Center for Biological Diversity
P.O. Box 549
Joshua Tree,
CA
92252
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org
202-536-9351
February 10, 2009
Recently Uploaded Resources
- Yes, He Can: President Obama's Power to Make an International Climate Commitment Without Waiting for Congress
- Report from Center for Biological Diversity released December 8, 2009. Report details how the President is not restricted by Congress' inability to pass climate legislation.
- Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Senate Climate Bill
- Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity on the introduction of Senate climate and energy legislation, with statements from executive director Kieran Suckling.
- Center for Biological Diversity: EPA's Endangerment Finding Marks First Step Toward Global Warming Solutions
- Press release from Center for Biological Diversity on December 7, 2009 with statements from Execuitve Director Kieran Suckling, "Today's announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency demonstrates the power of the Clean Air Act to curb global warming. We applaud the EPA for moving forward to implement one of our nation's most successful environmental laws to avert catastrophic runaway global warming."
- No Reason to Wait: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through the Clean Air Act
- This Center for Biological Diversity report explains how the Clean Air Act already has a proven track record of regulating pollutants cost-effectively and comprehensively, and could be used to effectively regulate greenhouse gas emissions if lawfully and expansively implemented.
- Congress Must Retain Existing Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Coal Plants
- A four-page fact sheet by the Center for Biological Diversity that argues Congress shouldn't discard effective provisions of existing laws that can ensure real pollution reductions. They argue the provisions of the American Clean Energy and Security Act should be in addition to the Clean Air Act's "safety net."
- Center for Biological Diversity Statement on President Obama’s Announcement on Copenhagen
- “It’s good that President Obama plans to attend the global climate-change conference in Copenhagen. But the United States has to do more than just show up. We need to lead the world on emissions-reduction targets, and the targets the President is pledging to take with him are far too weak to avoid climate catastrophe. "
