WASHINGTON—Today, seventeen Republicans in the House of Representatives to “create and support” solutions to study and address the causes and effects of a changing climate. In response to this resolution, the 91 issued the following statement:
“These leaders understand that there’s a Republican climate solution and that America’s birds and people don’t have time for more political trench warfare,” said David Yarnold (), 91’s president and CEO.
“We need bipartisan solutions to our changing climate and we need them now. It took guts for these Republicans to step forward today, and we welcome their ideas.
"We know there are several dozen other House members who’d like to join this chorus, and when they come forward, 91 and its members from all across the political spectrum will be there to welcome their leadership too.
“Climate change threatens the birds we love, the places they and we need and the legacy we’ll leave our kids—all values that lead us to say that conservation doesn’t have a party.”
Former Republican Congressman and current 91 Board Member Jim Greenwood added:
"I applaud these Republicans in the House of Representatives for supporting the resolution. Addressing our changing climate with fiscally-smart and economically-viable solutions requires a balanced, bipartisan approach. Together they acknowledge responsible environmental stewardship is a fundamentally conservative issue and requires their voices when finding common ground on our changing climate. That's noteworthy progress for our work to protect the places birds and families need to thrive for generations to come."
In 2014, 91 published its . The study shows that more than half of the bird species in North America, including species like the , and , could lose at least half of their current ranges by 2080 due to rising temperatures. Given the urgent threat climate change poses birds and people, 91 supports common-sense, bipartisan solutions that reduce carbon pollution at the speed and scale necessary.
To learn more about 91’s Climate Initiative, including how members and supporters can take steps to help birds in a changing climate, please visit www.audubon.org/climate.
The 91 protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. 91’s state programs, nature centers, chapters and partners have an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire and unite diverse communities in conservation action. Since 1905, 91’s vision has been a world in which people and wildlife thrive. 91 is a nonprofit conservation organization. Learn more at www.audubon.org and @audubonsociety.
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Contact: Nicolas Gonzalez, ngonzalez@audubon.org, (212) 979-3068.
