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Power Shifting Into the Hands of Students
Date: 11/17/2008 05:28 pm
Thanks in part to hundreds of phone calls from Smith students, the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) has passed through the Massachusetts Senate. The GWSA will put a cap on greenhouse gas emissions and plans to reduce emissions 20% by the year 2020, and 80% by 2050. The bill will now travel to the House of Representatives for a vote. Smith students plan to lobby for the bill in the House from April 11th to 14th, dates that coincide with the Massachusetts Power Shift conference, a youth summit centered on solving global warming. The Smith students hope to build additional support and awareness at the conference.
