U.S. Senator John Kerry and other Democrats in the Senate have stated a goal to pass a climate change bill in early spring of 2010. Members in congress have been steadily working on a new environmental policy bill that aims to reduce global warming and step up green energy solutions.
Although many countries still look to Washington to take a decisive lead for an international relationship in regards to climate change, this depends on congress. The House of Representatives have already introduced their bill but it is moving slower than expected in the Senate. The bill aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the United States. This is going on at the same time as the U.S. healthcare system is being revamped.
According to an article in the New York Times, Energy Secretary Stephen Chu remains confident that the United States efforts in clean energy technologies and research will surpass all other countries.
After decades of no results and the continuing of lackluster environmental policies, we are beginning to see real action taking place in the social, political and legislative areas in regards to moving towards a green paradigm. From new methods of energy, transforming the auto industry and construction, we have already seen steps in the right direction.
The bills process has had some expected opponents in House Republicans, when they walked out and boycotted a hearing two weeks ago.
It is amazing that we live in era where there is so much scientific evidence for human attributed environmental degradation and its long term consequences on this planet, that so many politicians can deny such truths. As much as the “global warming” movement has been hurt by evidence demonstrating, parts of the Earth are also cooling at a rapid rate, progressives are usually open to debate, dialogue and will gladly make changes when there is evidence to support it. The Republican’s actions are not only distasteful and dishonest, they are wrong.
There has been increased amount of doubt being placed from progressive thinking and pro-environment groups regarding these issues. Many on the ‘right’ have frequently laughed and taken measures to discredit environmentalists, global warming, global climate change and any other human attributed threats/degradation to our eco system, even though the evidence exists to suggest otherwise. The scandal involving asbestos has also been one of the more successful cover-ups in the 20th century. This harmful building material has lead to thousands developing mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer, which is made more difficult considering how a mesothelioma diagnosis is hard to come by. Quite frankly, private interests, monetary gains and self serving purposes have caused an environment of misinformation and ridicule, when taking care of the environment is a global endeavor.
I am very glad to see the Obama administration and members of the Senate taking the first steps to enact policies which will once again make the United States the leader in environmental sustainability, green technologies and reducing human attributed global degradation. Hopefully the proper legislation will be passed and we will be inspired to contribute our part as well.
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