Audubon California is supporting a slate of climate change-related bills going before the California State Senate tomorrow. We're asking people to email their senators, but nothing is more effective than phone calls. In the video below, we demonstrate just how easy it is to call your senator to ask him or her to vote for these bills:
The website to learn the name and phone number of your state senator is http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov. It's super easy to use. More information about the bills is below the fold.
Recent Audubon research shows that global warming caused by carbon pollution will threaten 170 California bird species in the coming decades. While air pollution in the form of greenhouse gas emissions is the leading cause of these changes in the environment, air pollution also poses an immediate threat to public health, as well as the health of our birds and environment.
The California State Senate leadership, led by Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León, in February announced a broad package of climate change proposals intended to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels:
- Senate Bill 32 (Pavley) expands California’s current climate pollution reduction target to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.
- Senate Bill 350 (de León) calls for a 50% reduction in petroleum use in cars and trucks, a 50% increase in energy efficiency in buildings, and a goal of 50% of state utilities’ power coming from renewable energy, all by 2030.
- Senate Bill 185 (de León ) seeks to reduce coal investments from California pension funds.
- Senate Bill 189 (Hueso) would create an expert committee on climate to advise the Legislature.
