Media release - December 13, 2007
Responding to the Senate’s passage of The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Kate Smolski, Global Warming Legislative Coordinator for Greenpeace USA, issued the following statement:
"Faced with two of the most critical issues of our day - global
warming and oil dependency - the Senate has responded by
legislating on behalf of special interests rather than Americans
and the future of the planet.
"Weak fuel efficiency standards and the elimination of key
renewable energy provisions may get a bill passed but they will not
deliver the clean energy future this country needs. Lack of
leadership from the Senate Democrats has cheated the American
public and given the polluting fossil fuel companies a fat
Christmas bonus.
"Greenpeace urges Congress to come back next year and pass
significant legislation to curb global warming. Our children and
grandchildren deserve no less. And voters in 2008 will be
watching."
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