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Written by New York Review
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Pelosi: Just As Al Gore Changed Global
Warming Debate, Congress Must Now Act on Energy Policy
"Vice President Al Gore, along with the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has awakened the world,
and particularly young people, to the enormous and looming threat
of the climate crisis and the need for immediate action.
Congress is now moving forward with
historic energy legislation that will reduce our dependence on
foreign fuels and promote energy efficiency. We have made
significant progress toward completing this package and hope to
have a final agreement next week. This energy package will lay the
groundwork for the Congress to move forward next year with
comprehensive action to address climate change. It is also
incumbent on the Bush Administration, after years of resistance, to
become a leader in the global effort to reduce climate change. We
owe it to our children and to the future to act now.
"I again congratulate Al Gore and the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on their winning the
Nobel Peace Prize, which is a culmination of decades of dedication
and perseverance. Just as Al Gore tirelessly fought to change the
global warming debate, Congress must now act to change America's
energy policy and begin to halt climate change."
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