Dear friends,
This is from Barbara Boxer, US Senator. Please take time to consider supporting her bill here in the US.
Dear Pamela,
Today, with Earth Day just over a week away, I am asking you to put yourselves in my shoes for a minute and do something we Senators do -- co-sponsor a bill.
To be exact, I am asking you to be a citizen co-sponsor of the strongest global warming bill in the Senate -- the Sanders/Boxer bill, S.309, which has twelve Senate sponsors so far.
By signing on as a citizen co-sponsor, you will help me show my colleagues in Congress -- and all Americans -- the kind of support that exists for ground-breaking legislation that will really fight global warming. Can I count on your support right now -- with Earth Day just around the corner?
Sign on as a citizen co-sponsor of the Sanders/Boxer global warming bill now!
Already, more than 62,000 Americans have signed on as citizen co-sponsors of our bill, a number that has already turned heads among my colleagues in the Senate. And over the coming weeks, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will continue to hold hearings on legislative approaches to combat global warming.
But we need to do more.
An increase in temperature of just 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit from today's levels could eventually mean widespread flooding of coastal areas in our country, Europe, Asia, and all over the globe. It also will mean more frequent extreme weather conditions like hurricanes, heat waves, and droughts, evidence of which we're already starting to see.
The time to act is now. As Al Gore has pointed out, global warming may be an inconvenient truth, but nonetheless it is the truth. Now we must do what Americans have always done when faced with a broad challenge -- face it and act.
Sign on as a citizen co-sponsor of the Sanders/Boxer global warming bill now! More...
The Sanders/Boxer bill addresses the global warming challenge head-on. Sanders/Boxer is the only bill that will truly work economy-wide, and it's been endorsed by a huge coalition of environmental organizations.
Here are just a few of the many critical things that our bill will do:
- Reduce U.S. emissions to meet a worldwide greenhouse gas stabilization goal of 450 parts per million
- Allow for a "cap and trade" program
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars by 30% by 2016
- Create a research & development program on global warming
- Require utilities to generate or purchase an increasing amount of renewable energy
Now we need to get moving. There are several alternative bills in the Senate, but none of them go as far as the Sanders/Boxer legislation does. So we need more Senate co-sponsors -- and to do that, I need to get as many citizen co-sponsors (you and everyone you know!) to sign on.
Next week, I will be delivering a major speech on the environment to celebrate Earth Day, which comes on Sunday, April 22nd. Knowing that you and tens of thousands of other Americans are standing with me will help give me the strength and support I need to tackle this huge issue.
As Chair of the Senate Environment Committee, I've been doing all I can through the hearing process to work with my colleagues on detailing the facts. But now it is up to all of us to keep the pressure on to pass the strongest, most effective global warming bill possible -- and to ensure that this will be a major issue in the next presidential election.
By becoming a citizen co-sponsor you will be the wind at my back and give me the momentum I need to get more Senate sponsors for S.309. And that will keep this whole issue moving forward.
So please help. Sign on as a citizen co-sponsor of the Sanders/Boxer bill now!
Thank you so much for your support on the critical issue of global warming.
In Friendship, 
Barbara Boxer
U.S. Senator
P.S. It will only take a minute, but it will really make a huge difference. Please sign on as a citizen co-sponsor of the Sanders/Boxer global warming bill now. I need your support as I lobby the rest of my Senate colleagues for their support.
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