Global Warming in the News

It is disappointing that President Bush allowed his eighth and final State of the Union Address to pass without proposing serious action on global warming. While offering no serious policy proposals, Bush continued to delay and point fingers at developing countries.

We can solve global warming if we act now. The most current science says that in order to prevent the worst effects of global warming we need to cut global warming pollution at least 15 percent to 20 percent by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050, which we can accomplish with common sense solutions like renewable energy and energy efficiency. But half-measures and delaying tactics won't cut it.

We urge Congress to provide the leadership President Bush has failed to offer by passing legislation that will cut global warming pollution to the science-based levels needed to solve global warming.

The writer is a field organizer for Raleigh-based Environment North Carolina.

Margaret Hartzell
Raleigh
February 4, 2008