US Institutional Investors Call for "Green" Legislation
Dozens of institutional investors managing a combined $4 trillion in assets have signed a statement urging Congress to pass strict laws to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The agreement calls for federal legislation that would reduce heat-trapping emissions of carbon dioxide by 60 to 90 percent by 2050, compared with 1990 levels.
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/032007EC.shtml
Are Big Enviro Groups "Holding Back" Anti-Warming Movement?
The heat is on environmental groups and politicians to churn out proposals for stabilizing the planet's rising temperatures, but some environmentalists say existing plans to cool climate change are timid. Their criticism reveals a rift between two approaches: preserving the American way of life at the expense of quicker solutions, or changing the structure of US society to counter an unprecedented threat.
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/032007EB.shtml
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/032007EC.shtml
Are Big Enviro Groups "Holding Back" Anti-Warming Movement?
The heat is on environmental groups and politicians to churn out proposals for stabilizing the planet's rising temperatures, but some environmentalists say existing plans to cool climate change are timid. Their criticism reveals a rift between two approaches: preserving the American way of life at the expense of quicker solutions, or changing the structure of US society to counter an unprecedented threat.
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/032007EB.shtml
rudkla - 21. Mär, 10:43
