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Saturday, September 11, 2004
Ok, I'm back
You may have noticed the lack of posts for the last week. Well blame that Hurricane Frances for knocking out my power for 4 days.
Anyhow, here's a few online actions to take:
Anyhow, here's a few online actions to take:
From Environmental Defense
Stop the Rollback of National Forest Protection*
Almost 60 million acres of national forests are now at risk to
destructive logging, mining, and drilling. How? The Bush
Administration has proposed rollbacks of the Roadless Area
Conservation Rule, which protects forests from new road
construction. New roads in forests generally lead to new
logging, mining and other development, which harms forests, fish
habitat and other wildlife. Protect clean water and outdoor
recreation - urge the U.S. Forest Service to keep the Roadless
Rule. Take action: http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/roadlessrule/
*Protect our Rivers and Wetlands -- Reform the Army Corps of
Engineers*
Hundreds of America's most storied rivers and wetlands,
including the mighty Mississippi River, continue to be damaged
by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water projects. This month, the
U.S. Senate will consider amendments to reform the Corps by
blocking wasteful new water projects and submitting future water
projects to independent review and tougher economic and
environmental standards. Urge your senators to support Corps
reform. Take action: http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/wrda3/
From the National Resource Defense Council
Our national parks belong to the American people, not to the snowmobile
industry. Please go to
http://www.savebiogems.org/yellowstone/takeaction.asp?step=2&item=52259
and tell the Park Service to obey the will of the people and protect
Yellowstone from snowmobiles.
From American Rivers
Under court order, the Bush administration recently released their draft Federal Salmon Plan. The new administration plan for the Columbia and Snake rivers ignores science, wastes taxpayer dollars, further imperils endangered salmon, and could set a precedent that makes it difficult to recover other endangered species. Please take a minute to send a letter urging the Bush administration to do what is right - follow the science, recover wild salmon, and revive salmon-related jobs and economies.
Submit Your Comment Today! Now is the time to tell the Bush administration to scrap their weak draft plan and write a Federal Salmon Plan that will recover wild salmon and steelhead to abundant, self-sustaining, fishable levels. Such a plan must, at the very least, allow planning for the removal of the four lower Snake River dams.
Please click here to take action to protect and restore wild Snake River salmon. http://amriversaction.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3349291&l=54299
Stop the Rollback of National Forest Protection*
Almost 60 million acres of national forests are now at risk to
destructive logging, mining, and drilling. How? The Bush
Administration has proposed rollbacks of the Roadless Area
Conservation Rule, which protects forests from new road
construction. New roads in forests generally lead to new
logging, mining and other development, which harms forests, fish
habitat and other wildlife. Protect clean water and outdoor
recreation - urge the U.S. Forest Service to keep the Roadless
Rule. Take action: http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/roadlessrule/
*Protect our Rivers and Wetlands -- Reform the Army Corps of
Engineers*
Hundreds of America's most storied rivers and wetlands,
including the mighty Mississippi River, continue to be damaged
by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water projects. This month, the
U.S. Senate will consider amendments to reform the Corps by
blocking wasteful new water projects and submitting future water
projects to independent review and tougher economic and
environmental standards. Urge your senators to support Corps
reform. Take action: http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/wrda3/
From the National Resource Defense Council
Our national parks belong to the American people, not to the snowmobile
industry. Please go to
http://www.savebiogems.org/yellowstone/takeaction.asp?step=2&item=52259
and tell the Park Service to obey the will of the people and protect
Yellowstone from snowmobiles.
From American Rivers
Under court order, the Bush administration recently released their draft Federal Salmon Plan. The new administration plan for the Columbia and Snake rivers ignores science, wastes taxpayer dollars, further imperils endangered salmon, and could set a precedent that makes it difficult to recover other endangered species. Please take a minute to send a letter urging the Bush administration to do what is right - follow the science, recover wild salmon, and revive salmon-related jobs and economies.
Submit Your Comment Today! Now is the time to tell the Bush administration to scrap their weak draft plan and write a Federal Salmon Plan that will recover wild salmon and steelhead to abundant, self-sustaining, fishable levels. Such a plan must, at the very least, allow planning for the removal of the four lower Snake River dams.
Please click here to take action to protect and restore wild Snake River salmon. http://amriversaction.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3349291&l=54299
posted by Tom, 9/11/2004 04:29:00 PM
