New Poll Finds American’s Overwhelming Support Climate Action

June 26, 2009

A new poll released by the Pew Environment Group finds overwhelming support for action to reduce global warming pollution.  The public opinion research, conducted by The Mellman Group and Public Opinion Strategies from June 3 to 7, tested voter attitudes toward the American Energy and Climate Security Act, a comprehensive energy and global warming bill currently being debated in the U.S. House.

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Campaign Updates

U.S. Global Warming Campaign

• House Passes Comprehensive Clean Energy Legislation
  June 26, 2009 – The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives with 219 votes.
• The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Passes Comprehensive Clean Energy Legislation.
• President Obama proposes new national clean car regulations that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.8 million barrels comparable to removing 177 million cars from the road.
  • PEG on the New Clean Car Standards
  • Obama Administration National Fuel Efficiency Policy

International Global Warming Campaign

• United Nations Negotiations on Climate
  8 meetings between March 2008 and December 2009 to reach agreement on a successor to the Kyoto protocol.
• G-8 and Major Economies Processes
  The summit in Hokkaido Japan, July 7 & 8 promised agreement on long term emissions reduction and financial support for clean technology and adaptation to unavoidable impacts of global warming.
• Calendar of International Meetings and Events
  

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