Declaration of Energy Independence
Because
global warming is a genuine
moral, health and economic issue; and
Because
the United States of
America produces approximately 25 percent of
the world’s greenhouse gases that cause
global warming, and Wisconsin generates
those gases at a rate about one-third faster
than the national average; and
Because
lifestyle changes and new
energy technologies that reduce greenhouse
gas emissions can also reduce personal and
business costs, promote local economic
growth, and improve national security; and
Because
I have the power to make
those changes in my personal and
professional life that can free me from
reliance on greenhouse gas-producing energy
sources;
I Declare Energy
Independence and Pledge:
- That I will reduce my personal carbon
emissions by at least 5 percent within the
next year;
- That I will reduce my personal carbon
emissions by at least another 5 percent
within the year after that;
- That thereafter I will not increase my
personal carbon emissions, but rather will
attempt to further reduce and offset them;
- That I will ask my friends, family,
elected officials, and employers and local
businesses to follow my leadership
example.
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