Global Warming Action - A Publication of Fresh Energy

State Farm's Chairman and CEO endorsed Business Roundtable's climate change statement, saying, "...State Farm is very concerned about natural and man-made causes of property damage."

BUSINESS IN ACTION
U.S. CEOs come out strong on global warming

Business Roundtable, a powerful association of CEOs of leading U.S. companies with combined annual revenues of $4.5 trillion and employing more than 10 million people, recently released a Climate Change Statement in support of actions—including policy solutions—to reduce global warming pollution.

Policy objectives include public reporting by U.S. companies on emission reductions; improvements in energy efficiency; investment in research, development, and demonstration of low-emission technologies; and selection by policymakers of the right policy tools, which might include carbon taxes, cap-and-trade programs, or emissions standards.

Roundtable co-chairman Edward B. Rust Jr., chairman and CEO of State Farm, said in a recent news release, "As the largest insurer of homes in the U. S., State Farm is very concerned about natural and man-made causes of property damage."

A national Renewable Energy Standard would increase the nation's consumption of clean energy like wind power.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
Make the call to fight global warming

By the end of this month, the U.S. House of Representatives is likely to vote on two pieces of legislation that would make great strides in fighting global warming:

The Markey-Platts Fuel Economy Bill (HR 1506)—this bill would increase gas mileage standards, saving consumers money by making their cars go further on a gallon of gas while significantly reducing global warming pollution and our dependence on foreign oil.

The Platts-Udall Renewable Energy Standard (HR 969)—this measure would set a national Renewable Energy Standard, requiring utilities to produce 20 percent of their electricity from clean, renewable sources by 2020.

Be sure to thank your Representative If he or she is a co-sponsor of these bills.

Contact your U.S. House member today by phone and urge them to support these bills. Find your Representative (and their contact information) here.

Fresh Energy's J. Drake Hamilton works tirelessly to spread the word about smart global warming solutions. Attend a public forum to get informed, get inspired, and get involved.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
Keep in touch, keep learning more

Fresh Energy is working hard to get the word out on global warming solutions. J. Drake Hamilton will be giving many presentations around Minnesota in the next four months. We will be doing public forums all over the state, from New Ulm to Duluth, from Rochester to Moorhead. Keep checking our online calendar for an event in your area.

Already been? Send your friends and relatives. and consider notifying your local and state elected officials...better yet, invite them to attend with you!

Upcoming events:

Eyewitness to Global Warming
August 7, 2007, 7:30PM-9:30PM
Our Saviors Lutheran Church
1400 South State Street, New Ulm, MN

Climate Change: From Concern to Action
September 7, 2007, 7:00PM-9:00PM
Spirit of the North Theater
Fitgers Complex, Duluth, MN

Nobel Conference
Heating Up: The Energy Debate
October 2-3, 2007
Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN

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