[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 10, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E134-E135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

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                           HON. JOHN W. OLVER

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 10, 2004

  Mr. OLVER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to submit for the Record and 
draw my colleagues' attention to the attached statement that was 
recently issued by a bipartisan group of 156 mayors from across the 
country regarding global climate change. These mayors represent more 
than 46 million people in local communities ranging in size from 700 
people in LaConner, Washington, to more than 4 million in Houston, 
Texas. The mayors state: ``Mayors from across the U.S. are concerned 
about the impacts of global warming on our communities. Many of us are 
actively pursuing reductions at the municipal level, but know it will 
take leadership at the national level to slow the rate of global 
warming. We urge the Federal Government to focus attention and policy 
efforts on this critical issue.''
  I encourage my colleagues to read the attached statement in its 
entirety. The mayors' statement serves as a reminder that Congress must 
get serious about addressing greenhouse gas reductions to minimize the 
impact of global warming already felt across our country. I look 
forward to working with my colleagues to address this important issue.

             U.S. Mayors' Statement on Global Warming 2003

       Mayors from across the U.S. are concerned about the impacts 
     of global warming on our communities. Many of us are actively 
     pursuing reductions at the municipal level, but know it will 
     take leadership at the national level to slow the rate of 
     global warming. We urge the Federal Government to focus 
     attention and policy efforts on this critical issue.
       Global warming poses significant threats to communities 
     across the country. We are already feeling impacts in the 
     form of heat waves, shrinking water supplies and snow pack, 
     increased rates of asthma, floods and storms, and coastal 
     erosion.
       The scientific community is very clear in its warning--we 
     must act now to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
     below current levels or we will quickly reach a point at 
     which global warning can not be reversed. This issue requires 
     an effective response from the U.S. Federal Government.
       Many local governments across the country have made it a 
     policy priority to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As 
     mayors, we know that actions that promote energy conservation 
     and efficiency, sustainable transportation (such as expanded 
     mass transit, alternative fuel vehicles, and bike and 
     pedestrian safety amenities) and reduce solid waste also 
     reduce greenhouse gas and criteria pollutants emissions and 
     bring a host of benefits to our communities. These actions 
     reduce financial waste for local governments, businesses and 
     citizens; they make our communities more livable; they 
     increase spending and economic investment in our communities; 
     and they increase the quality of life for current and future 
     generations.
       In addition to these benefits, two other reasons have 
     recently emerged that put reducing greenhouse gas emissions 
     at the top of the policy priority list. The first is energy 
     security. Switching to cleaner energy sources, practicing 
     conservation and maximizing energy efficiency will ease U.S. 
     dependence on foreign fossil fuel-based energy, and at the 
     same time improve local air quality and public health.
       The second driver is the simple fact that the people in our 
     communities are calling on us as elected leaders to address 
     global warming. A public mandate is emerging in cities and 
     towns across the country calling for governments at all 
     levels to protect the global climate.
       As Mayors responsible for the well being of our 
     communities, we urge the federal government to maintain, 
     enhance and implement new domestic policies and programs that 
     work with local communities to reduce global warming 
     pollution,
       Initial Signatories: Mayor James Garner, Hempstead NY; 
     Mayor Ed Garza, San Antonio TX; Mayor R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis 
     MN; Mayor Vera Katz, Portland OR; Mayor Dick Murphy, San 
     Diego CA.

                          STATEMENT SIGNATORIES
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                Name                     City and state       Population
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Dan Coody..........................  Fayetteville, AR......       58,047
Jim Daley..........................  Little Rock AR........      181,133
Patrick Hays.......................  North Little Rock, AR.       60,433
Beverly Johnson....................  Alameda, CA...........       76,259
Bob Ornelas........................  Arcata, CA............       16,651
Tom Bates..........................  Berkeley, CA..........      102,743
Stacey Murphy......................  Burbank, CA...........      100,316
Stephen Padilla....................  Chula Vista, CA.......      200,000
Mike Nixon.........................  Cloverdale, CA........        7,150
Janet Kurvers......................  Cotati, CA............        6,700
Roberta Cooper.....................  Hayward, CA...........      144,721
Leah Gold..........................  Healdsburg, CA........       11,522
Roosevelt F. Dorn..................  Inglewood, CA.........      112,580
Beverly O'Neil.....................  Long Beach, CA........      461,522
Keb Kearsley.......................  Malibu, CA............       12,575
Dennis Kennedy.....................  Morgan Hill, CA.......       33,556
David Smith........................  Newark, CA............       43,043
Jerry Brown........................  Oakland, CA...........      399,484
Dena Mossar........................  Palo Alto, CA.........       61,200
Davic Glass........................  Petaluma, CA..........       54,548
Tom Pico...........................  Pleasanton, CA........       67,724
Jonathan Sharkey...................  Port Hueneme, CA......       21,845
Grace Vargas.......................  Fialto, CA............       91,873
Irma Anderson......................  Richmond, CA..........       99,216
Armando Flores.....................  Rohnert Park, CA......       42,236
Heather Fargo......................  Sacramento, CA........      407,018
Peter Kikus........................  San Anselmo, CA.......       12,378
Judith Valles......................  San Bernardino, CA....      185,401
Dick Murphy \1\....................  San Diego, CA.........    1,275,112
Willie Brown.......................  San Francisco, CA.....      776,733
Ron Gonzales.......................  San Jose, CA..........      894,943
Shelia Young.......................  San Leandro, CA.......       79,452
Marty Blum.........................  Santa Barbara, CA.....       92,325
Emily Reilly.......................  Santa Cruz, CA........       54,593
Richard Bloom......................  Santa Monica, CA......       84,084
Sharon Wright......................  Santa Rosa, CA........      147,595
Craig Litwin.......................  Sebastopol, CA........        7,750
Julia Miller.......................  Sunnyvale, CA.........      131,760
Dan Walker.........................  Torrance, CA..........      137,946
Ray DiGuilio.......................  Ventura, CA...........    9,157,540
Jeff Prang.........................  West Hollywood, CA....       35,716
Helen Klanderud....................  Aspen, CO.............        5,914
William R. Toor....................  Boulder, CO...........       94,673
John Fabrizi.......................  Bridgeport, CT........      139,529

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Carl Amento........................  Hamden, CT............       57,581
John DeStefano.....................  New Haven, CT.........      123,626
Dannel P. Malloy...................  Stamford, CT..........      117,083
Michael Jarjura....................  Waterbury, CT.........      107,271
Michael Paulhus....................  Windham, CT...........       22,857
Rocky Randels......................  Cape Canaveral, FL....        8,829
Jeff Perlman.......................  Delray Beach, FL......       60,020
Thomas Bussing.....................  Gainesville, FL.......       95,447
Joy Cooper.........................  Hallandale, FL........       34,282
Mara Giulianti.....................  Hollywood, FL.........      139,357
James Weekley......................  Key West, FL..........       25,478
Gary Frankel.......................  North Lauderdale, FL..       32,264
John Marks.........................  Tallahassee, FL.......      150,624
Shirley Clarke Franklin............  Atlanta, GA...........    4,112,646
Patsy Jo Hillard...................  East Point, GA........       39,595
Jeremy Harris......................  Honolulu, HI,.........      395,327
Arlene Mulder......................  Arlington Heights, IL.       76,031
Lorraine Morton....................  Evanston, IL..........       74,239
Ralph W. Conner....................  Maywood, IL...........       26,987
Scott King.........................  Gary, IN..............      631,362
Chuck Oberlie......................  Michigan City, IN.....       32,900
Jerry E. Abramson..................  Louisville, KY........      693,604
Keith Villere......................  Covington, LA.........        8,483
C. Ray Nagin.......................  New Orleans, LA.......      484,674
Thomas Menino......................  Boston, MA............      589,141
John Yunits........................  Brockton, MA..........       94,304
Michael Sullivan...................  Cambridge, MA.........      101,355
Michael McGlynn....................  Medford, MA...........       55,765
David Cohen........................  Newton, MA............       83,829
Kelly Gay..........................  Somerville, MA........       77,478
John Madden........................  Williamstown, MA......        8,424
Bryan K. Knedler...................  Mount Rainier, MD.....        8,498
Kathy Porter.......................  Takoma Park, MD.......       17,299
Michael Hurley.....................  Belfast, ME...........        6,381
Jim Cloutier.......................  Portland, ME..........       64,249
Ivan Fende.........................  Chocolay Charter, MI..        7,148
May Hamman-Roland..................  Apple Valley, MN......       45,527
Elizabeth Klautz...................  Burnsville, MN........       60,220
James Jadwin.......................  Dayton, MN............        4,699
Gary Doty..........................  Duluth, MN............       86,228
Jeff Kagermeier....................  Mankato, MN...........       32,427
R.T. Rybak \1\.....................  Minneapolis, MN.......      353,395
Karen Anderson.....................  Minnetonka, MN........       51,301
Carol Wilcox.......................  Morris, MN............        5,068
Ardell Brede.......................  Rochester, MN.........       85,806
Carolyn Gentilini..................  Virginia, MN..........        9,157
Harvey Johnson.....................  Jackson, MS...........      184,256
Mike Kadas.........................  Missoula, MT..........       57,053
Charles R. Worley..................  Asheville, NC.........       68,889
Michael Nelson.....................  Carrboro, NC..........       16,782
Kevin Foy..........................  Chapel Hill, NC.......       48,715
William V. Bell....................  Durham, NC............      187,035
Michael Fahey......................  Omaha, NE.............      399,357
Michaell Blastos...................  Keene, NH.............       22,563
Walter Hoerman.....................  Rochester, NH.........       28,461
Joseph Doria, Jr...................  Bayonne, NJ...........       61,842
Joseph Scarpelli...................  Brick, NJ.............       76,119
Robert Bowser......................  East Orange, NJ.......       69,824
David L. Ganz......................  Fair Lawn, NJ.........       31,637
Alberto Santos.....................  Kearny, NJ............       40,513
Victor de Luca.....................  Maplewood, NJ.........       23,868
Louise Wilson......................  Montgomery Twp, NJ....       17,481
Sharpe James.......................  Newark, NJ............      273,546
Douglas Palmer.....................  Trenton, NJ...........       85,403
Martin Chavez......................  Albuquerque, NM.......      448,607
Oscar Goodman......................  Las Vegas, NV.........    1,563,282
Anthony Masiello...................  Buffalo, NY...........      292,648
James Garner \1\...................  Hempstead, NY.........       56,554
Alan J. Cohen......................  Ithaca, NY............       29,287
Robert Blais.......................  Lake George Village,            985
                                      NY.
Ernest Davis.......................  Mount Vernon, NY......       68,381
Irene Elia.........................  Niagara Falls, NY.....       55,593
William Johnson....................  Rochester, NY.........    1,098,201
Ken Klotz..........................  Saratoga Springs, NY..       26,186
Matthew Driscoll...................  Syracuse, NY..........      147,306
Donald Plusquellic.................  Akron, OH.............      694,960
Thomas Longo.......................  Garfield Heights, OH..       30,734
Jack Ford..........................  Toledo, OH............      313,619
Alan DeBoer........................  Ashland, OR...........       19,522
Helen Berg.........................  Corvallis, OR.........       49,322
Vera Katz \1\......................  Portland, OR..........      529,121
Stephen Reed.......................  Harrisburg, PA........       48,950
David Cicilline....................  Providence, RI........      173,618
Joseph P. Riley, Jr................  Charleston, SC........       96,650
Gus Garcia.........................  Austin, TX............      656,562
Laura Miller.......................  Dallas, TX............    3,519,176
Euline Brock.......................  Denton, TX............       80,537
Mike Moncrief......................  Fort Worth, TX........      502,369
Lee Brown..........................  Houston *, TX.........    4,177,646
Filemon Esquivel, Jr...............  Kingsville, TX........       25,575
Ed Garza \1\.......................  San Antonio, TX.......    1,144,646
Robert Habingreither...............  San Marcos, TX........      661,890
Rocky Anderson.....................  Salt Lake City, UT....      181,743
William Ward.......................  Chesapeake, VA........      199,184
Daniel Harshman....................  Edinburg, VA..........          813
Meyera Obendorf....................  Virginia Beach, VA....      433,461
Peter Clavelle.....................  Burlington, VT........       38,889
Mark Asmundson.....................  Bellingham, WA........       67,171
Don Wright.........................  LaConner, WA..........          761
Skye Richendfer....................  Mount Vernon, WA......       26,232
Patricia Cohen.....................  Oak Harbor, WA........       19,795
Stan Biles.........................  Olympia, WA...........       42,514
Rosemarie Ives.....................  Redmond, WA...........       45,256
Greg Nickels.......................  Seattle *, WA.........      563,374
John Powers........................  Spokane, WA...........      195,629
Bill Baarsma.......................  Tacoma, WA............      193,556
John D. Medinger...................  La Crosse, WI.........       51,818
Dave Cieslewicz....................  Madison, WI...........      208,054
John Norquist......................  Milwaukee, WI.........      596,974
Theresa Estness....................  Wauwatosa, WI.........       47,271
Gerald Bach........................  Wisconsin Rapids, WI..       18,435
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                                       ....................   46,722,006
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\1\ Initial signatories.



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