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Support for Federal Action: Sportsmen’s Letter to Congress; Letter to U.S. Senate from Millions of sportsmen & women & conservation professionals; Southeast Coastal Region Letter of Support (June 09); NC General Assembly Members Letter of Support; Letter to Senate Urging Support for robust national renewable energy standard from businesses, developers, entrepreneurs, farmers, forest owners, academics, and economic development agents; 1-19-10 Letter From Union of Concerned Scientists to Protect Science and the Clean Air Act; 1-25-10 Coalition of Legislators for Energy Action now: 1,198 State Legislator Signatories Urging Congressional Action; Over 80 CEOs of U.S. Business Call for Action to Act; Voters in Key States Overwhelmingly Support Action on Energy and Global Warming; Supporters Urge Sen. Hagan to support strong climate bill; More…

Other Resources: NOAA Climate Services; The Climate Scoreboard by Climate Interactive; Vulnerability and Climate Change in the US Southeast (Oxfam America); Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act by U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works; GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources); State Climate Policy Tracker Database by The New America's Foundation; Map of NC Clean Energy Jobs by Environmental Defense Fund; Sourthern Alliance for Clean Energy Webinars; The Directory of Renewable Energy Professionals by North Carolina Solar Center; WRAL Focal Point: Power Shift Four part series; Climate Fast Facts: North Carolina US Climate Action Network; The National Agricultural Law Center Climate Change Reading Room; More…

Support for Federal Action

Sportsmen’s Letter to Congress
Letter to U.S. Senate from Millions of sportsmen & women & conservation professionals
Southeast Coastal Region Letter of Support (June 09)
NC General Assembly Members Letter of Support
Letter to Senate Urging Support for robust national renewable energy standard from businesses, developers, entrepreneurs, farmers, forest owners, academics, and economic development agents: This letter received a total of 122 total endorsements (70 from NC), 52 businesses and farms (37 from NC), 17 non-profit organizations (7 from NC), and 25 citizens otherwise unaffiliated (25 from NC).
1-19-10 Letter From Union of Concerned Scientists to Protect Science and the Clean Air Act
1-25-10 Coalition of Legislators for Energy Action now: 1,198 State Legislator Signatories Urging Congressional Action
Over 80 CEOs of U.S. Business Call for Action to Act
Voters in Key States Overwhelmingly Support Action on Energy and Global Warming
Supporters Urge Sen. Hagan to support strong climate bill
Latinos Use Voces Verdes to Call for Strong Climate and Energy Legislation
1,000 U.S. Mayors Have Signed Climate Protection Pledge
National Survey Shows Majority of African Americans Want Action to Minimize the Impacts of Climate Change: "A majority of African Americans believe climate change is a growing problem that both government and individuals should take action now to mitigate the potential impacts, according to the results of a national poll conducted by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a research and policy institution in Washington, DC."
Partnership for a Secure America's bipartisan statement: Signed by 32 prominent Republicans and Democrats urging the development of a “unified American strategy” that will allow the U.S. to respond to and mitigate the impact of climate change.
Zogby Poll: Majority Favors Clean Energy Bill and Wants Senate to Take Action (8-11-09)
On Energy, Obama Finds Broad Support Poll Shows Backing for Reform Efforts
Cap & Trade Economist Statement 2-09: More than 600 of the nation's leading economists endorsed the statement asserting that: * Free allocations will do little or nothing to protect families and businesses from higher energy costs. * Free allocations will represent a significant and undeserved windfall to utilities and other greenhouse gas producers. * Free allocations will deny the government the necessary resources to reduce the economic cost of combating climate change and will thus generate needlessly high costs of achieving any reduction target.
Optimism High About Obama Policies, Poll Finds 84% support for a federal RES 12-21-08
2008 Hunter/Angler Survey on Clean Energy and Global Warming

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