In recent years, state environmental legislation has been stronger and more progressive than the equivalent federal laws. For this reason, it's important to keep abreast of new state environmental protection bills in your own state and give them your support:
- Currently, 9 states have a mandatory beverage bottle deposit recycling law - California, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon, and Vermont - yet we have no nation-wide bottle bill.
- Irvine, California has passed the first total CFC ban, while Berkeley has a ban on certain plastic and CFC related products.
NRDC recently announced its 'Statehouse Effect Report' recommending policies to be implemented on the state level. Here is a quick overview of NRDC's recommendations to slow global warming:
- Establish a moratorium on investment in new coal-fired power plants.
- Invest in energy efficiency.
- Promote least-cost energy planning and investment by electric and gas utilities.
- Promote industrial energy efficiency
- Use renewable energy sources
- Improve agricultural energy efficiency
- Reform forest management practices
To obtain a copy of the full report, send $18.40 to: