# Sen. Warner and the Generals on Climate

*Published:* 2007-08-02
*Author:* Mark MacLeod

*Today’s post is by [Mark MacLeod](http://www.environmentaldefense.org/page.cfm?tagID=940), Director of Special Projects for our national climate campaign.*

Last month, I wrote about [the significance of Senators Warner and Lieberman joining forces](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/06/28/lieberman_warner_bill/) to craft global warming legislation. I noted Senator Warner’s view that global warming is a question of national security.

Today, the senators outlined their plan ([which Environmental Defense praised](http://www.environmentaldefense.org/pressrelease.cfm?contentID=6752)). But I also wanted to call out what I thought was the most interesting line in [the *Washington Post* story](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/01/AR2007080102321.html). In relating the reasons that caused Senator Warner to become a leader in the Senate on climate change, the article states,

> Warner said he was also prodded by retired Gen. James L. Jones and other former military officers who urged him to back a bill to slow global warming.

Those military leaders, like the business leaders in US-CAP, and leaders in the faith community, all show the strong and widespread momentum to deal with global warming.