Tuesday, January 23

More Hogwash from a group calling themselves Environmental Defense

  • 1Rank of 2006 as hottest year on record in the continental United States.

  • 1Rank of America as top global warming polluter, emitting almost as much as the European Union, Russia and Japan combined.

  • 20%Percent increase of America's carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels since 1990.

  • 15%Percent increase of America's carbon dioxide emissions forecasted by 2020 if we do not cap pollution.

  • 80%Percent decrease in America's global warming pollution required by 2050 to prevent the worst consequences of global warming.

  • 78Number of days by which the U.S. fire season has increased over the past 20 years - tied closely to increased temperatures and earlier snowmelt.

  • 200Number of people who could be displaced globally by extreme droughts, sea level rise and flooding by 2080.

  • 358Number of U.S. mayors (representing 55 million Americans) who have signed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement pledging to meet or beat Kyoto goals in their communities.

  • 1Number of federal bills passed by Congress to set a mandatory, economy-wide cap on America's global warming pollution.

  • 1Number of times President Bush has mentioned "global warming" or "climate change" in his previous State of the Union speeches.

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