Time for big (and small) thinking on global warming

October 18, 2007

By Drew Hudson, VPIRG director of field and communications

It's about the world our grandkids – and theirs – will inherit.

We face an enormous challenge: Our planet is heating up, and the effects will be devastating unless we take serious action. It is our responsibility to act now, while we still have the ability to avoid the worst effects of global warming, such as major increases in sea level that would displace millions of people worldwide and mass species extinctions.

This fall, for the first time in history, Congress is getting serious about global warming. The choice they make – whether to take the bold action we need or to try to pass off half-measures as progress – will have long-lasting effects.

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