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Global Warming in the News from Coast-to-Coast

-- Mike -- 06/19/2007

In scanning this morning's global warming news, I came across several interesting stories that show global warming is quite literally at the forefront of the political discussion from coast to coast...

- Maine Governor John Baldacci signed legislation yesterday that establishes a cap-and-trade system to control greenhouse gas emissions. Read more here.
- A new poll from South Dakota shows that about three-fourths of the state's residents think global warming is very serious or somewhat serious. Read more here.
- Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced that Arnold Schwarzenegger will be the keynote speaker at the Florida Summit on Global Climate Change in Miami next month. Read more here.

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by Andrew Snow

Today's meeting of the Iowa Climate Change Advisory Council marks the next-to-last time they will meet before they present their final recommendations to the Governor and Legislature. I've seen a number of the written comments our supporters submitted - they're very good, and in some cases strikingly knowledgeable and very specific about the various proposals. I attended the meeting this morning, and provided my own comments to the Council, asking that they choose bold recommendations for action. Read More