Over 97% of all climate scientist’s agree that climate change is real and caused in part by man. If we do not work to reverse the effects of climate change the temperature of the plant will continue to rise until all life will be gone.
Even with such overwhelming evidence a large majority of Republicans refuse to accept climate science and actively campaign for higher office against it. On the other hand, Democrats accept climate change as a reality, yet not all of them are willing to stake the outcome of their election on working to reverse climate change.
One gubernatorial candidate took a stand against climate change. Not only did it win him the election, it pushed Colorado to the front of the green energy revolution.
"I believe that a global crisis is looming on the horizon and that the United States not only can but must take the lead in addressing it, in large part through a dynamic overhaul in how we produce and consume energy. The well-being of people around the globe depends on us doing just that," said Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.
Bill Ritter ran his campaign for Governor of Colorado on building a new economy based on renewable energy and lowering the state’s dependence on fossil fuels.
In his new book, Ritter talks about how he ran his successful campaign on building a new economy on green energy. After winning his election, Ritter put his ideas into actions creating a thriving economy in Colorado and creating thousands of new good paying jobs.
"An informative why-and-how book about preventing climate change by making the transition to clean energy. In straightforward prose [...], Governor Ritter tells it like it is, showing what the challenges are, where we have failed, and why," wrote Kirkus Reviews.
"Every elected official in the United States should read this book. It is the owner's manual to a new American century and clean energy economy," said Robert C. Sisson, Executive Director of ConservAmerica.
"Governor Ritter shows how success will require rethinking not only our energy policies but also our politics," wrote Walter Isaacson, CEO of the Aspen Institute.
You can pick up this new book by ordering here.