subcommittee, announced that they have begun drafting a "comprehensive bill to address global climate change."
And, on the other side of Capitol Hill, Rep. John Dingell, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said last week that his panel would attempt to write a global warming bill this year that would cut global warming pollution by "between 60, and perhaps as much as 80, percent by 2050."
Progress continues on the state level as well. On Monday, Hawaii became the second state to pass a statewide cap on global warming pollution. And, this Friday, New Jersey will become the third state to cap pollution statewide when Governor Jon Corzine is scheduled to sign the Global Warming Response Act.
This momentum couldn't have come at a better time, but we need to keep the pressure on until we see real action. Nothing short of overwhelming public pressure can turn the tide, and we are so grateful for your help in keeping the heat on Capitol Hill.
Thanks again for all that you do.
Sincerely,
The Environmental Defense Action Fund |
