Midwest Scientists United on Need for Climate Action
Over 200 Michigan Scientists Call for Strong Federal Action on Climate Change
More than 200 scientists from universities across Michigan delivered a letter to the Michigan Congressional Delegation in October urging strong federal policy action on climate change. The effort to bring the scientists together around this critical area of consensus was led by ELPC Science Advisory Council member Knute Nadelhoffer, who is a professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan and Director of the University of Michigan Biological Station at Pellston.
The scientists noted that getting scientists to agree on any one thing is often a challenge, but “when it comes to climate change and the need for action now, we all agree: Congress must pass measures to protect Michigan and the Great Lakes from climate change.”
Read the letter and list of scientists.
Read coverage: Local scientists urge Congress to take action in the face of global warming.
113 Wisconsin Scientists urge their Congressional Delegation to Support Strong Climate Legislation
113 Wisconsin Scientists have joined together to urge Wisconsin’s senators to enact strong federal policies to combat climate change. A letter signed by the scientists was delivered December 8 to Senators Kohl and Feingold. The letter explains the specific ways that climate change threatens Wisconsin’s economy and public health and how Wisconsin stands to benefit from climate change solutions.
The scientists want Wisconsin’s Senators to support federal policies for rapid and deep reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases at least on par with the reductions recommended by the intergovernmental panel on climate change.
Read the letter and list of scientists.
Read an op-ed from the scientists in the Green Bay Press Gazette.
North Dakota Scientists Join Climate Solutions Partnership
The North Dakota Climate Solutions Partnership announced December 8 that it is forming a science advisory group. The science advisory group is made up of 20 North Dakota scientists who have all signed on to a statement of principles that states they ”believe that the Earth’s climate is warming and that there is strong scientific consensus that human activity is a significant factor.”
Read the list of scientists and statement of principles.
Read coverage in the Minot Daily News and US AgNet.
More information on the scientific basis for global warming is available at our page on global warming science basics.