Rep. Pete Stark’s Courageous Stand on Climate Change

Friends of the Earth President Brent Blackwelder praised Representative Pete Stark for voting against the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, agreeing with Stark's assessment that the legislation was a "missed opportunity" to effectively confront global warming and end reliance on fossil fuels.

• Representative Pete Stark voted against the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, arguing that the bill failed to provide the bold action necessary to end the United States' addiction to fossil fuels and address catastrophic global warming.
• Friends of the Earth views Representative Stark's opposition to the bill as a move that empowers progressive groups to continue advocating for more transformative global warming legislation.

APA

Blackwelder, B. (2009). Rep. Pete Stark’s Courageous Stand on Climate Change. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/blog/2009-06-rep-pete-starks-courageous-stand-on-climate-change/

Chicago

Blackwelder, Brent. Rep. Pete Stark’s Courageous Stand on Climate Change. Friends of the Earth, 2009. https://foe.org/blog/2009-06-rep-pete-starks-courageous-stand-on-climate-change/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{blackwelder2009rep, author = {Blackwelder, Brent}, title = {{Rep. Pete Stark’s Courageous Stand on Climate Change}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2009}, month = jun, url = {https://foe.org/blog/2009-06-rep-pete-starks-courageous-stand-on-climate-change/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }