Busy Week for Federal Action on Global Warming
The past week saw two big actions on global warming from the federal government. First we saw something great to go along with the 40th anniversary of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) - one our nation's most important and most successful environmental laws.
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued three new draft guidance documents with regards to the implementation of NEPA. In addition to the draft guidance on global warming emissions and climate change, CEQ also issued guidance on mitigation and monitoring and establishing and applying categorical exclusions.
Then on Monday, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson answered the concerns of some Senators about regulating global warming pollution. Jackson's letter outlines EPA's plan for moving forward with new regulations for the largest carbon polluters and responds to several concerns raised by senators. It also raises numerous red flags about the ongoing campaign to gut the Clean Air Act through the recently proposed resolution from Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski.
Have you taken action against the attack on the Clean Air Act?
Finally, Tuesday, EPA's Jackson spoke before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee about the 2011 EPA budget, and she again emphasized the importance of action on global warming: "EPA continues to take meaningful, common sense steps to address climate change. Making the right choices now will allow the agency to improve health, drive technology innovation, and protect the environment; all without placing an undue burden on the nation’s economy."
Read Administrator Jackson's full testimony.
Love Winter – Hate the Oil Sands
The Sierra Club just unveiled a new campaign aimed at stopping the U.S. importation of oil sands from Canada. "Love Winter -- Hate the Oil Sands" focuses on how the use of dirty oil sands would vastly increase our global warming pollution and threaten future winters.
See how we teamed up with Winter Olympic athletes and learn more about this dirty energy source on the new website: www.LoveWinter.org
Take action and get yourself a free sticker!