In 2007, 164 New Hampshire towns passed warrant articles calling for our political leaders to take action on climate change. The warrant articles called upon New Hampshire and U.S. legislators and the president to protect New Hampshire’s people from the predicted economic and environmental impacts of “doing nothing.” The people spoke, but the question remained: What should we do?
Well, it turns out that people all over the world have already figured out the most effective way to rapidly bring down harmful pollution: Stop making it free.
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