Updated information on Senator Kerry's push for Climate Change legislation.

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Eight years ago today, on September 10th, 2001, America experienced one last moment of complacency before plunging into crisis,” said Kerry. “That day, the world was already being transformed, but too few knew or understood the new era we were about to enter.”

“Once again the world is being upended, and too few are taking action,” he continued. “The latest science warns that we have a ten-year window — at most — to prevent catastrophic, irreversible climate change. That means we are once again living in a ‘day before’ moment that cries out for action.”

Kerry outlined the threats that climate change poses to national security, from increased drought, severe storms and rising sea levels in the United States to strains on resources, population displacement and increased international conflict abroad. The impacts will strain the United States’ military and humanitarian capacities, he said.

http://washingtonindependent.com/58467/kerry-marks-eve-of-911-anniversary-with-push-for-climate-legislation

http://www.examiner.com/x-18564-Environmental-News-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Senator-Kerry-launches-new-global-warming-campaign