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Tell the Bush administration to not abandon the wolf!

The Bush Administration wants to strip Greater Yellowstone's wolves of federal protection, paving the way for the mass killing of wolves in the northern Rockies. The administration is accepting public comments on this disastrous proposal only until May 9. Please register your opposition right now by clicking here to submit an Official Citizen Comment. Removing wolves from the endangered species list would put them at the mercy of Wyoming and Idaho, which are already plotting to kill off half their wolves. The governor of Idaho himself has pledged to be one of the first to shoot a wolf! Wyoming is seeking federal approval for a plan that would classify wolves as "predators." Predator status would allow anyone to shoot a wolf anywhere at anytime, virtually ensuring that the wolf population dwindles to the absolute minimum number allowed by law. Rampant oil and gas development, logging and other threats are taking a mounting toll on the western wildlands that wolves depend on for survival. More than ever, wolves need tough federal safeguards against hunting and habitat loss. The wolf's remarkable comeback from the brink of extinction in Greater Yellowstone is one of America's greatest environmental success stories. Don't let the Bush Administration destroy that success! Send your Official Citizen Comment today and tell the Bush Administration not to abandon the wolf!

End the Slaughter of America's Horses

April 27, 2007
Permanent Ban on Horse Slaughter Advances in Congress

Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly (277-137) to restore a 34-year-old ban on the commercial sale and slaughter of America's wild horses and burros. On Wednesday, the bill to ban the sale and transport to slaughter of all American horses cleared a critical Senate committee by a decisive 15-7 vote. These victories move us even closer to banning horse slaughter in the United States permanently.

Here's what happened: Your U.S. Representative, Ed Markey, voted yes on the wild horse bill. Please call Representative Markey at (202) 225-2836 and express your thanks. Your U.S. Senator, John Kerry, who serves on the Senate committee, voted yes on the horse slaughter bill. Please call Senator Kerry at (202) 224-2742 and let him know you appreciate his vote.

Your calls and emails are key to winning this fight. Everyday this past week, as I walked the halls of the House and Senate with other Humane Society of the United States staff, shoring up support for these two votes, every office we visited said the same thing: "We are getting a lot of phone calls from our constituents about the horses." Please help keep the momentum going:

Click here to urge support for restoring protections to wild horses and burros.
Click here to urge support for banning the slaughter of all horses.

To shut down the horse slaughter industry in the United States and to stop horses from being exported to other countries for slaughter -- where they face longer transports and an even more grisly death -- we need everyone who cares about horses to get involved. Please tell your friends, family and colleagues how they can help.

Thank you for your continued commitment to ending horse slaughter. Together, we have made tremendous progress. And together we will finish the job and shutter this barbaric business for good.

Keep Idaho's woods old growth and pristine!!! Stop illgegal logging!

The National Forests in Idaho is the largest pristine wild forest slower 48 states. It is the only place where nearly all of the wildlife species that characterize the Northern Rockies can still be found.

Tell the Forest Service to Keep Idaho's Wild Lands Pristine>>


The state of Idaho contains over 9.3 million acres roadless national forest lands - the most of any state outside of Alaska. And these roadless areas are of national and global significance. The variety of landscapes represented by these roadless lands is unmatched by any other state outside of Alaska.

The new rules the Forest Service wants will destroy these wild forests with commercial logging, mining, and road-building. This is the first time that the Idaho Roadless Plan has been presented to the American public for consideration and it's also the first time that comments have been requested at the national level for a rulemaking specific to Idaho's roadless areas.

But we only have until May 10th to express our outrage on their plans for opening these lands to exploitation.

Save Idaho's wild forests from exploitation from logging and mining>> http://go.care2.com/e/R9fz/HZr5/Erx6

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Support the Kerry Feingold Global Warming Initiative

We need your help to make sure the Army Corps of Engineers gets its priorities straight with regards to global warming.
The Army Corps' faulty levees, bad planning, and refusal to heed the warnings of climate scientists led to over a thousand deaths and billions of dollars in damages in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
If we hope to minimize the impact of future natural disasters, the Corps MUST start paying attention to the realities of global warming when managing America's waterways.
This week, your Senator will be voting on two great amendments to the Water Resources Development Act that will reform the Corps and force it to consider global warming in prioritizing projects.
Contact your Senators today to ask them to make sure the Corps takes the threats posed by global warming into account.
Although natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina cannot be avoided, we can reduce their impacts by protecting wetlands, factoring in global warming and reforming the Army Corps of Engineers.
This week, the Senate has the opportunity to prevent damage like that caused by Hurricane Katrina by passing the "Kerry-Feingold Global Warming Amendment" and the "Feingold-McCain Prioritization Amendment" to S. 1248, the Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA).
These amendments will modernize the Army Corps of Engineers so that it will spend taxpayer dollars more responsibly and protect and enhance the environment.
Please don't delay - contact your Senators now about this week's upcoming vote!
Once you've sent your message, please forward this email on to your friends and family and ask them to join you in contacting their Senators.
Thank you again for your support.
Sincerely,

Stop Genetically Engineered Tree Plantations!!!!

Help stop genetically engineered tree plantations!


ArborGen, a U.S.-based forestry company, is attempting to extend a field test of invasive, genetically engineered (GE) eucalyptus trees in the southeastern United States, and more forests could be in danger soon.

By planting genetically engineered tree plantations and monoculture crops, companies like
ArborGen are driving the destruction of forests around the world. The genetically engineered trees are a part of a field trial that, if completed, would set a precedent for agro-forestry and monoculture tree farms across the United States.

Scientists and environmentalists in Alabama are opposing this large scale tree farm, but they need our help. Click here to sign our petition to stop this field test and keep dangerous GE trees out of our forests.

Your help is critical for several key reasons:
ArborGen's genetically altered species of eucalyptus is able to flower and invade nearby ecosystems.

ArborGen refuses to confirm the genetically engineered traits of these trees and is blocking scientists from fully evaluating the "confidential" threats they pose.

The US Department of Agriculture (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS) has failed to complete an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to fully address all relevant concerns regarding the eucalyptus field trials.

You can help stop genetically engineered crops from invading our forests. Sign the petition to oppose ArborGen's field trials of GE eucalyptus trees in Alabama.

Thank you for all you do to protect our forests!
Brant Olson Old Growth Campaign DirectorRainforest Action Network http://www.ran.org/

Save the last surviving Beluga Whales before they become extinct!

The magnificent white beluga whales of Alaska's Cook Inlet are headed toward extinction -- unless we act swiftly. Today, there are some 300 belugas left in these increasingly industrialized waters -- a 77 percent decline from the 1,300 whales that lived in the inlet in the early 1980's.

Right now, you have a unique chance to help save the survivors. After years of foot-dragging, the National Marine Fisheries Service is finally proposing that the Cook Inlet belugas be protected as an endangered species. But in the face of industry opposition, that proposal will not become reality without an outpouring of public support. That's why we're gearing up to generate 100,000 pro-beluga comments in the next three weeks. Please click now to send an Official Citizen Comment that says "YES" to beluga protection. It's truly zero hour for this special population of belugas.

With only three weeks until the public comment period ends on June 19, we must act immediately to save these 300 surviving whales -- one of the smallest populations of marine mammals left on the planet! Their situation is so desperate that the World Conservation Union added them to its "Red List" of threatened species as "critically endangered" in April 2006.

The next category is "Extinct in the Wild." Yet industry and business groups -- backed by all three members of Alaska's congressional delegation -- are opposed to the whale's endangered species designation.That's why we're counting on you to make your voice heard on behalf of this struggling population of beluga whales that cannot live anywhere else.

Even the slow-to-act National Marine Fisheries Service admits that "no similar beluga habitat exists in Alaska or elsewhere in the United States."Please seize the moment to save the belugas while there is still time. Send in your Official Citizen Comment now and help give belugas a fighting chance

.Sincerely,Frances Beinecke PresidentNRDC Action Fund

Make Auto Industry fight global warming!

Auto industry is lone opposition to groundbreaking bill

Because the icecaps are likely to melt before the federal government enacts meaningful restrictions on tailpipe emissions from cars, states like California are trying a promising new tactic to fight global warming: enact groundbreaking legislation at the state level to curb tailpipe carbon emissions.

On one side, there are 12 states, thousands of RAN supporters, and countless concerned citizens who are committed to finding a way to fight global warming -- with or without help from the White House.

But on the other side, a lone voice of opposition is pouring millions of dollars into blocking state-based tailpipe carbon limits: the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM).
By suing states that try to curb global warming and launching a massive ad campaign to convince the public that fuel economy is a bad thing, the AAM is threatening to derail the most significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions currently being enacted in the United States.

This week, we need your help to fight back. At a hearing in Sacramento tomorrow, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will decide whether to allow California's groundbreaking legislation to proceed -- a decision that will have consequences for all states seeking to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. RAN activists will be there in force, and we need your help, too.

Through Thursday, we need as many people as possible to write the president of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Dave McCurdy, and demand that the AAM stop blocking this legislation.

At the end of the day, the AAM is concerned with sales and profit margins. We need them to know that thousands upon thousands of car owners and potential car buyers want the AAM to stop sinking money into fighting regulations and start investing in real solutions to global warming. Click here to write the AAM now!

For the health of California and our planet!
Nile, Sarah, and JodieFreedom from Oil CampaignRainforest Action Networkhttp://www.ran.org/

Demand that the Alliance of Auto Manufacturers stop blocking progress on global warming.

More ways to stay involved this week...
- Vote Ford into the Corporate Hall of Shame! This month, Corporate Accountability International, an organization that challenges irresponsible corporations, is opening up voting for their popular Corporate Hall of Shame. Voting is open now, and gas-guzzling Ford is one of the nominees. Click here and vote for Ford's induction!

- Check out Learning in the Shadow of Coal Listen online to the story of West Virginia's Marsh Fork Elementary, a school where lessons are taught in the shadow of a massive mountaintop removal coal mine. Hear about the community's fight to get either the school or the mine moved.



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No Snowbiles in our national parks

Earlier this week, I wrote you about an urgent opportunity to help protect Yellowstone from snowmobiles.

It's not too late to help stop the Bush Administration's proposed Winter Use plan which would shatter the silent, snowy landscape of Yellowstone with earsplitting engines and clouds of
exhaust.

But we only have until next Tuesday, June 5th, to help save Yellowstone from an onslaught of snowmobiles! Click here to send your comments to the National Park Service now.

Four years ago, the number of snowmobiles in Yellowstone each day dropped from 750 to 250. The result? Cleaner air, safer habitat for wildlife, and a more peaceful experience for visitors.

Now, the Bush Administration wants to reverse this progress. Their Winter Use Plan would allow up to 720 snowmobiles per day in Yellowstone, which does not recognize the progress, keeping us at square one. Fortunately, the National Park Service must accept public comments on the plan before it makes a final decision.

Click here to tell the NPS not to let snowmobiles destroy Yellowstone.

Hurry, we only have until Tuesday, June 5th, to weigh in before the public comment period closes!

Increasing snowmobiles in the park flies in the face of the National Park Service's (NPS) own science: four separate NPS studies have proved conclusively that Yellowstone's air quality, wildlife, and visitor experience are best protected by reducing snowmobile use. Failing to protect these resources and values flies in the face of the National Park Service mission!

If the Park Service gives in to pressure from the snowmobile industry and decides to allow more snowmobiles in Yellowstone, it will mean:
Dirtier air. Emissions in the park will significantly increase.

Less peace and quiet. Noise from snowmobile engines - already a problem with just 250 snowmobiles a day - will grow significantly worse.

A precarious balance threatened. Wildlife will be more disrupted with more vehicles.
Besides, there's an easy alternative to snowmobiles. Snowcoaches, which have been used for decades, offer an environmentally-friendly way for visitors to access the park for snowshoeing, skiing, sightseeing, and other winter adventures.

Click here to send your message opposing the plan before the June 5th deadline.

With enough pressure from the American people, the National Park Service could be forced to reconsider its plans. The Park simply does not need any more noisy, destructive snowmobiles -
let's keep Yellowstone winters serene and beautiful, the way they should be.

Once you've contacted the National Park Service, please forward this message to your friends, family members and co-workers encouraging them to join you in taking action before June 5th.
Thank you again for sending your comments in to help protect Yellowstone!

Sincerely,
Julie WatermanSaveOurEnvironment.org
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Say No to Noisy Snowmobiles in our Quiet National Parks!

The Bush administration wants to triple the number of noisy,polluting snowmobiles roaring through America's oldest nationalpark.But we have a narrow window of opportunity right now to speakout against this dangerous proposal, which ignores warnings fromPark Service experts
and puts Yellowstone's wildlife, visitorsand staff at risk.Please go to

http://www.savebiogems.org/yellowstone/takeactionand tell the Bush administration to abandon its reckless planand instead protect the park's iconic wildlife, clear views andnatural serenity.

Four consecutive National Park Service studies have shown thatonly a complete ban on snowmobiles in Yellowstone can adequatelyprotect the park's natural values and safeguard the health ofvisitors and staff.Yet the Bush administration recently proposed increasing theaverage number of snowmobiles in Yellowstone from 250 to 720 perday.Seven former National Park Service directors have signed aletter urging Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to reject thisscheme.

The administration should instead ban snowmobiles whileexpanding the use of environmentally friendly "snowcoaches,"which are quieter, less polluting and offer breathtakingpanoramic views of the park.Please go to

http://www.savebiogems.org/yellowstone/takeaction

and tell the Bush administration to protect Yellowstone'soutstanding natural values for the sake of present and futuregenerations of park visitors.Thank you for helping to safeguard Yellowstone and all of ournational parks, which are such an important part of America'snatural heritage.

League of Conservation Voters Calls for NASA administratior Michael Griffin to Resign

League of Conservation Voters Calls for NASA Administrator Michael Griffin to Resign

"I'm not sure it's fair to say that [global warming] is a problem we must wrestle with." - Michael Griffin on NPR 5/31/07

Click here to tell President Bush to choose the future of our planet over political cronies.

The Bush administration has made a lot of blunders, but they made a whopper of one this week.

On Thursday, the president made a big show of rolling out what he claims is a plan to address global warming. At the same time, the top NASA official, Michael Griffin - a man Bush appointed himself! - said this when asked about global warming on National Public Radio:
"I'm not sure it's fair to say that it is a problem we must wrestle with."

Excuse me??

Tell President Bush to demand Griffin's resignation.

It goes without saying that the science on global warming is now clear. Rising sea levels, intensifying storms, increasing risk of forest fires - these are the results of global warming. And global warming is being compounded by human actions.

The consensus of scientists, including NASA scientists, is clear. It is inexcusable that the most important research agency on global warming is headed by someone who denies the science!

Now, after six years of remarkable inertia, President Bush says he's had a revelation: global warming really is a problem. Then just as quickly, his NASA appointee says he's not so sure.
Which is it going to be, Mr. President?

Michael Griffin's statements are unbelievable. Not only did he question whether global warming is a long term concern, he actually suggested that it might be beneficial!

At a time when more Americans than ever are looking for strong leadership to help curb global warming, such rhetoric is ignorant, dangerous, and has no place in NASA leadership.
President Bush should be embarrassed. He should take action, to show which side he's on.

What planet is President Bush on? Tell him to choose, by demanding Griffin's resignation.

Together, we can turn this snafu into an opportunity. Congress is hard at work on critical clean energy legislation to increase fuel efficiency and renewable energy. The more pressure Bush feels now, the more likely he'll be to sign those bills when they get to his desk!

Thank you for your action.

NO LIQUID COAL!!!!!!

Liquid coal will NOT move America toward a clean energy future.

Better, cleaner options exist: efficiency, smart growth and renewable fuels.

Urge Congress to say NO to liquid coal!

Have you heard about liquid coal? It's a transportation fuel made from coal that is expensive, inefficient, dirty, and releases large quantities of heat-trapping carbon dioxide into our air.

Despite these drawbacks, however, Congress is getting ready to throw huge subsidies at the liquid coal industry instead of investing those taxpayer dollars in efficient, renewable energy that will help solve global warming and decrease our dependence on oil. Help us tell Congress that liquid coal is the wrong way to go!

Click here to urge your members of Congress to oppose liquid coal fuels!

The considerable economic, social and environmental drawbacks of coal-derived liquid fuel rule it out as a sound option to help move America beyond oil. Relying on liquid coal as an alternative to oil could nearly double global warming pollution per gallon of transportation fuels!
For example, using coal-based transportation fuel in a Honda Civic would mean doubling the CO2 emissions, which would be equivalent to operating a Hummer H3 run on conventional gasoline.*

Moreover, large-scale use of liquid coal would exacerbate the devastating effects of coal mining felt by communities and ecosystems stretching from Appalachia to the Rocky Mountains, including polluted air and water, devastated landscapes and a dismal record of worker safety.
There are better, cleaner, quicker, and cheaper ways to reduce our oil use - it's time for Congress to put us on a path to a clean and secure energy future.

Click here to send your letter to Congress today urging them to oppose liquid coal!

Once you've written your letter, please forward this message to your friends and family and ask them to join you in urging Congress to say NO to liquid coal.

Comeback of the American Symbol - The Bald Eagle!!!!

For the first time in a generation, we have a historic opportunity to celebrate the full recovery of our national symbol, the American bald eagle.

The Bush administration is under court order to declare the bald eagle recovered and to remove it from the Endangered Species List by the end of this month - just in time for the July 4th
holiday.

The bald eagle's recovery is a triumph and an environmental success story of the first order. To honor this historic achievement, our Founding Trustee Art Cooley recorded a few words of thanks and offers his perspective on this remarkable victory.

We invite you to watch Art Cooley's statement.

We want to join Art in offering our thanks to our wonderful donors and online supporters. You make everything we do possible.

This victory will inspire our efforts to protect the other 1200 species on the Endangered Species List and in our campaigns to fight global warming, safeguard our oceans, protect human health and stand up for the environmental rights of all people.
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Stop the Prarie Dog Massacre in the Plains!!!!

Dog-Gone Prairie?Prairie dogs play an important role in the American plains. Several creatures depend on these burrowing animals for their livelihood -- including the endangered black-footed ferret.

Tell the Forest Service to stop the prairie dog massacre -- before it starts.

Please forward this message on to friends and family who care about wildlife.Dear Jeff,Prairie dogs are an important part of ecosystems on the American Plains. So why is the U.S. government trying to use your tax dollars to kill them?Tell the Forest Service to stop the prairie dog massacre, before it starts.

Last fall, more than 35,000 activists like you sent comments asking the Forest Service to stop the massacre of tens of thousands of prairie dogs on our National Grasslands.Prairie dogs provide food for eagles, hawks, badgers, swift fox, endangered black-footed ferrets and other Great Plains predators. Prairie dog burrows provide shelter for burrowing owls, salamanders, black-footed ferrets and many other creatures. But the Forest Service wants to use your tax dollars to poison and kill tens of thousands of these furry critters and destroy the vital habitat prairie dogs create in our National Grasslands.

Take action now -- write the Forest Service and urge them to stop the prairie dog massacre.

Tens of thousands of prairie dogs could be poisoned and killed -- but it’s not only these tunneling critters that stand to suffer. Because so many other creatures depend on prairie dogs for survival -- from burrowing owls to badgers, swift foxes to snakes -- the entire grassland ecosystem is at risk.

Help stop the Forest Service plan to poison and kill tens of thousands of prairie dogs. Help protect the balance of life on the American Plains.

After a similar rule change in 2005 allowed poisoning in National Grassland areas bordering private land, more than 70,000 prairie dogs were killed. Poisoning now occurs each year in these areas near private land, killing thousands of prairie dogs annually.

Now, the Forest Service is proposing to make it easier to poison and kill prairie dogs anywhere on three public grasslands. They’re even targeting an area in South Dakota’s Buffalo Gap National Grassland called Conata Basin -- key habitat for the recently reintroduced swift fox and our nation’s most important recovery area for the endangered black-footed ferret.Don’t let this dangerous proposal see the light of day -- write the Forest Service now!Thank you for all you do to protect our wildlife and wild places.

Visit Gateway National Recreation Area (NY/NJ)

www.npca.orgJune 2007

FEATURED PARK
Gateway National Recreation Area, New York & New Jersey

Touch the warm bricks of a Civil War-era fort; watch scores of migrating hawks soar overhead on their way to Central America; examine a rare, delicate orchid; help volunteers restore vintage aircraft; or build a sandcastle, enjoy a picnic with family, and surf along a sandy beach. All of these opportunities—and more—are possible at Gateway National Recreation Area, in the shadow of Manhattan.
Created in 1972, Gateway is located in the outer New York-New Jersey Harbor, protecting more than 26,000 acres of land, and offering an array of recreational, cultural, and natural experiences. More than 330 species of birds and 71 species of butterflies live within the park or stopover at Gateway during their arduous seasonal migrations along the Atlantic coast. Gateway's buildings, landscapes, and archaeological sites offer great samples of America's coastal defenses from the Revolutionary War through the Cold War. More > >
Watch the Park Slideshow >>

Help Save Peru's last Mahogany Forests!!!!

In a major advance in our campaign to halt Peru's export of endangered mahogany, Congress and the Bush administration have agreed to include key protections against illegal logging in the U.S.-Peru trade agreement. Each year, loggers cut down thousands of majestic mahogany trees, laying waste to the lush habitat of the squirrel monkey and threatening the survival of indigenous peoples. More than 80 percent of this tropical timber -- much of it illegally harvested -- is bound for the United States. Congressional negotiators also insisted on measures that would prevent illegal mahogany from passing through U.S. Customs. Now, we must keep the pressure on the Peruvian government to ensure that all export mahogany is logged legally and sustainably.» Tell the Peruvian government to do its part to curtail illegal mahogany exports.

Hep Save Grizzly bears ! Support the Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007

Action of the Month
Help Save Grizzlies and Other Forest Wildlife
Grizzly bears, wolverines, lynx, woodland caribou, wolves, and thousands of plants and other wildlife species rely on undisturbed habitat in America’s National Forests. Unfortunately, Bush/Cheney Administration policies that favor road construction, logging and energy development threaten the forest homes of these and other creatures.
Urge your Representative and Senators to protect wildlife in National

Forests by supporting the Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007

Save Wyoming's Wolves!!!

Woe for Wyoming Wolves
The Bush/Cheney Administration is bending over backwards to let states in the Northern Rockies kill as many wolves as possible. Late last month, federal officials approved a wolf management plan for Wyoming strikingly similar to those they had earlier rejected. The plan gives wolves few new protections and allows them to be shot on sight if they wander outside the protected areas of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and surrounding wilderness areas.In a related development, federal officials are also working to give the state leeway to kill more wolves -- even while they remain protected under federal law. The proposed federal rule change would allow Wyoming to kill wolves if they cause harm to wildlife -- despite the fact that wolves are wildlife.Federal officials plan another round of public comments on both matters this summer. We’ll be sure to let you know how you can get involved.

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Tell the Bush Administration to get tough on Global Warming!!!!! 12 states want to join us!

12 States Want to Fight Global Warming
But will the Bush Administration's EPA STOP them?

Tell the EPA to give them the green light!
Right now, twelve states are ready to fight global warming by adopting tough vehicle emissions standards. Unfortunately, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is standing in their way!

The Bush Administration's EPA is requiring the states to obtain special Clean Air Act "waivers" before they can put these tougher emissions standards in action.
Tough emissions standards for vehicles? That makes sense. But the Environmental Protection Agency blocking states' efforts to fight global warming? That makes no sense at all!

Please join me in telling the EPA to let states cut emissions from cars and SUVs without further delays. Click here to send your message now.
Hurry - we only have until THIS FRIDAY, June 15th to speak out about this issue!

In 2004, California created the Clean Cars Program, a set of vehicle emissions standards that's even tougher than federal standards. Since then, eleven more states have decided they want better emissions standards, too.

But the Bush Administration won't let them implement the Clean Cars Program without special permission - a "waiver" under the Clean Air Act.

Even worse, The Bush Administration's EPA has already been sitting on these states' waiver applications for over a year and a half. By dragging its feet, the EPA is preventing states from taking a critical step toward reducing global warming pollution.
Click here to tell the EPA to stop blocking change before THIS FRIDAY, June 15th.

Once you've sent your comments in, please forward this message to your friends and family and ask them to join you in asking the EPA to give states the green light to fight global warming BEFORE Friday.

Thanks for helping me convince the EPA to protect our environment.

Sincerely,
Julie WatermanSaveOurEnvironment.org

See Fray and help support the Rainforest Action Network (RAN)

See The Fray AND support RAN!

Join RAN on tour with piano/alt-rock quartet, The Fray! Volunteers who sign up for a shift at our information table, will get to see the rest of the show for free!

At each show on The Fray's summer tour, RAN and other social justice groups will have the opportunity to talk to concert-goers about the great work we're doing and get people involved in our campaigns.

We need a few people at each show to sign up new activists and educate folks about the work we're doing to protect the environment and human rights. There should be plenty of time to see and hear the show as well.

The Boston show is at the Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts on June 23, 7:30 pm. Volunteers will need to arrive by 4:30 pm.
Email Nick (http://us.f607.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nhiebert@ran.org) with your name and phone number if you're interested!
Thanks so much,
Debra, Julie, Josh and LevanaThe RAN Grassroots Teamhttp://www.ran.org/

Help save Wyoming's wildlife from an invasion of gas rigs

The Bush administration wants to drill more than 7,800 new gaswells in Wyoming's Upper Green River Valley, an irreplaceablewinter range for 100,000 mule deer, pronghorn, moose and elk.NRDC activists sent thousands of messages earlier this yearprotesting a separate proposal to expand gas drilling in thisspectacular region. Now, the Bush administration is pushing along-term management plan for the Upper Green River Valley thatwould almost triple the number of oil and gas wells currently inplace, and we must respond with an even bigger outcry.

Please go to http://www.savebiogems.org/yellowstone/takeactionand tell the Bureau of Land Management to develop a managementplan for the Upper Green River Valley that safeguards theregion's extraordinary wildlife and other natural values.Nestled between the Wind River, Gros Ventre and Wyoming ranges,the 1.2 million-acre Upper Green River Valley is the largestexpanse of publicly owned winter wildlife habitat in GreaterYellowstone.Each year, pronghorn travel up to 160 miles between Grand TetonNational Park and Wyoming's Red Desert to forage on the region'ssagebrush steppes and valley bottoms laced with willow andcottonwoods.

Expanding drilling in this area would scar the landscape withroads, pipelines and transmission lines, harm crucial wildlifehabitat, and could pollute the fisheries of the Green and NewFork rivers.Go to http://www.savebiogems.org/yellowstone/takeactionand tell the Bush administration to protect the outstanding wildranges of the Upper Green River Valley from gas drilling.Thank you for speaking out to protect our western wildlifehabitats.

Help save penguins today - donate!!!!! to the Defenders of Wildlife

Antarctic penguins are disappearing rapidly as global warming destroys their habitat -- penguin numbers have dropped by as much as 80% in some areas. Yet some in Congress still refuse to support common-sense global warming solutions or a clean energy policy to protect our natural treasures. Support our work to hold these lawmakers accountable…
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Penguins are losing vital habitat to global warming caused by carbon emissions from fossil fuels… all while some in Congress refuse to act and continue to rake in thousands of dollars in campaign cash from Big Oil and other polluting industries.
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Pop quiz: When it comes to protecting penguins and other wildlife from the harmful effects of global warming, who should Congress be listening to?

A: The American Public
B: Scientists
C: Big Oil

Most Americans would say "A" or "B". But if you're one one of the 5 out-of-touch Congressmen that Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund is turning a spotlight on with our new Heads in the Sand Campaign, you're probably listening to Big Oil and its high-paid lobbyists. Despite the urgency of global warming, these Members of Congress have marched lock-step with their Big Oil benefactors as our wildlife pays the price.

Help support our work to hold these officials accountable for their inaction on one of the most important issues of our time. Your donation will help us keep our radio ads on the air, educate the public and work for meaningful solutions to global warming.

Representatives Ken Calvert (CA), John Doolittle (CA), Dean Heller (NV), Steve Pearce (NM) and Rick Renzi (AZ) have all opposed meaningful action on global warming, bent to the wishes of oil companies that want more dirty drilling and voted for billions in subsidies for Big Oil -- all the while, raking in thousands of dollars in campaign cash from oil and gas interests.

Big Oil continues to fund junk science that claims global warming isn't happening. They continue push for more harmful drilling and fight meaningful policy solutions to address global warming. And they continue to line the pockets of Congressmen like these who will toe their line on Capitol Hill.

These lawmakers are selling out our wildlife in favor of even bigger profits for Big Oil. Help us hold them accountable by supporting this campaign.

Penguin populations have decreased by nearly 80 percent in some areas, and the majority of scientists agree that rising temperatures due to climate change is the primary culprit. The North Carolina home of the world’s only remaining red wolves is threatened by rising sea levels caused by global warming. And polar bears are drowning or even resorting to cannibalism as the early effects of global warming rob them of needed habitat and they struggle to find enough to eat.

That’s just the tip of the iceberg. According to scientists, climate change could doom more than a million species to extinction by 2050.

To tackle this problem, we need responsible leadership in Washington -- not the reckless rhetoric, inaction and ignorance of the head-in-the-sand politicians we’re spotlighting with this campaign.

That’s why, starting today, we’re running ads on local radio stations in each of these lawmakers Congressional Districts. That’s why we’ve launched a new website, http://action.defenders.org/site/R?i=u8kdwXAIT--NhJqei31w9g.., to help urge their constituents to hold them accountable.
And that’s why we need your help today.

Please help us raise the $35,000 we need by June 30th to get this campaign off the ground and help support real solutions to protect our wildlife from the harmful effects of global warming. Donate today…

Big Oil already has a voice on Capitol Hill. Will you help Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund speak up for penguins, polar bears and other wildlife affected by global warming?
Rodger SchlickeisenPresidentDefenders of Wildlife Action Fund

Help Save the Polar Bear and stop Global Warming!!!

On Wednesday, the House Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 2337, legislation that would offer a crucial lifeline to polar bears, monk seals and other wildlife threatened by global warming.

The efforts of people like you were crucial in getting this bill passed out of Committee.
Now we need your help to ensure that this important bill becomes law… and we’re pulling out all the stops to address global warming and save wildlife. Here are two things you can do right now to help…

1. Take Action. Urge your Representative, Edward 'Ed' J. Markey , to support H.R. 2337, vital energy and climate change legislation. This bill would create a much-needed national strategy to help polar bears, monk seals, sea turtles and other wildlife survive and adapt to global warming’s impacts. Take action now…

2. Spread the Word.Send our free e-card to 3 friends to encourage them to take action to save wildlife, and you will be entered for a chance to win 2 tickets to see the The Police, Melissa Etheridge, Kelly Clarkson, Kanye West and more at the historic July 7th Live Earth concert to raise awareness about global warming. You can learn more about Live Earth on the concert's website.* Send your e-card now…

Why are we giving away concert tickets to one lucky winner and a guest? Because global warming is a clear and present danger to our wildlife, and Defenders of Wildlife needs to engage as many wildlife supporters as possible before Congress heads home for its July 4th recess.
Already, polar bears are drowning and starving to death in their search for food as the sea ice they need to survive melts away. Rising temperatures could also cause sea levels to rise, submerging important habitat for endangered Hawaiian monk seals.

And that’s just the beginning. Global warming threatens ducks on the Great Plains, bighorn sheep in the Southwest, sea turtles in Florida, lynx in the Northeast and many other species across America.

But with only a little effort on your part, you can help ensure that our wildlife gets the protection it needs. H.R. 2337 contains the Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act, provisions that would spur…

A national strategy to help wildlife survive and adapt to global warming’s impacts;
A cooperative long-term effort among federal, state and private landowners to implement that strategy; and

Solid scientific research to inform the strategy over time.
Each of these action items is vital to protecting our wildlife. But none of them will become a reality without your help.Please take action today to help ensure that this important legislation becomes law, and then help us spread the word by sending a free e-card to at least 3 friends encouraging them to get involved, too.Saving wildlife from the harmful effects of global warming all starts today… with you. Let’s get moving

Victory for more fuel effecient vehicles.....defeat for gas guzzlers!!!!

What a fantastic victory for our environment! And your flood ofphone calls to the Senate helped make it happen.Last night, the U.S. Senate passed an energy bill that wouldgreatly improve the fuel economy of our nation's cars for thefirst time since 1975 -- cutting America's oil dependence andglobal warming pollution in the process.

By a 65 to 27 vote, the Senate adopted a measure that wouldrequire cars, trucks and sport-utility vehicles to get 35 milesper gallon by 2020 -- compared with a paltry 25 miles per gallontoday.

It was a stunning setback for the auto companies, who foughttooth and nail against an energy bill that will drag America outof our gas guzzling past and into a more energy efficientfuture.And what a historic moment for millions of us who have worked sohard -- for so many years -- to break the automakers'stranglehold on Washington for the sake of a healthier planet.

Thousands of you exemplified that can-do spirit yesterday whenyou received my emergency alert and swamped the Senate withphone calls in opposition to the automakers' latest amendment.You spoke out for the vast majority of Americans who are sickand tired of our oil habit and the terrible price we pay for it.And that's why the Senate, after decades of doing Big Auto'sbidding, made a sudden U-turn last night.What a difference five years makes!

The last time we fought thisbattle, in 2002, the automakers barely broke a sweat. But sincethen, the American people have glimpsed an oil-dependent futureof skyrocketing gas prices, catastrophic global warming andunending wars over fossil fuels.America does not want to go there. You delivered that message tothe Senate loud and clear, and the Senate heard you.

We still have to fight this battle all over again in the Housebefore this fuel economy measure becomes law. And we'll becalling on you to make your voice heard in that chamber at thecritical moment.But you and I deserve one day to savor a victory that has beenso many decades in the making. Thank you for doing your part tomake it happen.

ENERGY BILL VICTORY 2007

‘m writing to share wonderful news. Late last night the Union of Concerned Scientists and our allies won a major victory on fuel economy! Thanks in part to your numerous emails and phone calls, the Senate voted yesterday to substantially increase the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standard of America's cars and trucks for the first time in over 30 years—setting a target of 35 miles per gallon by 2020.
At a press conference in the U.S. Capitol, UCS staff were invited to stand up with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Senate leaders. UCS was explicitly recognized for our work in helping to get this critical legislation passed—work that we couldn’t have done without your help and support!
The next step will be to get these strong standards passed in the House and signed intolaw. We’ll need your help so look for more alerts in the months ahead.
But fuel economy standards were only part of the Energy Bill that was passed yesterday. Unfortunately, we were less successful in another one of our main objectives—increasing our use of clean, renewable electricity from sources like the sun, energy crops, and wind. UCS and a national coalition were blocked from adding a national renewable energy standard to the Senate energy bill by a small group of senators. But Senate leadership has committed to letting the standard be introduced as an amendment. We still have a good shot for a vote at some point this year.

UCS supporters and activists like you have played a pivotal role in convincing 23 states and the District of Columbia to adopt renewable energy standards. A federal standard is still one of the most practical solutions to global warming, so we'll be turning to you once again in the coming months to voice your support for a federal renewable electricity standard—and for passing the fuel economy standard in the House. But for today, let's take time to celebrate this historic moment!

Vote for the Science Idol Voting ends July 23rd 2007

The entries are in and the finalists are chosen. Now, it's time to cast your vote for your favorite scientific integrity cartoon!

Your Chance to Win!Vote now for a chance to win a 2008 Defending Science calendar featuring all 12 finalist cartoons! Everyone who votes will be entered in a drawing to win one of 50 calendars.Tell Your Friends, Win More!Spread the word about Science Idol voting. Tell your friends and if five of them vote, you’ll be entered to win a t-shirt featuring the winning cartoon!Voting Not Enough?Want to comment on the 12 cartoon finalists? Or share a cartoon idea you had that you never entered? Add us to your MySpace page and post a comment on the Science Idol page!

We offered UCS supporters and other Americans the chance to bring this issue into the spotlight by lampooning political interference in science through Science Idol: The Scientific Integrity Editorial Cartoon Contest. Artists throughout the United States took the challenge and submitted hundreds of entries. And four celebrity judges helped UCS narrow those entries down to 12 finalists.

Now it's up to you to choose the winner—vote now!
At the end of July, the cartoonist with the most votes will win the grand prize—including a cash award and a trip to Washington, D.C., to have lunch with Washington Post editorial cartoonist
Tom Toles.

But the prizes aren't just limited to the cartoonists. We’ll award a 2008 Defending Science calendar featuring the work of our top 12 finalists to 50 lucky voters. Tell your friends to give them the opportunity to win, too—if five of your friends vote, you could win a limited edition t-shirt featuring the winning cartoon!

Voting will close on Monday, July 23, 2007, at 11:59 p.m. EST and we'll announce our grand prize winner later that week. You can only vote once, so choose carefully—vote today!
Sincerely,

No Dirty Coal Planets - Coal is not the answer to global warming!!!

The EPA is at it again. It seems as though they are determined to pave the way for dozens of new coal-fired power plants, including some near our national parks! Apparently big coal is worried that laws protecting air quality in our national parks will get in their way. So they've convinced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to approve a series of accounting loopholes that will hide the true impact of their pollution in these already polluted areas. EPA's new rule will bring hazier skies, greater ecological damage, and more unhealthy air to our national parks.

Take action: Enough is enough. The EPA cannot continue to bow to the wishes of big polluters at the expense of our national parks and other treasured places. This proposed rule would allow them to pump more pollution into our national parks than is legally allowed. Express your outrage at the

Tell congress to raise emission standards to 35 mpg

Late last week, the Senate passed a bill to increase fuel efficiency standards (from 25 to 35 mpg!) for the first time since 1975!
Now we need your help to make sure that the House does the same when it casts its votes on fuel efficiency in the next few weeks.

Our goal is to raise $10,000 by July 4th to double our efforts to educate the public and key members of Congress before it's too late.

Help put America's energy future on track with a secure, tax-deductible gift to our Energy Independence campaign.

Your contribution will give us the resources we need to educate Congress about the importance of clean, renewable fuels, to tell the public what's at stake, and to recruit and mobilize activists across the country - like you! - to make sure our nation's leaders hear the message loud and clear.

Americans cast off the shackles of colonialism centuries ago. Now, it is time to rid ourselves of our dependence on foreign oil and other dirty, dangerous fossil fuels.
A forward-looking Energy Bill must include strong renewable energy requirements, and fuel economy standards that make our vehicles go further on every gallon of gas (like the ones that were just passed in the Senate!)
It will cut global warming pollution, create jobs, save consumers money, and increase our energy independence.

We now have an opportunity to put America on a new course. Help us fight backwards policies like liquid coal, and promote cooler cars, clean energy, and increased fuel efficiency.
Give today. Help us raise $10,000 by Independence Day to make it Energy Independence Day.
Together, we can usher in a new energy era.

Save the Polar Bears!!!!!

HELP SAVE POLAR BEARS!!!!

While the Bush Administration refuses to clamp down on America'sbiggest global warming polluters . . .. . . there are alarming new reports of POLAR BEARS STARVING inthe Arctic and being driven to extremes of survival behaviorbecause of the rapidly changing climate.I'll share more about it below. But first, I need you to takeIMMEDIATE ACTION because new global warming bills are beingdebated in Congress -- and they could be a critical factor insaving the polar bear from extinction.In advance of key votes on a global warming bill, we must buildthe ranks of concerned Americans who are committed to savingpolar bears by making their voices heard on Capitol Hill.Go to the Tell-A-Friend page of our Polar Bear SOS website andsend out as many SOS messages as you can to your friends andfamily: http://www.polarbearsos.org/tellfriends

That way, when a tough global warming bill is nearing a vote, wecan alert millions of online activists to support it -- and winits passage into law.Right now, the need for such legislation is distressinglyapparent. The Arctic spring in Greenland is coming two weeksearlier than it did in 1996 -- a rate of climate change that faroutstrips warming trends seen elsewhere in the NorthernHemisphere.As the sea ice melts earlier and earlier each year, there havebeen more and more reports of starving polar bears being forcedto resort to heart-breaking acts of desperation.Only last summer, an adult bear -- his hip bones visible throughhis hide -- killed a polar bear cub for food in the first-evereyewitness account of polar bear infanticide.

The scientists who observed this never-before-seen behaviorlinked the killing of the cub -- and other recent reports ofpolar bear cannibalism in Alaska's Beaufort Sea -- to"nutritional stress related to a longer ice-free period."They also predicted that as the ice melt continues toaccelerate, tragic incidents like these will become morefrequent. This is the terrible and inexcusable toll that globalwarming is taking on the polar bear.And our very best hope to prevent an even bigger tragedy is tostart cutting our global warming pollution now.So while you have this message in front of you -- please rallyyour friends in support of imperiled polar bears by sending SOSmessages to as many people as you can athttp://www.polarbearsos.org/tellfriends

Thanks to you, we prevailed in court and forced the BushAdministration to propose giving the polar bear federalprotection. Then, we deluged the administration with hundreds ofthousands of Citizen Comments in support of that protection.Now, with your help, we'll be poised and ready to unleash thepower of one million online activists in support of globalwarming legislation that could be a lifeline for the polar bear.I hope you'll do your part today. Thank you.

new environmental patriotism declaration

More than 50,000 members of the Environmental Defense online community signed the New Patriotism Declaration – and we're making sure Congress knows it.

Tomorrow, we will run a full-page ad in Roll Call, a newspaper widely regarded as the most-read source of Congressional news and information in Washington.

We thought this was an effective way to deliver a clear call to action, not only to Members of Congress and Senators, but to their staffs and political handlers as well.

View the ad highlighting our Declaration of New Patriotism.

Congress has not yet taken meaningful action to fight global warming. But, there are growing signs of progress.

Just today, Senators Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and John Warner (R-VA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of a key environmental Senate subcommittee, announced that they have begun drafting a "comprehensive bill to address global climate change."

And, on the other side of Capitol Hill, Rep. John Dingell, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said today his panel would attempt to write a global warming bill this year that would cut global warming pollution by "between 60, and perhaps as much as 80, percent by 2050."

The science tells us that we must cut global warming pollution by 80 percent by 2050 to prevent the worst consequences of global warming. Rep. Dingell's announcement is an encouraging sign that he is taking this issue seriously and that we could see Congressional action later this year.

This momentum couldn't have come at a better time, but we need to keep the pressure on until we see real action. Nothing short of overwhelming public pressure can turn the tide, and we are so grateful for your help in keeping the heat on Capitol Hill.

Thanks again for all that you do.

Sincerely,

The Environmental Defense Action Fund

POLAR BEAR TROPHY IMPORT BILL fails

UPDATE: HOUSE FAILS TO PASS AMENDMENT TO HALT POLAR BEAR TROPHY
IMPORTS

Dear Jeff,

I am sorry to report that the Inslee-LoBiondo amendment failed
in the House of Representatives by a vote of 188-242 late
yesterday. This amendment sought to halt funding for one year
for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to issue permits for the
importation of sport-hunted polar bear trophies. Too many
lawmakers caved in to the NRA and Safari Club International, and
that provided the margin of defeat.

Click here to see how your Representative,
Ed Markey, voted:
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If the vote was "AYE" please make a short polite phone call to
(202) 225-2836 to say thanks. If the vote was "NO,"
let Representative Markey know you are
disappointed.

Thank you for your efforts to protect polar bears from trophy
hunting. We have had some victories and some setbacks on this
issue. Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a
funding cut for polar bear trophy imports. We will continue to
press forward to include this funding cut in the final Interior
Appropriations bill, and to pass the Polar Bear Protection Act,
which will permanently ban polar bear trophy imports.
Click here to urge your members of Congress to co-sponsor this
important animal protection legislation:
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Thank you again for taking action to protect these magnificent
animals, and for all you do for animals.

Sincerely,

Mike Markarian
Executive Vice President
The Humane Society of the United States

P.S. Read more about our fight to protect polar bears on Wayne
Pacelle's blog, A Humane Nation:
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STOP HIGH GAS PRICES! !!!!!

- This week AAA published that the average price for a gallon of mid-grade gasoline in Massachusetts was $3.17.

Unbelievable! And we all know that these prices aren't going to come down either.

It's time that we improve fuel economy standards>>

If we reduce the demand for gasoline, by improving the fuel economy of cars and SUVs in this country, we can begin to hold gasoline prices steady.

The thing is, Congress hasn't increased fuel economy standards since 1975. So now more than 25 years later the average American family will spend more than $3,200 this year on gas.

A meager improvement for fuel economy to 35 miles per gallon would save an average family more than $500 this year.

Raising fuel economy standards will do more than just help with summer gas prices. If we reduce the amount of gasoline Americans use, we will helping to fight global warming. We will also be reducing our dependence on oil from foreign countries.

Unfortunately, because fuel economy standards have not kept pace with technological innovation, automakers lack the incentive to apply their new technologies to increasing fuel economy. Technologies continue to enter the new light vehicle fleet and are being used, for example, to increase light vehicle acceleration performance, while fuel economy is not being increased. As a result, light trucks today get fewer miles from a gallon of gasoline per pound of vehicle weight and per engine horsepower than those made 20 years ago.

$3.17 is to much to pay for gasoline - Let's make sure that Congress gives a green light to improved fuel economy standards>>

Thank you for making a difference!

Save Tasmania's Forests!!!!

The price of paper: Tasmania's forests?

Talk about adding insult to injury. Top Japanese paper company Nippon is not only driving the destruction of Tasmania's ancient forests by buying old growth wood from logging giant Gunns Limited -- they're also misinforming the public about it.

By telling customers that all Tasmanian old growth forests are already protected (which is NOT true), Nippon -- by far Gunns' biggest buyer -- is avoiding the public outcry that might force them to stop buying old growth trees from Gunns.

This week is Nippon's annual meeting: let's send a strong message to them that it is time to stop supporting the destruction of Tasmania's ancient forests!

Earlier this month, I joined other RAN staff in Tokyo, Japan, to raise awareness about the plight of Tasmania's forests and to put pressure on the Japanese paper companies that are supporting the destruction through their massive purchases from Gunns.

While some companies are making progress, Nippon Paper has done nothing. My trip to Japan was just the most recent effort RAN has made to try to meet with Nippon. For more than a year, the company has avoided meetings with RAN and stalled any real reforms. Moreover, Nippon has inaccurately told its customers that all old growth forests are already protected in Tasmania and that Gunns' logging meets FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) standards.

This week, we're trying to set the story straight, but we need your help. RAN is releasing a new report that exposes the connection between the Japanese paper industry and Tasmanian forest destruction.

But information is not enough if it is not accompanied by action. We need your help to put public pressure on Nippon to stop buying old growth wood from Gunns. Nippon is Gunns' top customer -- so if our campaign motivates them to stop buying old growth, it will be a huge step toward protecting these forests.

Please take action by clicking here.

Thank you for all your support to help save Tasmania's majestic forests.

For the Earth,

Tasmania Forest Campaign
Rainforest Action Network
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Tell Toyota to get with the flow and make alternative energy cars available soon!

keep the momentum rolling!
The good news: Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has just announced the launch of their 10 million dollar plug-in hybrid electric vehicle initiative (RechargeIT), and unveiled the largest solar charging station in the country.
Plug-ins are twice as efficient as conventional hybrids and they dramatically reduce vehicle emissions. Google's support of plug-in technology is a quantum leap forward in the movement to demonstrate that plug-in cars are viable, marketable alternatives to the gas-guzzling cars and trucks currently clogging our roads.
The bad news: Due to the foot-dragging of automakers like Toyota, it's almost impossible for anyone who doesn't work at Google to drive a plug-in vehicle. Automakers have refused to add a plug to their hybrid cars. This means that right now, if you want a plug-in car, you can't just buy one. You have to buy a regular hybrid and THEN go through the expensive process of having another company convert your hybrid to a plug-in.
This foot-dragging is especially outrageous because Toyota -- supposedly an environmental leader -- has done the least of all the automakers to move toward the large-scale manufacture of plug-in hybrids.
So what's the next step? It's high time for automakers to hurry up and meet Google in the 21st century by building plug-in hybrids, the best existing solution to gas-powered vehicles. We're asking RAN activists like you to get Toyota to follow Google's lead.
Let's get as many people as possible to let Toyota know that the public demands the option to purchase plug-in hybrid vehicles. Click here to send your letter to Jim Press, President of Toyota North America.
For the health of our planet!

NO NEW COAL!!!!

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NO NEW COAL

HELP SAVE THE POLAR BEARS!

Global warming is pushing polar bears to the brink of extinction. If we don’t do something right now, they could disappear forever.

Please help save America’s polar bears! Urge the U.S. government to protect them under the federal Endangered Species Act.

For more than 30 years, the Endangered Species Act has prevented the extinction of animals like bald eagles, grizzly bears, and manatees. Now our polar bears need the Act’s protection, and it’s up to us to ensure that they get it.

Already, more than 61,000 Defenders supporters have sent messages urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect polar bears under the Endangered Species Act. But an industry front group has launched a last-minute campaign opposing efforts to protect polar bears, and we need your help to beat them!

We only have until this Monday (April 9th) to make our case for Endangered Species Act protections for polar bears. Please send your message right now and urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to give polar bears the protection they need.

Tomorrow, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, an authoritative U.N. network of 2,000 scientists and more than 100 governments, is expected to release its widely anticipated report detailing the effects of global warming.

It’s not a pretty picture: rising temperatures are melting sea ice. Without sea ice, polar bears must resort to more and more desperate means as they struggle to survive.

Some have drowned. Others have starved to death. And some have even resorted to cannibalism -- a behavior unseen among America’s polar bears until recently.

Birth and survival rates have plummeted in the last 15 years, and bears are moving inland where they are more likely to come in conflict with humans.

Unless we take action now to save them, polar bears may only exist in zoos by the end of the century. Please send your message right now.

Best Regards,


Rodger Schlickeisen
President
Defenders of Wildlife

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HAPPY 50th B-Day DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!

A Big Birthday Thank You
Date:Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:45:22 PM

Sixty years ago today, Defenders of Wildlife was founded on the principle that our wildlife is worth protecting.

Since then, we’ve helped ensure passage of the Endangered Species Act, won the fight to return wolves to Yellowstone National Park and protect countless wild places and the wildlife that lives there.

To commemorate our anniversary, we’ve put together a partial list of some of the ways you’ve helped us save wolves and other wildlife over the last six decades… and the last sixty days:

Gray Wolves
A symbol of the wild, the gray wolf is once again an icon of Yellowstone National Park. But it didn’t happen overnight. Defenders led a decades-long battle to bring wolves back to Yellowstone, which culminated with their reintroduction in 1995.
Bald Eagles
The comeback of America’s national symbol is a true endangered species success story—and one Defenders helped write. Once nearly extinct, the Endangered Species Act has restored bald eagles to their former glory. When some in Congress attempted to dismantle the Endangered Species Act, Defenders fought back, leading efforts to protect the law that protects our bald eagles and other wildlife.
Dolphins
Countless dolphins—not to mention other marine mammals—were maimed or killed by driftnets used to capture tuna before Defenders led the successful fight in the 1980s and 1990s to ban large-scale driftnets on the high seas. The result: the “dolphin safe” label on tuna cans sold by companies that no longer used driftnets.


And we’re not slowing down now. In the last sixty days alone, your support has helped advance our work to save…

Wolves in Alaska and the American Southwest threatened with cruel and baseless elimination plans. Through your actions and crucial financial support, Defenders supporters like you helped us stop anti-wolf legislation in New Mexico and block Alaska’s gruesome, illegal wolf bounty plan.
California condors poisoned by the use of lead ammunition. With your support, legislation to reduce the use of lead ammunition passed a key California committee earlier this month. Lead poisoning remains one of the largest threats to successful condor recovery.
Brown bears threatened by expanded hunting near their home in Alaska’s McNeil River State Game Sanctuary and Refuge. Tens of thousands of Defenders supporters sent messages opposing a now-defeated proposal to increase hunting near these beloved bears’ home.
Cook Inlet’s imperiled beluga whales, a species that has all but vanished and is in dire need of protection under the Endangered Species Act. In the last several weeks, nearly 26,000 Defenders supporters spoke out in support of the protections, and last week the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) reversed an earlier decision and proposed listing the imperiled Cook Inlet beluga whale as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Diamondback terrapins in Maryland, where over-harvesting has reduced their population by 75% in the past two decades. Yesterday, Governor Martin O’Malley signed a ban on the commercial harvest of these beloved turtles into law, after Defenders supporters sent thousands of messages and placed hundreds of calls to save Maryland’s “terps.”
As Defenders celebrates our 60th birthday, I want you to know that we remain committed to protecting this and other wildlife and sincerely appreciate your contribution to our work.

Again, thank you. The letters you send to decision-makers, the donations that you make and the time you volunteer are all essential to our success in protecting the natural legacy we’ll leave to future generations.

Best Regards,


Rodger Schlickeisen
President
Defenders of Wildlife

HELP SAVE THE WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE!

Gray wolves were once eradicated from Yellowstone National Park. With the help of supporters like you, we brought them back. Unfortunately, without your help now, the wolves could disappear again.

Help us prevent the slaughter of wolves in the Greater Yellowstone area! Donate now. Because the need is so urgent, the first $25,000 in contributions will be matched dollar-for-dollar by one of our most generous contributors!

Twelve years ago, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reintroduced 66 wolves into the wildlands of central Idaho and Yellowstone National Park. More than a thousand wolves now live in the wild, playing an important role in area ecosystems and local economies.

Yellowstone’s wolves attract more than 150,000 tourists each year -- visitors that spend an estimated $35 million annually in the area.

But now this success story is at risk of becoming a horror story. Wolf-opponents in the Bush/Cheney Administration, Idaho and Wyoming are teaming up to kill the vast majority of these wolves. Even the wolves of Yellowstone Park could be shot on sight if they leave the safety of the park.

Help us prevent a wolf massacre. Please donate now to help us protect Yellowstone’s wolves and other imperiled wildlife, and your contribution could be matched dollar-for-dollar.



As I write this, it’s pup season for wolves. In the Rocky Mountain wilderness, mother wolves are tending to their newly born young. Let’s make certain that these pups live to see adulthood. Please help us save them…

The Bush/Cheney Administration is pushing for the removal of vital protections for the region's wolves, even as officials in Idaho and Wyoming prepare plans to kill hundreds of wolves.

At a rally earlier this year at the Idaho Capitol, hundreds of wolf opponents showed up to hear Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter promise that the state would kill more than 500 wolves after delisting and say, “I’m going to bid for the first ticket to shoot a wolf.” The Idaho legislature then voted to allow permits to kill wolves for only $9.75.

To make matters worse, the aptly described Idaho Anti-Wolf Coalition has begun a new petition drive to eliminate all wolves from Idaho.

A radio interviewer described the sentiments of the group’s leader, Ron Gillett, as “something more akin to a murderous rage.” Gillett has said he doesn’t care if the wolves are shot or poisoned; he just wants them to disappear from Idaho.

Wyoming’s wolves -- including those who venture outside Yellowstone -- are also in danger. That state plans to kill as many as two-thirds of the wolves within its borders.

With your help, we can stop the massacre. Please donate now to support our efforts to educate the public and defeat these awful proposals.

The federal comment period on the Bush/Cheney Administration’s wolf delisting proposal ends May 9th. Please help us raise $25,000 before then to support our efforts to stop the proposal and our ongoing campaign to oppose the Idaho Anti-Wolf Coalition and others who would kill our wolves.

We’re counting on you!

Sincerely,


Rodger Schlickeisen
President
Defenders of Wildlife

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SEND EXXON MOBIL A MESSAGE ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING!!!!!

For years, ExxonMobil has been undermining science and casting doubt on the facts about global warming—just like the tobacco industry tried to mislead the public about the dangers of smoking.

More than 50,000 UCS activists have taken action targeting ExxonMobil, and the company is listening. Now we need you to urge them to take the next step.


Earlier this year, the Union of Concerned Scientists released a report documenting how ExxonMobil funneled millions of dollars to climate contrarian groups and worked to delay meaningful action on global warming.

Our report received widespread media coverage, prompted Congress to hold a hearing about ExxonMobil’s actions, and has generated new pressure on the corporation. Faced with public outrage, ExxonMobil launched a campaign aimed at softening its image and recently agreed to stop funding several of the 43 climate contrarian groups highlighted in the UCS report.

Your actions targeting ExxonMobil have had an impact—but by withholding funding from just a handful of groups and continuing to support the rest, ExxonMobil is simply trying to improve its image while it continues to deceive the public and undermine legislation to reduce global warming pollution.

As the world’s most profitable energy corporation, ExxonMobil has the power and resources to go beyond slick PR and corporate spin and commit to meaningful actions that will help protect our children and the planet.

Send a letter today to ExxonMobil urging them to stop funding all global warming contrarian groups, publicize that information promptly, invest in clean energy solutions, reduce the corporation’s global warming pollution, and stop blocking federal action addressing climate change.

http://ucsaction.org/campaign/exxonnextstep/i3ue3d74axnmj67?


Sincerely,

Kate Abend
National Field Organizer
Climate Change Program

P.S. You can help ensure ExxonMobil hears our message loud and clear by passing this alert along to friends and family. The more letters we deliver the louder our voice

Tell the presidential candidates to get serious about Global Warming!

How can we make sure presidential candidates get the message about global warming? For a start, take them to the movies!

Robert Redford - yes, of Sundance fame - has made a special short film for The Heat Is On campaign (and you!), but we need your help in making sure the presidential candidates see it too!

It couldn't come at a better time. With Earth Day this Sunday and the 2008 Presidential race heating up, it's time to send a call for real action to the presidential primary candidates.

YOU can help. Spread some movie magic!

Click here to send a movie ticket to the candidates - and check out the movie yourself.

As Redford states in the film, "The moment is now." This election is our opportunity for real action on climate change. If left unchecked, the consequences of global warming could be scarier than any horror film ever made.

The U.S. is now the single largest source of carbon emissions that are causing global warming. But each candidate has the opportunity to back real change by:

Supporting strong national measures to cap global warming;
Investing in renewable energy development; and
Requiring higher fuel efficiency standards.
Our next President must play a leading role in addressing climate crisis and their audition starts right now! Tell the presidential candidates to take a cue from Robert Redford's film and make global warming solutions a priority.

Send the Presidential candidates their movie ticket by clicking here!

Once you have sent your movie tickets to the candidates, make sure you tell your friends!

http://action.lcv.org/campaign/redford_video/w8sd5suroxxb3wb?

BOYCOTT CANADA !!! STOP THE BRUTAL SEAL HUNT!

As Canada’s commercial seal hunt moves into the Northern Gulf and the Front off Newfoundland, IFAW hunt monitors have returned from Charlottetown with footage of the cruelty we witnessed firsthand.

Documenting the hunt is not easy work. It means hours of anxiously scanning the gulf region looking for sealing boats because the Department of Fisheries and Oceans won’t release specific coordinates of where hunting is taking place. It means watching hours of tape to make sure we document every violation that we captured on film.

But without this footage the world would have no idea of the kind of cruelty really taking place off the coast of Newfoundland.

Please join with us in growing the global community of activists needed to continue this effort.

We will continue to use this footage over the course of the year to show the unacceptable and unnecessary suffering inherent in this hunt, to encourage countries to ban seal products, and to work towards the ultimate end of the cruel slaughter of seal pups in Canada.

Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of baby seals will continue to suffer and die. Despite the tragedy that global warming has wreaked on the seals this year (which you can see here), 270,000 seals are still slated to be killed.

Many of the hunters we caught on film jumped off moving boats and ran onto the ice to strike fleeing seals, hook them, and drag them back to the boats to be skinned. Once the skins were removed the remaining parts of the seals were then tossed overboard. Any witness to this slaughter cannot justify the unacceptably cruel manner in which this hunt is conducted.

Over 70,000 of you from around the world have posted your profile on StoptheSealHunt.org and spoken out against this ongoing tragedy. But in order to reach our goal of 300,000 actions for 300,000 seals I need you to add your voice to this global community right now.

Please take a moment to express in your own words what ending this hunt means to you and then consider making a financial contribution to help IFAW promote the footage hunt monitors have risked their lives to obtain.

The Canadian seal hunt is a stain on Canada’s reputation. But until the government gains the courage to stand up to the powerful fur and fishing industries, it will continue.

http://www.stopthesealhunt.com

JOIN US ON APRIL 21 for a panel discussion at 6pm about Earth Justice (Live Music) RSVP Below today

http://www.care2.com/campaigns/whalecenter/

Can you believe that the United States ranks below Armenia for environmental sustainability? [1]

What do measurements like these really mean - and how can we use them to become empowered, active citizens?

Please join us for a free online broadcast on what global justice and equality means for today's diverse world.

When: April 21, 6 PM Eastern (3 PM Pacific, 18:00 GMT-5)
Where: Your home computer
How: Login details will be sent via email after you RSVP

Add your name to the RSVP list >>

Starting at 6 PM Eastern, recording artist and dancer Lori Michaels will lead us into Earth Day with a musical performance.

At 7 PM Eastern, Sam Keen will give a brief talk followed by a panel discussion. Keen was a contributing editor of Psychology Today for 20 years, co-producer of an award winning documentary and the subject of the PBS special Bill Moyers: Your Mythic Journey with Sam Keen.

Two years ago, Keen introduced a groundbreaking concept for measuring global justice for each nation of the world. On April 21, he will present his work for the first time to a live audience - YOU! Panel respondents will include Brennan Van Dyke, Royal C. Gardner and Dr. Noel Brown.

RSVP by going to: http://go.care2.com/e/R76B/G_yD/Erx6

After the discussion, enjoy an exceptional concert featuring Stephen Longfellow Fiske. As an award winning singer/songwriter, author, environmentalist and peacemaker, Fiske will inspire us with his insightful and often humorous songs, as well as with his stories and words of wisdom.

You'll be participating from home using your computer, speakers and webcam (if you have one). Details about this online event, including how to log on to the broadcast, will be sent to your email inbox after you join the RSVP list.

This is the second in a four-part series of online events celebrating the United Nations International Days. The first broadcast was a big success! We look forward to discussing, learning, and celebrating with you on April 21.