[Oe List ...] Global Warming: Tell Sen. Boxer your solution

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Dear Jann,

Last year, I promised you that if the voters placed Democrats in
charge of the Senate we would see a new agenda in Washington.
Instead of sweeping issues like Iraq and global warming under
the rug, we would shine the spotlight on them and demand a new
direction for our country.

My friends, our day has come. Today, in one of my first acts as
chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, I
am holding a hearing on the most important environmental problem
of our generation -- global warming. This is the difference an
election makes -- the difference between a Congress in denial
about climate change and one willing to confront it head on.

Many of my colleagues will be testifying before my committee
today, offering their opinions about the best way Congress can
act to tackle global warming. But I want to hear from you, too. 

Help me set the agenda for reducing global warming in the 110th
Congress. Vote on your favorite approach to stop global warming
now! 

http://ga4.org/pacforachange/gw_agenda_pub.html?member_key=s7gbwsrf6dt86d&

I don't need to tell you that global warming is the single
biggest environmental problem we face. Scientific research
already shows conclusively that human activity is warming the
climate. The consequences will be disastrous if we don't act
soon. Already, the Arctic ice sheet is melting, a fact that will
ultimately raise sea levels and threaten coastal communities. We
will experience more severe storms like Hurricane Katrina, with
devastating consequences. Entire ecosystems are at risk. We have
to act now.

Fortunately, there is a wealth of good ideas about how to
address climate change. My good friend and colleague from
California, Senator Feinstein, has proposed a plan to cap and
trade carbon emissions from power plants. Senator Bernie Sanders
(I-VT) and I have teamed up on legislation based on California's
model. For the past two years, Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and
Joe Lieberman (I-CT) have offered an economy-wide cap and trade
system. And Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) has proposed increasing
the nation's ethanol requirement. 

This is just a sample of the many suggestions to meet the
challenge of global warming and many others are about to be put
on the table. I'd like to hear your ideas on the best way to
move forward. What ideas do you think we should pursue? Let me
know so that I can share your comments with my colleagues in the
Senate. 

Help me set the global warming agenda for the 110th Congress.
Prioritize some of these potential global warming solutions
today! 

http://ga4.org/pacforachange/gw_agenda_pub.html?member_key=s7gbwsrf6dt86d&

Today, the battle in the Senate to reduce global warming begins,
and I want you to be a part of it. But there's still a lot of
work to do. There will be a series of hearings, week after week,
where my committee will hear from every part of America on this
issue. But this is the time I want to hear from you before we
sit down and write the legislation we believe will become law
this year.

After listening to colleagues and scientists in today's
committee hearing, and gathering your feedback online, I've
scheduled another hearing for next Tuesday -- to start putting
these ideas into action. I want to share your ideas with the
committee next week, so please vote on your priorities today.

Rank your priorities for combating global warming today -- so we
can begin acting on them at next Tuesday's hearing.

http://ga4.org/pacforachange/gw_agenda_pub.html?member_key=s7gbwsrf6dt86d&

You've heard me say this before but I want to repeat it again.
Elections have consequences. Because of you, one major
consequence is that Global Warming is now on the National
Agenda. 

I sincerely ask that you continue to be a part of the solution
-- until we get the job done!

In Friendship,

Barbara Boxer

P.S. After you've ranked your favorite global warming solutions,
please invite your friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues to
do the same. I hope to hear from tens of thousands of Americans
before our next committee hearing next Tuesday. Thank you for
helping us make a difference!

Rank your Preferred Global Warming Solutions:
http://ga4.org/pacforachange/gw_agenda_pub.html?member_key=s7gbwsrf6dt86d&

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