Top US Scientists and Economists Call for Swift, Deep Cuts in Global Warming Pollution

More Than 1,700 Say Early Reductions Can Benefit Economy

WASHINGTON, DC - May 29 - More than 1,700 of the nation's most prominent scientists and economists today released a joint statement calling on policymakers to require immediate, deep reductions in heat-trapping emissions that cause global warming. Issued just days before the Senate begins debate on the Lieberman-Warner climate bill, the statement marks the first time leading U.S. scientists and economists have joined together to make such an appeal. (For the statement and the list of signatories, go to: www.ucsusa.org/climateletter.)