Obama Urges Passage of "Historic" Climate Change Bill

By The Climate Community | June 25, 2009 | In: Policy

President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Congress to pass "historic legislation" to fight global warming, prompting his fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives to aim for a vote on Friday on the bill to reduce industrial emissions of carbon dioxide.

Reuters | June 24 2009

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