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[Climate]Senate to debate climate change in June (May 16, 2008)

All eyes on climate change. Senators will turn their attention to climate change this June when "America's Climate Security Act" (S.2191) is expected to go to the Senate floor for debate. Authored by Senators Joseph Lieberman (CT) and John Warner (VA), S. 2191 will likely be the key focal point for debate in the 110th Congress over how to prevent more dangerous climate change.

Senators need to hear from constituents now about the urgent importance for them to enact strong, effective, and fair legislation to sharply reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and to help developing countries do the same.

While "America's Climate Security Act" contains many commendable elements, it does not cut emissions deep enough or fast enough to avoid more extreme and harmful climate changes. Nonetheless, many groups are lobbying the Senate to weaken the bill. Find out from FCNL's May Washington Newsletter on climate and energy how the bill should be strengthened.

Act now. Your Senators will be home from May 24 to June 1. This Memorial Day recess is a great time for you to meet with them in their local offices and urge them to act quickly and effectively to reduce climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions. Let them know that climate change is a crisis that is already here, and the U.S. must enact strong and just legislation today in order to leave a healthy planet for future generations. Remind your senators of the good news: the U.S. has all of the resources and creativity needed to dramatically shrink its carbon footprint.

If you won't have the chance to meet with your Senators, you can still take action to strengthen "America's Climate Security Act." Write or call them and ask them to make this bill more effective and fair.

FCNL has joined with other religious groups in a letter calling the Senate to assure that "America's Climate Security Act" swiftly, justly, and compassionately addresses the challenges of climate change.

There's no need for nukes when renewables can do the trick. On FCNL's climate blog, Green Light on Washington, biologist Larry Martin explains that the U.S. can address climate change and reliably provide power for the country with cost-competitive energy-efficiency improvements and renewable energy sources.