| US Greens Ask Canada to Regulate Car Emissions | 16 February 05 |
 Nine major U.S. environmental organizations have asked Prime Minister Paul Martin to kick-start a continent-wide shift toward cleaner cars and trucks by regulating the greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles rather than risk Canada's Kyoto compliance on a voluntary agreement with industry."Canada is on the brink of an historic decision" the groups state, in a letter sent February 14, 2005 to the Prime Minister. "If Canadian action helps lead to a new North American standard, the world could see reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in the tens of millions of tonnes every year." The letter's signatories include the Executive Directors of the Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defence Council, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, Union of Concerned Scientists, Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation, Environmental Defence, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies, and Public Citizen, groups that represent millions of environmentally concerned Americans. View the February 14, 2005 Sierra Club of Canada press release View the February 14, 2005 letter signed by US environmental groups (PDF) Source: Sierra Club of Canada |
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