Welcome to the new Iowa Global Warming Campaign website. The US has elected a new president and Congress, Iowa has chosen new state leaders, and we’ve got a new site to share all of the developments with you as they happen. Take a minute to get familiar with the layout, check out new features like the improved event calendar and watch our new series of short videos. A lot of things are changing, and we’re working to stay ahead of the times.

The past few weeks have been really, really exciting. Obviously, there’s that whole ‘election thing’, which is especially interesting to us here at IGW. We’ve been working on strengthening candidate positions from the very beginning of the process, way back in spring 2007. That work paid off in a big way, with the early candidates taking increasingly strong positions – the ‘finalists’ being the ones that had shown the most leadership on our climate. With the inauguration of Sen. Obama, we have come full circle with the goals of our primary campaign.

So, we’re finished with the beginning – Iowa Global Warming has (almost) completed its first two years. 2009 marks the start of a whole new era, as we work with a new administration, new Congress and new legislature to pass meaningful legislation to reduce emissions and invigorate our economy. I hope you’ll join us – together we’re going to accomplish great things.

Andrew