WASHINGTON-“That the Senate
managed to turn its first comprehensive debate on the most pressing
environmental crisis of our time into a circus act should bring us
pause: Not only to reevaluate the fitness of our leaders to lead,
but also to assess the task now before us.
“What was lost in the sideshow on
Capitol Hill this week is the fact that The Climate Security Act,
as written, would have been woefully insufficient to avoid the most
catastrophic impacts of global warming.
“Also overshadowed was the fact
that, when done right, solving the global warming crisis can
simultaneously reduce our dependence on foreign oil, cut energy
costs for working Americans, create high paying jobs in the
renewable energy sector, and secure a healthy planet.
“After seven years of inaction
from the Bush White House, and little better performance by the
Senate, eyes now turn to the new Administration and Congress to see
if they can get it right on global warming.”
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CONTACT: Mike Crocker, Greenpeace
Media Officer in the U.S., 202-319-2471; Kate Smolski, Greenpeace
Legislative Coordinator, 202-415-3105
