Global Warming: No time to hesitate

"Global warming will act locally. As a new report documents, Washington faces serious troubles that must move state leaders to act quickly and aggressively.

This is no time for hesitation. Without concerted action at every level, climate change will only worsen.

States and countries that use the economic downturn as an excuse for inaction will find themselves even bigger losers as the economy revives. Worse, the overall scale of problems with higher temperatures, wildfires, changing precipitation and rising human health challenges will be worse for everyone if efforts to moderate climate change stall..."