In the governor’s words, “Climate change threatens virtually every aspect of our lives. America needs smart effective policies that reduce global warming pollution, put our people back to work and make us less vulnerable to foreign nations for our energy needs. Up till now, states like Pennsylvania have been leading the way... Our efforts to reduce greenhouse gases will cut our carbon emissions to 5 percent below year 2000 levels....If America gets real about climate change and developing more renewables, we can create 1.7 million green collar jobs, about 70,000 of which will be here in Pennsylvania.
“If we miss this opportunity we’ll be setting America back. And instead of leading the world, we’ll be following nations like China and India and we’ll be buying clean technologies from their companies, not ours. And unless we curb our addiction to oil, we’ll just continue sending billions of dollars to the Middle East every year. That’s not a way to prosperity or national security. Americans have the know-how to become energy independent. Our leaders just need the political will and courage to unleash those talents. America’s global competitiveness and ability to withstand future economic downturns depend on our willingness to take bold steps to address these issues. The time to act is now because we can’t afford to sit back and wait. Otherwise, this opportunity is going to pass us by.”
As scientists and world leaders meet in Copenhagen, Repower Pennsylvania is continuing to build the political will and broad support for clean energy and climate protection action that the Governor talked about in his message. It’s also worth mentioning that Governor Rendell is the first governor of any state to add his voice to this project that now boasts over 30,000 messages to our leaders in Washington in support of comprehensive energy and climate reform.
Governor Rendell’s video is available at: http://www.repoweramerica.org/wall/#/view/28615
You can also view the Governor's message right here:
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