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House Passes ACES: A Dramatic Breakthrough for Clean Energy and Climate Protection
Washington, DC (June 26, 2009) - For the first time in history, the House of Representatives has passed a comprehensive clean energy and climate bill. Clean energy and climate is one of President Obama's top priorities and this is a significant step toward moving this legislation to the President's desk.
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Report Provides Blueprint for Communities to Tackle Global Warming
SAN FRANCISCO (June 25, 2009) –The most authoritative report providing a blueprint for how communities can tackle global warming was released today by the California League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and the Natural Resources Defense Council. The report is a guide to California’s Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act, or SB 375, the nation’s first legislation to link transportation and land use planning with global warming.
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New U.S. Government Report Confirms Urgent Need for Clean Energy and Climate Action
WASHINGTON (June 16, 2009) – A new national scientific report on the domestic impacts of climate change reinforces the urgency of moving forward with strong climate and energy legislation, according to experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council. According to the report, “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States” by the interagency Global Climate Research Program, the impacts from global warming are already being felt across the United States.
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U.S. and Canadian Green Leaders Unite
WASHINGTON (June 4, 2009) - For the first time, CEOs from 30 environmental groups based in the United States and Canada have agreed to work together to address key environmental problems threatening both countries. Their collaboration parallels the emerging threats that intertwine Canadian and American economic and environmental health, including the impacts of climate change, tar sands oil production and Arctic development. The groups will also work in partnership during the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen later this year.
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White House Announces Ground-Breaking Global Warming Pollution Standards for Cars and Trucks
Washington, D.C. (May 18, 2009) - President Barack Obama will announce plans tomorrow to issue new national greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards for cars and trucks. These standards will deliver the benefits of California's landmark standards nationwide. Additionally California expects to receive its long awaited waiver from EPA early this summer.
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