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The West's Changed Climate: The West is warming faster than the world as a whole. Government must respond quickly to minimizing further disruption of this region's climate and economy.

Passing legislation to cap global warming pollution can spur investment, create millions of jobs and help jumpstart our economy.

Extraction and refining of heavy oil from Canada's tar sands is taking a toll on migratory birds.

Investments in natural gas efficiency cost less and can bring benefits to the market faster than drilling.

Why We Need Bees: Nature's Tiny Workers Put Food on Our Tables [PDF]
AB32 and You: How California's Global Warming Solutions Act Delivers Smart Solutions to Californians [PDF]
Tapping into Stranded Domestic Oil: Enhanced Oil Recovery with Carbon Dioxide Is a Win-Win-Win [PDF]

Coal-fired Power Plants Threaten the Environment and Your Health
Efficiency Can Lower Natural Gas Prices Faster and Cheaper Than Drilling [PDF]: Outdated transportation planning models are blocking smart growth development.
A Consumer's Guide to Buying Wood [PDF]: Purchase legally and sustainably harvested wood.

Strengthen and Pass H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES): An analysis of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), outlining the potential of the legislation for creating millions of jobs, breaking our dependence on oil, and reducing the pollution that causes global warming. The...
Clean, Low-Emission, Affordable, New Transportation Efficiency Act (CLEAN-TEA): The transportation sector is the second-largest and fastest-growing contributor to global warming pollution in the United States, in large part due to steadily rising number of miles that cars and trucks travel each year. Despite some stagnation...
Herseth Sandlin Bill (H.R. 1190) Turns Biofuels into Dirty Fuels: Herseth Sandlin Bill (H.R. 1190) Turns Biofuels into Dirty Fuels Current law ensures the Renewable Fuel Standard's five-fold increase in biofuels results in better fuels, not just different dirty fuels. The Herseth Sandlin bill would strike...

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