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...still be in denial, but many Americans are not. Politicians are being forced to respond to mounting public pressure to do something about global warming. Even as White House climate negotiators in Bali were blocking efforts to set a target for international carbon emissions, the first bill that would cap such emissions in the U.S. passed out of the Senate's environment committee. Outside Washington, city and state governments, as well as private industry, are taking action. "Suddenly climate change is at the crossroads of what everyone is interested in," says Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense, a green...
...setting a goal of reducing the state's greenhouse-gas emissions - which currently amount to about 1.6% of the annual global total - to 1990 levels by 2020. California is part of a coalition of six western U.S. states and two Canadian provinces with plans to set up a regional cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions, similar to a market that has been operating for years in Europe. Despite his party affiliation, Schwarzenegger has been willing to challenge the White House, most recently by leading a lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency after it struck down California's stringent...
...true that in many ways the United States does not have the global economic heft it once did. The U.S. stock market today accounts for 35% of world market cap, compared to 50% just 10 years ago. In recent times, as the American economy has slowed, other countries, such as China and Germany, which once could have been relied upon to follow, have actually continued to see growth...
...taking a broader perspective, McCain manages to be progressive where many members of his party fail. For instance, he is an ardent supporter of embryonic stem cell research and supports government funding of the science. He has recognized the need to address the current climate crisis, advocating a cap-and-trade policy. Although we wish he would go further in his efforts at fostering environmental awareness and conservation efforts, he is by far the best Republican candidate in this regard...
...flow of illegal immigrants is a political prerequisite to immigration reform. Finally, we support Obama’s commitment to expanding the number of high-skill immigrants to our country through to the H-1B visa program.To help reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change, Obama proposes a cap-and-trade system and the corresponding reduction of emissions to 80 percent below the 1990 levels by 2050. Vaulting the U.S. into a leadership position on climate change is a goal that should figure prominently in any presidential candidate’s decision-making. Obama has shown that he cares...