Nov 20, 2008 -- Fight the Right-Wing Wackos Links of the Day.

** EarthWorks **
http://www.earthworksaction.org//index.cfm

On its way out of office, the Bush Administration is attempting to rollback several environmental regulations.

The Office of Surface Management intends to repeal the Stream Buffer Zone rule, which prevents mining within 100 feet of a stream. Without the Stream Buffer Zone rule, surface coal mining and mountaintop removal activities will overrun water sources with mining waste and debris, called valley fills.

The Stream Buffer Zone rule has been in effect since 1983. Rolling it back now goes against the wishes of those most directly impacted by the practice. A poll of West Virginians, conducted by Lake Research Partners and Bellwether Research shows those most likely affected by the rule change overwhelmingly support the environmental protections the Bush Administration is trying to undo.

The final comment period on the rule change ends November 23. You can send a letter to Dennis G. Rice at the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement and let him know that you oppose rolling back important environmental protections like the Stream Buffer Zone rule.

( http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/676/t/572/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=320 )

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** League of Conservation Voters **
http://lcv.org/

After years of inaction from the Bush Administration, we finally have an opportunity to break our addiction to oil and work for a clean energy future. That is why LCV launched a petition to send to President-elect Obama to ask him to support critical energy priorities in his first 100 days.

Sign the petition today!

http://action.lcv.org/campaign/100_days/

League of Conservation Voters to Old and Senile McCain: You Suck!

** League of Conservation Voters **

John McCain has spent his career voting against clean energy solutions while supporting billions in subsidies for Big Oil. Click here to watch the video, then spread the word!

Your 5 Minute Activist Links for April 1, 2008

** Amnesty International **
Demand the release of 15 Tibetan monks who were detained on March 10 for staging a peaceful demonstration in Barkhor, Lhasa, the capital of the Tibetan Autonomous Region. There is no information on their current whereabouts or of any charges brought against them. They are at high risk of torture and other ill treatment.

** American Jewish World Service **
The genocide in Darfur has entered its sixth year. The Sudanese government has reinvigorated its campaign to frighten, displace and kill civilians, raising fears of an increasingly deadly cycle in the ongoing conflict.
Congress will soon determine funding levels of U.S. international assistance—money that can be used immediately to help meet the needs of the Darfuri people. AJWS needs your help to ensure that Congress provides adequate funding for both humanitarian aid and peacekeeping.
Click here to take action now.

** Working America **
We are approaching a critical moment in the campaign to stop the foreclosure crisis. The U.S. Senate is considering a bill (S. 2636) with a key provision that would fix bankruptcy policies to allow borrowers to restructure their mortgages in bankruptcy court.
Right now, more than 600,000 families may lose their homes. We can stop this from happening, but we need our senators to do the right thing.
Can you urge your senators to vote to let families restructure their mortgages in bankruptcy?

** League of Conservation Voters **
2007 was the earth's second warmest year on record - only 2005 was warmer. And last week scientists discovered a piece of Antarctica the size of Connecticut is breaking off.
Please join me in telling the House: Global warming is the greatest environmental crisis we face, and we need solutions now!


** Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA!) **
Now more than ever America needs relief from the housing and mortgage crisis. As many as 3 million families face foreclosure. In 2007 alone, 232,000 construction workers lost their jobs. And the crisis threatens retirement security.
But under a little-known provision of the Foreclosure Prevention Act pending in Congress, corporate homebuilders would get as much as $33 billion in tax breaks—even though they made billions in profits through subprime lending and speculative investors that helped create the current crisis.
Much of the Foreclosure Prevention Act provides needed help for families in distress, but it should not reward corporations that put them in distress. Tell your Senators now!

FYI: The League of Conservation Voters 2007 National Environmental Scorecard

The League of Conservation Voters (http://www.lcv.org) has just released their 2007 National Environmental Scorecard.

See how your members of Congress measure up to environmental standards.

Just say no to right-wing extremists!

Take your first steps in making The United States a real democracy again. Here's a couple of Actions that I suggest everyone take a look at and then send your Leaders in Washington an e-mail!

** NARAL - Pro-Choice America
King Bush continues to attempt to deny women their right to choose. With his nonimation of Mr. Richard Honaker, he continues to side with right-wing extremists. Click here and Tell the Senate NO to Richard Honaker!

** League of Conservation Voters
Tell Congress they must act on Global Warming NOW! Congress is getting ready to set their 2008 agenda and now is the time to tell them what you think. Click here and Tell Congress to make Global Warming a Priority!

** Defenders of Wildlife
It's King Bush vs the Polar Bears. Actually, it's about the large amount of $$$ the oil companies give to Bush and his cronies vs anything and everything that stands in their way. Tell King Bush to protect Polar Bears and stop this nonsense.

** Care2: The Petition Site
Get Involved with grassroots petition signing. Find your cause and let your voices be heard.