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| 9/6/2007 | |
| Houston – The death toll from extreme heat in Houston each summer will increase from about 24 to nearly 32, resulting in 192 additional heat-related deaths by mid-century as global warming drives up summertime temperatures, according to a new report released by Environment Texas and conducted by Applied Climatologists, Inc. experts Dr. Laurence Kalkstein of the University of Miami and Dr. Scott Greene of the University of Oklahoma. | |
| 9/6/2007 | |
| The death toll from extreme heat in Chicago will increase from about 110 to nearly 243, resulting in 3,192 additional heat-related deaths by mid-century as global warming drives up summertime temperatures, according to a new report released by Environment Illinois and conducted by Applied Climatologists, Inc. experts Dr. Laurence Kalkstein of the University of Miami and Dr. Scott Greene of the University of Oklahoma. | |
| 9/26/2006 | |
| At a ceremony in San Francisco, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made history today, signing into law the nation’s first statewide cap on global warming pollution, a measure that will reduce emissions in the nation’s most populous state by 25 percent in the next 14 years. | |
| 9/20/2007 | |
| Capping emissions and making polluters pay for putting global warming emissions into the atmosphere is the most economically efficient and fair approach to cutting global warming pollution nationwide, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG). | |
| 9/14/2006 | |
| This year’s unprecedented heat wave is part of a broader trend of rising temperatures across the country, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG). | |
| 9/13/2007 | |
| Yesterday, the Governors of thirteen states, including New Mexico’s Governor Richardson, released an open letter to the CEOs of General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda and Nissan, asserting their commitment to forge ahead with state Clean Car programs and urging the auto manufacturers to withdraw their legal challenges of the program. | |
| 9/11/2007 | |
| The same day 200 wind industry leaders gather to talk about investing in 21st century technology in Michigan, DTE Energy and the nuclear industry are sponsoring talks by former environmentalists about the supposed economic and environmental benefits of nuclear power. | |
| 8/30/2007 | |
| The maximum temperature in Raleigh was 2.0°F above average in 2006, according to a new report released today by Environment North Carolina. Environment North Carolina said this warmer-than-normal weather is indicative of what North Carolina can expect with continued global warming. | |
| 8/29/2007 | |
| As the governor’s Action Team on Climate and Energy met for the first time, our allies in Florida released a new analysis documenting the benefits of implementing the Clean Cars Program in Florida. | |
| 8/27/2008 | |
| Gov. Martin O’Malley’s special Maryland Commission on Climate Change released its final report today, recommending ambitious but achievable cuts in the state’s global warming pollution. | |
| 8/24/2006 | |
| Just weeks after the strongest global warming legislation in U.S. history was introduced in Congress, a new report released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) shows how the U.S. can meet – and even exceed – the legislation’s near-term goals. | |
| 8/23/2007 | |
| Arizona advocates joined global warming and clean energy advocates from across the western United States and Canada to hail Governor Napolitano and other leaders of the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) for taking a crucial step toward regionwide reductions in global-warming pollution. | |
| 8/16/2006 | |
| Attendees of the annual National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) convention will be treated to a free screening of “An Inconvenient Truth†on Thursday, August 17th at 3:30 p.m. at the Opry Mills Regal Theatre. | |
| 8/15/2007 | |
| Supporters at rally in Annapolis deliver 5,000 petition signatures to O’Malley administration. | |
| 8/1/2008 | |
| Late last night the State Senate and House gave final approval to the Global Warming Solutions Act, a bill that will make Massachusetts a national leader in implementing global warming solutions and commit the state to making the pollution reductions that scientists say are necessary to avoid the worst impacts of global warming. | |
| 8/1/2007 | |
| This Wednesday, August 1, Environment Massachusetts, the new home of MASSPIRG’s statewide environment work, will award Massachusetts State Senator Marc R. Pacheco the title of Climate Change Champion for his tireless work to tackle what he calls “the most pressing and complex issue of our time.†The award will be given to the Senator at 10 a.m. in the conference room of the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District office on 88 Broadway, Taunton, MA, 02780. | |
| 8/1/2007 | |
| The draft bill unveiled today by Senators Lieberman (Conn.) and Warner (Va.) is an encouraging starting point for Senate action on global warming. | |
| 7/6/2007 | |
| On the eve of the Live Earth Concerts for a Climate in Crisis, Governor Jon S. Corzine signed legislation adopting proactive and ambitious goals for the reduction of green house gas emissions in New Jersey. The legislation calls for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, approximately a 20 percent reduction, followed by a further reduction of emissions to 80 percent below 2006 levels by 2050. New Jersey is only the third state in the nation make greenhouse gas reduction goals law and these provisions were previously set in Executive Order 54 which the Governor signed in February. | |
| 7/31/2008 | |
| Last night the House of Representatives unanimously passed a revised version of the Global Warming Solutions Act, a bill that will make Massachusetts a national leader in implementing global warming solutions and commit the state to making the pollution reductions that scientists say are necessary to avoid the worst impacts of global warming. | |
| 7/30/2008 | |
| Today the Massachusetts State House is expected to join the Senate in passing landmark global warming legislation. This bill, along with the Green Communities Act-- which was recently signed into law-- shows that Massachusetts is committed to making our state the hub of clean energy and global warming solutions. | |
| 7/24/2007 | |
| Temperatures in the Washington, DC region were unusually warm in 2006 and are part of a trend toward warmer weather in the area, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG). The average temperature at Washington’s Reagan National Airport was 1.9°F above normal in 2006, while the average temperature at Dulles International Airport was 3.0°F above normal. | |
| 7/14/2008 | |
| We are gratified by the Attorney General’s determination that the administration’s proposed last-minute changes to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) regulations don’t meet the requirements of the energy bill signed into law by Governor Rell in 2007. | |
| 7/11/2007 | |
| “We commend Senator Bingaman for working to build support for action on global warming. Unfortunately, his new bill fails to deliver the pollution reductions science shows are needed in the next 10 years to stave off the most dangerous impacts of global warming for future generations. | |
| 7/11/2007 | |
| Governor Charlie Crist is poised to sign a series of Executive Orders to adopt proactive and ambitious goals for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Florida. | |
| 6/6/2007 | |
| New research shows that the levels of reductions in global warming pollution called for by the world’s leading scientists are possible to achieve in Maryland. According to a study led by Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center, the state can use policy tools available today to reduce its emissions by 23 percent by 2020, more than the 20 percent figure that scientists have agreed is necessary for the industrialized world. | |
| 6/6/2007 | |
| While the CEOs of the Big Three automakers met with Senators behind closed doors to convince them to keep on dragging their heels on fuel economy, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) released a new analysis showing that outdated gas mileage standards will cost Americans $53.1 billion dollars at the pump this summer alone. | |
| 6/5/2007 | |
| This afternoon a key House committee held its second debate on the Clean Energy Act, the legislation cosponsored by nearly a majority of house members that would require clean, renewable sources of energy and energy efficiency measures to meet 15 percent of the state’s growing electricity needs by 2021. Led by Reps. Pricey Harrison, Grier Martin, Jim Harrell, and Carolyn Justice, 56 house members are sponsors of HB 77. | |
| 6/4/2007 | |
| After two years of debate, the legislature passed an omnibus energy bill that promotes energy efficiency, increases Connecticut’s use of clean, renewable energy, and cuts global warming pollution. | |
| 6/26/2008 | |
| The Schwarzenegger administration deserves a lot of credit for taking responsibility for the nation’s first comprehensive plan to reduce pollution that causes global warming. | |
| 6/25/2007 | |
| Environmental groups are praising the General Assembly for passing legislation to reduce global warming pollution from power plants. | |