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Senate Shows Growing Support for Global Warming Controls but Fails to Pass Bill
Overview

The global warming crisis is at a tipping point. To stave off the worst effects of global warming, the United States must quickly pass strong legislation including a mandatory cap on emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping pollutants.

Legislation to Control Global Warming Pollution
The United States must pass strong legislation to cap emissions of heat-trapping pollutants.
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The United States must pass strong legislation to cap emissions of heat-trapping pollutants.

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Investing in Our Recovery
Repowering America with a 'Cap and Invest' Climate Plan
Fact Sheet

We must focus our efforts on an economic recovery plan that provides needed short-term stimulus and lays the groundwork for a stable, long-term recovery. Enacting a cap and trade system to limit global warming pollution is an essential component of a comprehensive plan to repower America. Passing legislation to cap global warming pollution can spur investment, create millions of jobs, and help pull our lagging economy forward by providing the opportunity to borrow against the value of future pollution allowances and creating the market signals needed to trigger a surge of clean energy investments.

This is the first in a series of fact sheets; more will follow in January and February 2009.

Cutting Global Warming Pollution at Low Costs with the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act
Legislative Analysis

An analysis of the proposed Lieberman-Warner legislation showing that the global warming pollution reduction targets established by the bill can be achieved without a significant increase in the country’s total energy costs.

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