This is just a quick note to say I'm happy Patty Murray won re-election as senior senator from our state. She is a strong advocate for taking action to avert the consequences of global warming, including the development of clean energy alternatives to petroleum. You can find a quick summary of her votes on energy and oil legislation here:
http://www.ontheissues.org/international/Patty_Murray_Energy_+_Oil.htm
Unfortunately global warming denial was a big winner elsewhere in the election. According to the ThinkProgress blog, half of newly elected Republicans deny the existence of anthropogenic global warming. What's worse is 86 percent of those same Republicans oppose any form of climate change legislation that increases government revenue requirements. That's sad. We have a lot of work ahead of us.
Duane Harkness
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