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New Report Quantifies Benefits of Adding Smarth Growth to Climate Bill
As a new non-partisan analysis of the House climate change bill -- proving that capping CO2 can save
money for the poorest fifth of the nation -- continues to make waves on
the Hill, it's worth noting that the legislation could yield even
greater savings by focusing on reducing transportation-based emissions.
June 22, 2009
Petition: Support a Climate Bill That Invests in Green Transportation
At the end of March, representatives Henry Waxman and Ed Markey introduced an ambitious federal climate bill. This is the real deal -- the legislative centerpiece of President Obama's effort to combat global warming.
Transportation contributes about a third of all greenhouse gas
emissions in the U.S., so any climate bill will have to green the way
we get around to be effective. On that score, however, the draft
legislation has some glaring omissions.
April 15, 2009