Friday, January 19, 2007

Here's a bit of good news.

Industry signals Bush to do more on warming
10 companies join activist groups in calling for caps on carbon emissions
Bush to address global warming in annual speech
Montco panel warming up to global heating
Utility chief backs mandatory carbon curbs
Bush's only big ally on warming shifts stand
Vt. Lawmakers Hear New Warming Approach

WASHINGTON - Major corporations and environmental groups on Friday announced what they called an "unprecedented alliance" to push for quicker action against global warming — urging lawmakers to pass mandatory curbs on carbon emissions, in contrast to President Bush's voluntary approach.
In a statement, the 10 U.S.-based companies and four environmental groups called for mandatory reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, including those from power plants, transportation and buildings.
Called the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, the group includes aluminum giant Alcoa, BP America, Caterpillar, DuPont, General Electric, Lehman Brothers and four utilities with a big stake in climate policy: Duke Energy, FPL Group, PG&E and PNM Resources. (MSNBC.com is a joint venture of Microsoft and GE's NBC Universal unit.)