Reduce greenhouse gases before its too late!

                              
Working with EPA and other federal agencies to help design, inform and clarify U.S. government activities to reduce greenhouse gases.The Obama Administration has committed globally to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 17% below 2005 levels by 2020. To reach this goal, the Administration is developing standards for combating harmful emissions. WRI engages with federal agencies, offering guidance as the agencies shape policy and take action.Global warming is a complex phenomenon, and its full-scale impacts are hard to predict far in advance. But each year scientists learn more about how global warming is affecting the planet, and many agree that certain consequences are likely to occur if current trends continue. Among these,Melting glaciers, early snow melt and severe droughts will cause more dramatic water shortages in the American West. Rising sea levels will lead to coastal flooding on the Eastern seaboard, in Florida, and in other areas, such as the Gulf of Mexico. Warmer sea surface temperatures will fuel more intense hurricanes in the southeastern Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Forests, farms and cities will face troublesome new pests and more mosquito-borne diseases.Disruption of habitats such as coral reefs and alpine meadows could drive many plant and animal species to extinction. These things could all cause harm to the environment and the things in it, so the reduction of greenhouse gases would probably be the smartest decision on our part.
http://www.wri.org/project/us-climate-action/us-federal-agencies-and-climate-change