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"We think it is important for the president to be empowered to be able to say to the rest of the world that America stands ready to lead on this issue," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said after an energy briefing at the White House.
Vilsack and Locke met with groups from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states. An Agriculture Department study shows farmers could boost their net income by $10 billion to $20 billion in the long term earning money from offsets- contracts to plant trees or change the way they till land to lock more carbon in soils, Vilsack said.
Locke spoke on leadership by the US, vis-a-vis reluctance by some countries to set significant caps on emissions. "The United States needs to set a very firm and clear example if we are to be successful in getting the other countries to be equally aggressive in addressing climate change," said Locke.
The House of Representatives passed by a close margin the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) bill on June 26. The Senate is expected to consider and debate its version of the legislation when it reconvenes in September.
Climate Bill Update: Administration Officials Urge Passing Legislation
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Monday pressed for passage of climate legislation by the US before the world's climate talks in December at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen."We think it is important for the president to be empowered to be able to say to the rest of the world that America stands ready to lead on this issue," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said after an energy briefing at the White House.
Vilsack and Locke met with groups from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states. An Agriculture Department study shows farmers could boost their net income by $10 billion to $20 billion in the long term earning money from offsets- contracts to plant trees or change the way they till land to lock more carbon in soils, Vilsack said.
Locke spoke on leadership by the US, vis-a-vis reluctance by some countries to set significant caps on emissions. "The United States needs to set a very firm and clear example if we are to be successful in getting the other countries to be equally aggressive in addressing climate change," said Locke.
The House of Representatives passed by a close margin the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) bill on June 26. The Senate is expected to consider and debate its version of the legislation when it reconvenes in September.
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