Salt Lake City Mayor Becker to Congress: Climate bill needs to go further

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Washington » Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker told a Senate panel Tuesday that Congress' move to limit industry pollution is a good start.

In testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Becker said the nation needs to cut consumer vehicle exhaust in addition to capping pollution by companies, as proposed in the House-passed energy bill.

"The climate change issue to us is one that requires a comprehensive approach, one that is accomplished at all levels of government and one that looks at all sectors of the economy in our society," Becker said. "The American Clean Energy and Security Act -- which passed the House, which certainly I commend and I know many others do -- really misses a key component from our point of view: the transportation sector."

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