Lieberman-Warner, it is like getting coal for Christmas

By: Sierraclub
Published On: 8/2/2007 10:51:03 AM

While I know we are all hoping for progress on Global Warming and that inherently bipartisan compromises seem to have a better chance at passing, This prospal is nothing but an atempt to seem like progress  without being progress. We he here at the Sierra Club want real solutions to Global Warming but sadly this bill  is not a real solution.
Our release on the jump.
Congress Should Not Rush on Weak Global Warming Bills
Warner-Lieberman Bill Focuses on Needs of Industry, Not Environment

Statement of Carl Pope, Sierra Club Executive Director

"There have now been a variety of bills introduced in both the House and the Senate designed to regulate and reduce global warming emissions on an economy-wide basis.  Unfortunately, the Warner-Lieberman bill introduced today is yet another entrant that falls short of the finish line in the race against global warming.

"We believe that any global warming bill passed by Congress must go far enough, fast enough to avert the most catastrophic effects of global warming.  According to scientists, this means we need to reduce our global warming emissions 80 percent by 2050--an achievable average annual reduction of 2 percent.  Both the Boxer-Sanders bill in the Senate and the Waxman bill in the House meet this challenge.

"The Warner-Lieberman proposal and others are oriented toward meeting the needs of the coal, utility and auto industries.  Congress should instead focus on proposals like Boxer-Sanders and Waxman that better meet the needs of communities, families, and the environment."

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