Dear Editor,

I was relieved to hear President Bush acknowledge the need to confront global warming in his State of the Union address.

However, his is a voluntary approach that doesn't go far enough.

America must be a bold leader when it comes to confronting global warming. That involves passing strong federal legislation that includes a mandatory cap-and-trade system to--in the President's own words--"slow, stop and reverse" global warming.

Right now, the U.S. Senate is considering a bill called the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act, which requires the U.S. to begin reducing our global warming pollution 2% per year.

This legislation would implement a groundbreaking pollution cap-and-trade system for all major emitters of carbon dioxide such as power plants.

It also invests polluter payments toward reducing energy costs for low-income families and encourages innovation and new "green collar" jobs in the U.S. The bill also invests dedicated funding to protect America's wildlife and natural resources from the impacts of global warming.
The "green collar" jobs which can be created need to be right here in Ohio!!

Our senators need to lead on this issue by supporting and cosponsoring the Climate Security Act.

Sincerely,

Susan M. Blair
Stow, Ohio

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