MÜNTER HEADED FOR CAPITOL HILL:
SPEAKING TO CONGRESS ON BEHALF OF CLIMATE SECURITY ACT

(February 29, 2008) WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday March 3 Leilani Münter will be headed for Washington DC to speak with members of Congress about the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act. Leilani will be working with the National Wildlife Federation and training with members of their educational staff on the latest in the legislative fight against global warming.

“I am really excited about my trip to Washington,” said Münter, “My background is in science and I feel strongly about the need for us to make changes to the way we are living on this planet. Small personal changes are important as well, but to make a big impact we need the laws to change. We need big businesses to change their ways. I would like to do whatever I can to make those types of changes happen. The time is now.”

About the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act

America’s Climate Security Act (S.2191), introduced by Senator Lieberman (I-CT) and Senator Warner (R-VA), recognizes that climate change is damaging America’s natural resources and will cause substantial additional damage in the future. If passed, the legislation will reduce global warming pollution through a cap-and-trade system. The bill includes a low carbon fuels standard, resources for renewable energy and development of energy efficient technologies, creation of new “Green Collar” jobs, and funding to help wildlife adapt to changes in habitat caused by global warming. The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act requires large emitters such as power plants and oil refineries to collectively cut their greenhouse gas emissions every year, starting in 2012, at a pace scientists say is needed to avoid catastrophic climate changes. Global warming is one of the biggest challenges we will face in the next century and the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act is an important new approach to combating global warming that works for our economy and our environment.

About National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is the United States’ largest private, nonprofit conservation education and advocacy organization, with over 4 million members and supporters in 48 state-affiliated organizations. NWF has over 4 million members and a record of achievement that spans seven decades. Their message is simple: we have a moral responsibility to protect wildlife for our children’s future. We do this by aggressively confronting global warming, protecting and restoring wildlife and habitats, and connecting people and nature. NWF seeks balanced, common-sense solutions to environmental problems that work for wildlife and people

About Leilani Münter

Leilani Münter is the fourth woman in history to race in the Indy Pro Series, the developmental league of IndyCar. She has been racing stock cars since in 2001 and had been working her way up the NASCAR ladder when she made the switch to open wheel cars in 2007. Sports Illustrated named her in the top 10 female race car drivers in the world and her racing accomplishments have landed her in the pages of Italian Vogue, ESPN, Men’s Journal, and Esquire Magazine. Leilani graduated from the University of California San Diego with a Bachelors degree in Biology specialzing in Ecology, Behavior and Evolution and is well known for being active in environmental and conservation causes. She hosts an Earth Watch section and blog on her website leilanimunter.com.

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