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NOAA Record Heat Report Demands Action on Climate Now


WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013 – The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration yesterday issued its monthly State of the Climate report, which showed 2012 was the hottest year on record in the continental United States.

Daniel Lashof, director of NRDC’s Climate and Clean Air Program, made these comments in response to NOAA’s report.

“NOAA’s report should sound the alarm that we can’t wait another day to start fighting climate change,” Lashof said. “The good news is that the president can start right now—by using current law and partnership with the states—to slash carbon emissions from existing power plants, which are the main source of climate-altering pollution. NRDC has demonstrated that he can get big reductions at lower cost and with higher health and economic benefits than many would expect.”

For more on NOAA’s report, please click here.

NRDC just released a proposal to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants. Read about it here: here.

And read Dan’s blog about the carbon reduction plan: “We know where the carbon pollution is coming from – Here is how we get after it”: http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dlashof/we_know_where_the_carbon_pollu.html  

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is an international nonprofit environmental organization with more than 1.3 million members and online activists. Since 1970, our lawyers, scientists, and other environmental specialists have worked to protect the world’s natural resources, public health, and the environment. NRDC has offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Livingston, Montana, and Beijing. Visit us at www.nrdc.org and follow us on Twitter @NRDC.
 
Source: nrdc.org

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