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Wilderness Society takes on Birthers’ video

For many months the fight to pass climate legislation has been the talk of the town here in D.C. more

Fossil fuel lobby gaining traction

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The June passage of climate and energy legislation by the House of Representatives demonstrated that America’s leaders are ready to move our nation forward to a secure clean energy future. They passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454), a bill that will create jobs, reduce the global warming pollution that threatens our nation’s security and our children’s future, protect our treasured landscapes, invest in clean, new energy technologies, and make polluters pay. more

Historic House victory on Global Warming: Senate battle lies ahead

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Winston Churchill would have applauded the effort of the legions of Wilderness Society voices who contacted the U.S. Congress in favor of action on the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454 — the Waxman-Markey energy and climate bill), which won a hard-fought victory in the U.S. House of Representatives this evening. more