This fall, for the first time in history, Congress will get serious about global warming. We have to join together to make sure that they get it right. We don't have time for half measures or weak action.

Leaders in Congress have asked Senators Joseph Lieberman (Conn.) and John Warner (Va.), the chair and top-ranking Republican on the key subcommittee in Congress dealing with global warming, to draft a bill that will instantly become the centerpiece of the debate on global warming in Congress. If we're going to tackle global warming, the Lieberman-Warner bill needs to do what the best science says is needed to prevent the worst effects of global warming.

Ask them to make their bill strong enough to meet the enormity of the challenge we face.

Petition:

I am concerned about what global warming will mean for the health and well-being of future generations. America has the clean energy technologies to chart a new course, but we are running out of time to stop the worst effects of global warming. We need real solutions now. I urge you to call on Congress to:

1. Reduce total U.S. global warming pollution by at least 15 percent by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050—the science-based reductions needed to protect future generations.

2. Reject loopholes, such as pollution “offsets,” that threaten to erode real reductions in pollution.

3. Oppose giveaways, such as free pollution “credits,” to the oil, coal or auto industries or other powerful interests.

To protect our environment, economy and future generations from global warming, we cannot settle for less.