We Must Act Now
Jan 29th, 2007 • Posted in: What They're Saying“It must be mandatory, so there is no doubt about our actions. The science of global warming is clear. We know enough to act now. We must act now.”
– Jim Rogers, chairman of Duke Energy, calling last week on President Bush and the U.S. Congress to adopt mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
Rogers and the CEOs of nine other major U.S. firms — including Alcoa, BP America, DuPont, Caterpillar, and General Electric — announced a joint coalition seeking to direct the course of energy reform in the face of global warming, reports the Associated Press.
In the past, many energy firms, as well as the Republican-led Congress and President Bush, disputed the science of global warming and rejected taking action, claiming that reforms would cripple the U.S. economy. Under the weight of mounting scientific evidence and global opinion, the issue is beginning to take center stage in Washington and at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, according to press reports last week.
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