Jan 23, 2009 -- Fight the Right-Wing Wackos Links of the Day.

** Wilderness Society **
http://wilderness.org/

Just this week, The Wilderness Society and other conservation groups gained a major victory when a federal court judge halted the Bush Administration's last-minute oil and gas leases on the wild public lands of Utah.

Still, we must continue to do more to make sure that other wild places — especially those with characteristics that qualify them for wilderness protection — don't end up being leased to the oil and gas industry.

Tell the new administration to protect wilderness-quality lands by reviewing oil and gas leases proposed in unprotected wilderness-caliber lands that many in Congress have proposed for permanent protection. Ask the administration to reverse Bush-era policies that leave wilderness-caliber but unprotected lands open to harmful activities like oil and gas development, off-road vehicle abuse, and destructive hardrock mining. And, urge them to adopt common-sense planning rules that provide interim protection for wilderness-caliber lands until Congress can act to protect them permanently.

Please join us in telling the Obama Administration to move swiftly to adopt some common-sense precautions and protections for our most precious but unprotected wild landscapes.
http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/ow/

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** Environmental Defense Fund **
http://www.edf.org/home.cfm

President Obama says that our environmental and economic renewal "starts with a cap and trade" system to deal with global warming. But he needs the support of Congress to achieve this historic goal this year.

Take action to deliver this message to your members of Congress.
http://action.edf.org/campaign/cap_globalwarming_now/

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** Center for Biological Diversity **
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/

Sicko pervert Governor Sarah Palin won't give wildlife a break. Last week, she announced the state of Alaska will sue to strike down Endangered Species Act protection for the imperiled Cook Inlet beluga whale. This rare white whale's population has already plummeted from thousands to just 375 in the last two decades. They will certainly go extinct if Palin has her way.

Our lawyers and scientists are already in court to block sicko Palin's anti-polar bear actions, and we'll soon jump in to save the beluga from her reckless campaign to promote oil & gas interests. But we also need to build a groundswell of public support.

Please help us now to protect beluga whales by sending a letter asking the Obama administration to oppose Sicko Palin's lawsuit.
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2167/t/5243/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26463