Groups Call on President Bush and Congress to Fight Global Warming, Not the War in Iraq

An open letter from several environmental organizations urging President Bush and the U.S. Congress to prioritize combating global climate change over continued military expenditures and the proposed troop surge in Iraq.

• Environmental organizations argue that the financial resources spent on the Iraq War, which have already reached $400 billion or potentially more than double that amount, are undermining the efforts needed to address global climate change.
• The document highlights urgent climate threats, including the potential for sea levels to rise by over 20 feet due to the melting Greenland ice sheet and the release of methane from the melting Siberian tundra. Additionally, the World Health Organization attributes 160,000 deaths annually to global warming.
• The U.S. is identified as the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases and is called upon to implement national leadership through a shift to clean, renewable energy and increased energy efficiency to reduce dependence on foreign oil.

APA

Blackwelder, B. (2008). Groups Call on President Bush and Congress to Fight Global Warming, Not the War in Iraq. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/2008-11-groups-call-on-president-bush-and-congress-to-fight/

Chicago

Blackwelder, Brent. Groups Call on President Bush and Congress to Fight Global Warming, Not the War in Iraq. Friends of the Earth, 2008. https://foe.org/news/2008-11-groups-call-on-president-bush-and-congress-to-fight/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Blackwelder |first1=Brent |title=Groups Call on President Bush and Congress to Fight Global Warming, Not the War in Iraq |publisher=Friends of the Earth |date=18 November 2008 |url=https://foe.org/news/2008-11-groups-call-on-president-bush-and-congress-to-fight/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{blackwelder2008groups, author = {Blackwelder, Brent}, title = {{Groups Call on President Bush and Congress to Fight Global Warming, Not the War in Iraq}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2008}, month = nov, url = {https://foe.org/news/2008-11-groups-call-on-president-bush-and-congress-to-fight/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }