CPR Initiative takes action under the law to change public policy consistent with the relevant science.
The science is clear: To protect and restore the climate system, we must phase out greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution and remove a substantial portion of legacy emissions that now overheat the planet and acidify the ocean.
Historically, the United State’s GHG sources have contributed the most to fuel the climate crisis. Yet the federal government has imposed no meaningful restriction to-date on the production and use of fossil fuels, the major source of GHG pollution.
With your help, we aim to change that.
UpdateS on Our Campaign to Protect & Restore our climate
- The American Way
On a cold, clear night in Washington D.C., some three years ago, I ended our first nation-wide speaking tour on the climate crisis. To mark the moment,… Continue reading The American Way - Towards Effective U.S. Action to Protect and Restore Our Climate System
We Seek Your Considered Feedback - Across a Hot, Bone-Dry Landscape
Update on my previous post, in which I mentioned the exploding Park Fire of Northern California: Earlier this week the New York Times reported that the Park… Continue reading Across a Hot, Bone-Dry Landscape - The American West, and Canada, Burning
Increasingly our wild lands are ablaze. On Thursday, I used a fire mapping tool from NASA and the US Forest Service to garner a current image of… Continue reading The American West, and Canada, Burning - California, Burning: Is it time to cool down?
Speaking from the Oval Office in the wake of Saturday’s attempted assassination of Donald Trump, a cogent Joe Biden made the case that violence has no legitimate… Continue reading California, Burning: Is it time to cool down? - Think Globally Act Locally
CPR Initiative’s Board Members are active on the state level as well as the national scene. Board President Donn Viviani wrote the below Op-ed in the Hawaii… Continue reading Think Globally Act Locally
Our Petition to EPA to Phase Out GHG Pollution
On June 16, 2022, we filed a rule-making Petition to the Environmental Protection Agency to Phase Out Greenhouse Gas Pollution. On September 14, 2022, EPA rejected that Petition. Now, Petitioners have 60 days to decide if they will challenge EPA’s determination in court.
The Petition provides a firm legal foundation for a deep decarbonization program in the US, and a model to the world. This is critical, and long overdue. But it is also up to you.
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Petition Quick Links
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Here’s a brief summary of the facts on our Petition to EPA.
View & Download Part I ↗
Read the legal arguments covered in Part I of our Petition to EPA.
View & Download Part II ↗
Read the scientific evidence covered in Part II of our Petition to EPA.
More Petition Resources
Campaign Page
Visit our campaign page to learn more about our Petition to EPA to Phase Out Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Pollution and our Campaign to Restore Our Climate.
October Interview
Climate Emergency Forum presents Saving the EPA From Itself. Guest appearances by CPR Initiative’s Dan Galpern & Donn Vivianni. Published October 13, 2022.
July 8 Webinar
Watch our July 8, 2022 webinar on the Impact of West v EPA, CPR Initiative’s Petition to Phase Out GHG Pollution: What’s The Supreme Court Got to Do With It?
Petition in the News
Read more about CPR Initiative’s Petition in the News. We’ve gotten the attention of journalists at major media outlets, such as, The Washington Post and The Guardian.
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