Congress must act to stop warming

August 10, 2008

The new report on the imminent dangers of global warming to Maryland ("Climate report forecasts smaller, hotter Maryland," Aug. 3) causes me to wonder: When will my country take action?

Individual actions alone cannot solve global warming: We need a concerted, national plan of action, complete with specific emission-reduction goals.

Congress has not yet passed global warming legislation that would reduce our national carbon footprint. Our elected officials need to step up to the plate.

The long-term consequences of global warming are too great to ignore, and achieving meaningful reductions in our carbon footprint requires immediate, significant action.

I call on Maryland's congressional representatives to pass strong global warming legislation to send to the new president within months of his taking office.

Elizabeth Himeles

Baltimore

The writer is an intern for Environment Maryland.

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