Hudson River Sloop
Clearwater
New York League of
Conservation Voters
New York Public
Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)
Pace Energy
Project
Sierra Club –
Atlantic Chapter
[List in
Formation]
For Information, contact:
Anne Reynolds, EANY – 518-462-5526 ext. 238
Jeff Jones, EANY – 518-462-5526 ext. 233
Groups to Launch Campaign for State Cap on
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Governor, Power Plants Key to Combat Global Warming
Ask
Pataki to Make New York a Leader on Global Warming
State
Should Cut Power Plant Carbon Emissions 30% Below 1990 Levels by 2017
Time:
11:00 AM
Place:
LCA Press Room 130, LOB
Date:
Monday, May 6, 2002
A coalition of groups will announce the launch of the Cap Carbon In New York Campaign, calling on Governor Pataki to make New York a national leader in the fight against global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Carbon dioxide (C02) is the state’s most prevalent greenhouse gas, and power plants are the largest individual emitters of C02 in New York as well as across the nation.
Last June, Governor Pataki declared, “I am committed to positioning New York State as a national leader on the critically important issue of reducing greenhouse gases.” At that time, the Governor formed the Greenhouse Gas Task Force, charged with recommending policies for reducing New York’s greenhouse gas emissions. The Task Force, with representatives from state agencies, businesses, and environmental organizations, is expected to release its recommendations this summer.
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