Nature Conservancy Welcomes Lieberman-Warner Bill on Climate Change

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DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA — October 19, 2007 — The following statement was issued today by Katherine D. Skinner, Executive Director of The Nature Conservancy in North Carolina:

“We commend Senators Lieberman and Warner and co-sponsor Dole for their leadership on this critical issue, the most important environmental concern of our time.

America’s Climate Security Act is a strong starting point for climate action in the Senate. Climate change poses an enormous challenge to conservation on the ground across the globe and in North Carolina. Conservation organizations will be called on to manage for changing conditions, such as rising sea levels on the coast, that will increase the stress on a vast array of species and ecosystems. In particular, Senator Dole’s co-sponsorship of this bill is important recognition of the severe impacts climate change will have on our state.

In North Carolina, The Nature Conservancy is already pursuing conservation approaches that will help nature cope with the unavoidable impacts of climate change, including an ambitious conservation program to protect our coastal resources.

http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/northcarolina/press/press3170.html