World Resources Institute
Jonathan Lash, President
The World Resources Institute is a center for policy research and analysis that addresses global resource and environmental issues. Jonathan Lash has served as president of the World Resources Institute since 1993. The following is excerpted from an October 29, 2009, statement before a hearing on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act held by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. I have a single message to deliver today: The time is ripe for Congress to enact climate legislation to reduce emissions, establish energy security, and create new jobs in clean energy. Other nations are moving; the…
