Will we confront climate change in time or will we let fossil fuel companies determine our fate? This is a fight we can't afford to lose, and that's what keeps me moving forward. Frances Beinecke More Quotes by Frances Beinecke More Quotes From Frances Beinecke Wind and solar power, energy efficient buildings, cars that go farther on a tank of gas, and other solutions can fight climate change. I know America can get on a more sustainable path - we just have to raise our voices and demand it. Frances Beinecke voice fighting wind House Republican leaders voted more than 300 times to undermine environmental safeguards since 2011, but almost none of these measures became law because Americans pushed back. Frances Beinecke leader law house I think every single American believes they have a right to clean air and clean water. Frances Beinecke air believe thinking Write to your newspaper. Call your Member of Congress. Email President Obama. Speak out for a cleaner, more stable future for all of us. Frances Beinecke speaks-out president writing Political leaders will only undertake bold climate initiatives if they know the American people want it. Frances Beinecke political leader people Ordinary people have an extremely important role to play in fighting climate change. Not only can you make your home more energy efficient, drive less, and eat more local food - you can also tell your leaders to take climate action. Frances Beinecke climate-action fighting home At least 3,527 U.S. monthly records for heat, rain, and snow were broken in 2012. We can't let this continue unchecked, and we don't have to. Frances Beinecke broken rain snow Climate change has the potential to affect everything we care about - whether it is the health of our families, the stability of our communities, or the fate of the wild animals. Frances Beinecke fate community animal Americans have made it clear we want to build a more sustainable future. I am excited to harness that energy and see what we can create together. Frances Beinecke energy together want Pollution from human activities is changing the Earth's climate. We see the damage that a disrupted climate can do: on our coasts, our farms, forests, mountains, and cities. Those impacts will grow more severe unless we start reducing global warming pollution now. Frances Beinecke mountains grow start pollution Pollution from oil and gas development, toxic runoff, and miles and miles of plastic trash foul the waters and threaten marine life. Frances Beinecke plastic pollution development life Wind and other clean, renewable energy will help end our reliance on fossil fuels and combat the severe threat that climate change poses to humans and wildlife alike. Frances Beinecke end climate-change change wind Healthy forests and wetlands stand sentry against the dangers of climate change, absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and locking it away in plants, root systems and soil. Frances Beinecke plants stand climate-change change The San Gabriel Mountains rise like a rampart at the edge of the city, safeguarding more than 500,000 acres of mature forests, mountain streams, dramatic waterfalls, and towering peaks that reach over 9,000 feet. These untamed places attract bighorn sheep, mountain lions, and other threatened or endangered species. Frances Beinecke mountains city mountain mature Our nation has abundant clean energy resources, and tapping them will generate jobs, make the air safer to breathe, and tackle climate change - the greatest environmental crisis of our time. Frances Beinecke environmental energy change time I have long understood that climate change is not only an environmental issue - it is a humanitarian, economic, health, and justice issue as well. Frances Beinecke environmental health change justice Though every nation must do its part to address climate change, developed nations are responsible for the lion's share of carbon pollution in the atmosphere, and they have an obligation to help developing nations transition to a sustainable future. Frances Beinecke lion climate-change future change Mangroves, salt marshes and sea grass lock away carbon at up to five times the rate of tropical forests. Frances Beinecke away salt sea grass After being nearly eradicated from the lower 48 states by the 1960s, bald eagles were re-introduced to the Adirondacks in the 1980s, and I'm proud to report the view from my home indicates they are flourishing in upstate New York. Frances Beinecke view new proud home A stock market index helps investors track the performance of a group of stocks. NRDC worked with FTSE to develop comprehensive and transparent methodologies that screen out companies linked to owning, exploring, or extracting fossil fuels. Frances Beinecke stock-market out performance group
