Governors Schweitzer, Huntsman and Schwarzenegger Join in Creating Regional Pacts on Climate Change
| November 15, 2007 |  View for printing |
Frustrated with the slow progress of legislation in Washington on energy and global warming, the nation’s governors have created regional agreements to cap greenhouse gases and are engaged in a concerted lobbying effort to prod Congress to act.
Beginning Monday, three Western governors will appear in a nationwide television advertising campaign sponsored by an environmental group trying to generate public and political support for climate change legislation now before the Senate.
The 30-second ad features Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican of California; Jon Huntsman Jr., Republican of Utah; and Brian Schweitzer, Democrat of Montana, standing in casual clothes in scenic spots talking about the threat posed by greenhouse gas emissions. The nation’s governors are acting, but Congress is not, they say. “Now it’s their turn,” Mr. Schwarzenegger says.
By JOHN M. BRODER
Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/15/wa ... limate.html
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(Many thanks to Ray Barnes · Deputy Director for Regional Partnerships --- International and Regional Partnerships • Idaho National Laboratory http://www.inl.gov for passing this along. Russ)
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Court Backs States, Cities in Fuel-Economy Ruling
Siding with environmental groups and 13 states and cities, a federal appeals court rejected the Bush administration’s fuel-economy standards for light trucks and sport utility vehicles, saying regulators failed to thoroughly assess the economic impact of tailpipe emissions that contribute to climate change.
By FELICITY BARRINGER and MICHELINE MAYNARD
Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/bu ... oref=slogin
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