Frances Beinecke: Time to Take a Decisive Step: Climate Vote Scheduled for Friday

http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/time_to_take_the_first_step_cl.html This Friday the House of Representatives will consider one of the most important pieces of legislation of our time: a bill that would simultaneously jumpstart our economy, create millions of jobs, lay the groundwork for a clean energy future, and confront global warming. In the nearly two decades I have been advocating for climate solutions, I have never witnessed a more urgent moment or stronger leadership. The scientific evidence is clear: to prevent severe, widespread, and irreversible impacts of global warming from dominating our future, we must act now -- not in a year or two. The economic analysis is equally clear: according to the EPA , and even some of the scenarios peddled by opponents of climate action -- the economy, personal income and job creation grow robustly under a climate bill. Our economy -- and the planet -- needs this bill. Fortunately, both the White House and members of Congress ... (link)