In order to reduce heat-trapping gases to the necessary level,
we propose the following actions: According to a report by the
National Wildlife Federation (NWF), the excessive snowfalls of
winter 2010 support the fact that our climate is changing. The
oddball weather we have seen in the form of spring floods and
summer droughts is now showing up in the form of extreme cold
and snow in unusual places -- and vice versa. Ask folks who
organize the Winter Olympics what that meant to them. Climate
change isn't just about melting ice caps, rising sea levels and
polar bears facing extinction in places you might never visit.
Take a look around. Right here at home climate change is
damaging Pennsylvania's quality of life, destroying our economy
and injuring our health. Lake Erie is predicted to lose most of
its winter ice cover. Up to 15 percent of the lake's surface
area could disappear by the end of the century because of
increased evaporation. That will significantly alter weather
patterns across all of Pennsylvani