Markey: Live Earth Climate Crisis Chorus Must Be Heard by Washington

Washington, DC - The Chairman of the only congressional committee created specifically to address global warming said today that the Live Earth concerts happening tomorrow must be followed by strong action from leaders in Washington to cut global warming pollution. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) is the Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The organizers of the events announced today that a free concert will be held at the Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.. Country music stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will be joined by traditional Native American musical artists and former vice president Al Gore. Concerts will also be held in New York, London, and several other locations across the globe.

"A chorus of millions is forming to end global warming," said Chairman Markey. "It’s time for Congress and this President join in with the million American voters singing that the time has come for a renewable energy future free of global warming pollution. At a time when even the Police are reuniting after all these years, hopefully we can get Congress and the White House to hear this weekend's 'message in a bottle' and unite to cut heat-trapping pollution."

Chairman Markey is currently sponsor of the House bill to require the American automobile fleet to average 35 mpg and cosponsor of the Safe Climate Act, which calls for the United States to reduce global warming pollution by 80 percent or more by the middle of this century, a target scientists say we must reach in order to avoid the worst effects of global warming.

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