Finally, scientists living in the U.S. have united to speak up about climate change and to urge the US to commit to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. More than 1,700 scientists and economists followed the call from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and signed the declaration. As described by UCS,

“This unprecedented list of signatories includes six Nobel Prize winners in science or economics, 30 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 10 members of the National Academy of Engineering, 10 recipients of the MacArthur Fellowship, and more than 100 members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. ”

The declaration says: (more…)