** Union of Concerned Scientists **
We need to build a clean energy future that will break our dependence on oil, create millions of new jobs, and cut global warming pollution. President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to make clean energy one of his top priorities. But we know from experience that real change doesn’t just happen and we cannot underestimate the power of the oil and coal industries and the legislators who support them.
Please urge the new president to propose a plan in the first 100 days of his administration that will Repower, Refuel, and Rebuild America. UCS will also deliver this petition to your members of Congress.
( https://secure3.convio.net/ucs/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1753 )
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** National Campaign for Fair Elections **
The 2008 election brought more voters to the polls than ever before. Unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of eligible Americans were prevented from casting a ballot because of problems with the registration system. Election administration sometimes buckled under the strain of increased registration activities.
Our current voter registration system is to blame for this. Rules that vary wildly by state and limited resources make it difficult, confusing, and sometimes impossible for eligible voters to register and stay registered to vote.
Tell Congress and President-elect Obama we need automatic, permanent registration NOW, to ensure that every eligible American voter is able to cast a meaningful ballot.
( http://www.nationalcampaignforfairelections.org/page/s/autoregis )
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Aug 19, 2008 -- Your Fight the Right-Wing Activists Links of the Day.
** Natural Resources Defense Council **
Bees are a critical agricultural resource that help produce $15 billion worth of crops in the United States each year. The recent unexplained mass disappearance of honey bees, called colony collapse disorder, poses a significant threat to honey bees, beekeepers, farmers and our food supply. Most bee experts believe bees could be falling sick due to a combination of factors, including pesticide exposure, invasive parasitic mites, an inadequate food supply and a new virus that targets bees' immune systems.
Last year Congress recognized colony collapse disorder as a threat and granted the Department of Agriculture emergency funds to study the problem. In addition, the department receives $20 million each year for honey bee research, pest and pathogen surveillance, and other bee-related programs. But to date, the agency has been unable to fully account for how these funds are being used or show any significant results from its work.
Urge the Department of Agriculture to fulfill its commitment to fight colony collapse disorder.
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** Human Rights First **
Police detained one of China's most celebrated lawyers, Gao Zhisheng, at his home on September 22, 2007 and took him to an unknown location. He was later released and placed under house arrest. His current whereabouts are unclear, though he is believed to be under surveillance.
The detention came after Gao wrote an open letter to the U.S. Congress criticizing China for using the Olympics to crack down on human rights. During his detention from September to early November, Gao was reportedly tortured.
When the Olympics come to a close, the international attention will fade without China fulfilling its promises to improve its record on human rights. Gao is just one of many human rights defenders subjected to legal harassment, violence, arbitrary detention, and torture.
As the Olympic Games wind down, the international pressure on China to comply with its human rights commitments is also likely to diminish. However, human rights defenders like Gao will continue to be harassed under China's repressive regime.
Please call on the Chinese government to promptly stop the harassment of all human rights activists immediately.
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** Union of Concerned Scientists **
In response to high gas prices, the Monkey King Bush administration and its allies are calling for new oil drilling that would take decades and eventually save only pennies-per-gallon.
Meanwhile, Bush’s Department of Transportation is undermining historic new fuel economy standards. They unrealistically assume gas will cost around $2.50 through 2020 and that hybrid vehicles won’t even exist until 2014. Because the agency balances the cost of new fuel economy technology against the gas savings the new technology provides, these outrageous assumptions are being used by the administration to reduce the automakers’ requirement to bring more fuel-efficient options to consumers.
According to the administration’s own analysis, if they simply used a more realistic gas price, the standards would save consumers enough fuel to equal about a dollar per gallon discount at the pump. This would dwarf the minuscule price drop from oil produced through new drilling without the environmental consequences of feeding our addiction to oil.
Congress must now get personally involved in saving the historic fuel economy standards they created in 2007.
Please tell your members of Congress to save fuel economy from administration tampering in order to truly address the United States' pain at the pump.
Bees are a critical agricultural resource that help produce $15 billion worth of crops in the United States each year. The recent unexplained mass disappearance of honey bees, called colony collapse disorder, poses a significant threat to honey bees, beekeepers, farmers and our food supply. Most bee experts believe bees could be falling sick due to a combination of factors, including pesticide exposure, invasive parasitic mites, an inadequate food supply and a new virus that targets bees' immune systems.
Last year Congress recognized colony collapse disorder as a threat and granted the Department of Agriculture emergency funds to study the problem. In addition, the department receives $20 million each year for honey bee research, pest and pathogen surveillance, and other bee-related programs. But to date, the agency has been unable to fully account for how these funds are being used or show any significant results from its work.
Urge the Department of Agriculture to fulfill its commitment to fight colony collapse disorder.
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** Human Rights First **
Police detained one of China's most celebrated lawyers, Gao Zhisheng, at his home on September 22, 2007 and took him to an unknown location. He was later released and placed under house arrest. His current whereabouts are unclear, though he is believed to be under surveillance.
The detention came after Gao wrote an open letter to the U.S. Congress criticizing China for using the Olympics to crack down on human rights. During his detention from September to early November, Gao was reportedly tortured.
When the Olympics come to a close, the international attention will fade without China fulfilling its promises to improve its record on human rights. Gao is just one of many human rights defenders subjected to legal harassment, violence, arbitrary detention, and torture.
As the Olympic Games wind down, the international pressure on China to comply with its human rights commitments is also likely to diminish. However, human rights defenders like Gao will continue to be harassed under China's repressive regime.
Please call on the Chinese government to promptly stop the harassment of all human rights activists immediately.
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** Union of Concerned Scientists **
In response to high gas prices, the Monkey King Bush administration and its allies are calling for new oil drilling that would take decades and eventually save only pennies-per-gallon.
Meanwhile, Bush’s Department of Transportation is undermining historic new fuel economy standards. They unrealistically assume gas will cost around $2.50 through 2020 and that hybrid vehicles won’t even exist until 2014. Because the agency balances the cost of new fuel economy technology against the gas savings the new technology provides, these outrageous assumptions are being used by the administration to reduce the automakers’ requirement to bring more fuel-efficient options to consumers.
According to the administration’s own analysis, if they simply used a more realistic gas price, the standards would save consumers enough fuel to equal about a dollar per gallon discount at the pump. This would dwarf the minuscule price drop from oil produced through new drilling without the environmental consequences of feeding our addiction to oil.
Congress must now get personally involved in saving the historic fuel economy standards they created in 2007.
Please tell your members of Congress to save fuel economy from administration tampering in order to truly address the United States' pain at the pump.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
June 19, 2008 -- Fight the Right-Wing Wacko Links
** Union of Concerned Scientists **
With your help, momentum is growing in Congress for strong national global warming legislation—just this month, the Senate had their first vote on major climate legislation. Now we need to turn to the House and educate lawmakers about key issues they must address in any final climate policy. Please urge your representative to commit to getting the details right by signing a climate principles letter, which will be sent to Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Strong support for the letter will help the speaker press for a strong global warming bill in the House. The letter contains important recommendations for ensuring that any final legislation succeeds in preventing the worst consequences of warming, moves the United States to a clean energy economy, minimizes economic impacts, and aids vulnerable communities and ecosystems.
Urge Your Representative to Support Strong Climate Legislation.
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** Greenpeace **
Old and senile McCain, monkey king Bush, and former House Speaker Loser Gingrich are pushing hard to open our national coastlines to oil drilling. In fact, loser Gingrich has put together a petition like this that more than 750,000 people have signed! They’re using high gas prices and economic concerns to help their friends in the oil industry make even more money.
But here’s the real truth behind drilling offshore:
-- Seismic testing to locate oil creates decibel levels of 260 – twice as loud as an ambulance – underwater. Exposure to these levels of noise underwater can cause disorientation, brain hemorrhaging, or even beaching for whales and dolphins.
-- Offshore drilling creates an increased risk of oil spills close to our beaches and coastlines.
--The need to address global warming means it is time to invest in renewable energy sources. Drilling for oil in dangerous locations will take years to reach the market and will only serve to increase global warming impacts when it does.
Tell old and senile John McCain that if he wants to stop global warming, he needs to stop helping the big oil companies and start making real change.
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** True Majority **
WHY do politicians vote for energy plans which only help Big Oil?
--> Follow the money and find out <--
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** Sierra Club **
Americans are fed up with runaway gas prices and bloated oil-company profits, but Senator John McCain and President Bush's proposal1 to drill for oil along our coastline will only increase Big Oil's bottom line. Their move to open up our coasts for Big Oil is making headlines all across the country today -- I woke up to commentators on NPR talking about coastal oil drilling.
The truth is that offshore oil drilling won't help with high oil prices or ease the pain at the gas pump for American families.
We're launching a petition with our friends at MoveOn.org urging Congress to reject the plan to help Big Oil drill along our coastline. Will you add your name to our petition telling Congress to stop Big Oil's drilling plan? Click here:
http://action.sierraclub.org/offshoreoil
With your help, momentum is growing in Congress for strong national global warming legislation—just this month, the Senate had their first vote on major climate legislation. Now we need to turn to the House and educate lawmakers about key issues they must address in any final climate policy. Please urge your representative to commit to getting the details right by signing a climate principles letter, which will be sent to Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Strong support for the letter will help the speaker press for a strong global warming bill in the House. The letter contains important recommendations for ensuring that any final legislation succeeds in preventing the worst consequences of warming, moves the United States to a clean energy economy, minimizes economic impacts, and aids vulnerable communities and ecosystems.
Urge Your Representative to Support Strong Climate Legislation.
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** Greenpeace **
Old and senile McCain, monkey king Bush, and former House Speaker Loser Gingrich are pushing hard to open our national coastlines to oil drilling. In fact, loser Gingrich has put together a petition like this that more than 750,000 people have signed! They’re using high gas prices and economic concerns to help their friends in the oil industry make even more money.
But here’s the real truth behind drilling offshore:
-- Seismic testing to locate oil creates decibel levels of 260 – twice as loud as an ambulance – underwater. Exposure to these levels of noise underwater can cause disorientation, brain hemorrhaging, or even beaching for whales and dolphins.
-- Offshore drilling creates an increased risk of oil spills close to our beaches and coastlines.
--The need to address global warming means it is time to invest in renewable energy sources. Drilling for oil in dangerous locations will take years to reach the market and will only serve to increase global warming impacts when it does.
Tell old and senile John McCain that if he wants to stop global warming, he needs to stop helping the big oil companies and start making real change.
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** True Majority **
WHY do politicians vote for energy plans which only help Big Oil?
--> Follow the money and find out <--
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** Sierra Club **
Americans are fed up with runaway gas prices and bloated oil-company profits, but Senator John McCain and President Bush's proposal1 to drill for oil along our coastline will only increase Big Oil's bottom line. Their move to open up our coasts for Big Oil is making headlines all across the country today -- I woke up to commentators on NPR talking about coastal oil drilling.
The truth is that offshore oil drilling won't help with high oil prices or ease the pain at the gas pump for American families.
We're launching a petition with our friends at MoveOn.org urging Congress to reject the plan to help Big Oil drill along our coastline. Will you add your name to our petition telling Congress to stop Big Oil's drilling plan? Click here:
http://action.sierraclub.org/offshoreoil
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Your 5 Minute Activist Links for May 4, 2008
** Union of Concerned Scientists **
According to a new Union of Concerned Scientists report, the true cost of meat and milk produced in massive CAFOs (confined animal feeding operations) includes billions in unaccounted-for taxpayer dollars that pay for the economic, health, and environmental problems CAFOs create.
CAFOs are supported by misguided government policies. Meanwhile, modern, alternatives are already in practice today that can produce the quantity of food we need, often without government subsidies. These alternatives can safeguard our health while protecting the foundations of our food supply—like healthy soil and fresh water. Please sign our petition to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), asking him to end policies that give an unfair advantage to the polluting CAFO industry and to support modern alternatives instead.
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** Environmental Defense **
Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) proposed legislation that would postpone meaningful action on global warming pollution for at least twenty years.
In the meantime, the proposal would take away state authority to control global warming pollution, undermining efforts in dozens of states, including California, Florida, and the Northeast members of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which have set ambitious emissions reduction targets.
We need to do everything we can to defeat Senator Voinovich's sham proposal. Email your Senators today.
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** Natural Resources Defense Council **
Recently, the Bush Administration stripped endangered species protection from gray wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies. These wolves face a range of threats, including the use of two toxic chemicals in government-run predator control programs. Please ask your Representative to support HR 4775, a bill banning two deadly poisons that kill gray wolves and many other wildlife species.
Tell Congress to Ban Wildlife Poisons!
According to a new Union of Concerned Scientists report, the true cost of meat and milk produced in massive CAFOs (confined animal feeding operations) includes billions in unaccounted-for taxpayer dollars that pay for the economic, health, and environmental problems CAFOs create.
CAFOs are supported by misguided government policies. Meanwhile, modern, alternatives are already in practice today that can produce the quantity of food we need, often without government subsidies. These alternatives can safeguard our health while protecting the foundations of our food supply—like healthy soil and fresh water. Please sign our petition to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), asking him to end policies that give an unfair advantage to the polluting CAFO industry and to support modern alternatives instead.
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** Environmental Defense **
Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) proposed legislation that would postpone meaningful action on global warming pollution for at least twenty years.
In the meantime, the proposal would take away state authority to control global warming pollution, undermining efforts in dozens of states, including California, Florida, and the Northeast members of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which have set ambitious emissions reduction targets.
We need to do everything we can to defeat Senator Voinovich's sham proposal. Email your Senators today.
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** Natural Resources Defense Council **
Recently, the Bush Administration stripped endangered species protection from gray wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies. These wolves face a range of threats, including the use of two toxic chemicals in government-run predator control programs. Please ask your Representative to support HR 4775, a bill banning two deadly poisons that kill gray wolves and many other wildlife species.
Tell Congress to Ban Wildlife Poisons!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Your 5 Minute Activist Links for April 17, 2008
** Union of Concerned Scientists **
Yesterday, President Bush finally decided to weigh in on global warming after seven years on the sideline. His speech came as the U.S. Senate is poised to vote on legislation that would put us on the path to a safer climate by ensuring significant near term reductions of global warming pollution. Unfortunately, the president’s suggestion that we delay any emission cuts until 2025 shows he would prefer to derail the Senate process than make a real contribution.
Please urge your senators to move beyond the president’s rhetoric by supporting strong global warming legislation.
** United Farm Workers **
Farm worker children are being put at daily risk of neurological and developmental damage due to four deadly organophosphate pesticides.
These toxic pesticides were derived from nerve gas developed during World War II. The four organophosphates at issue are methidathion, oxydemeton-methyl, methamidophos, and ethoprop and are primarily used in California on a wide variety of fruit, vegetable, and nut crops.
These toxic chemicals pose a danger to everyone, but especially to rural children and families when these four pesticides drift into schoolyards, outdoor play areas, and homes. The EPA has acknowledged the danger, but has done nothing to protect the public.
Please e-mail the EPA today and tell them to ban these four toxic pesticides immediately. Stop putting children's health at risk.
** True Majority **
Last week, ABC news broke a shocking story: Secretary of State Rice led meetings that explicitly authorized torture. 1 Last night, ABC had a chance to ask the Presidential candidates if they thought torture was acceptable in America. In case they didn't think of this idea themselves, we even ran an ad on the local ABC affiliate right after the debate in Philadelphia with quotes from their story and footage of the Secretary of State saying, "Torture and conspiracy to commit torture are crimes under US law".
But ABC didn't get the hint. Instead of asking the Democratic candidates about torture, the moderators, "dwelled entirely on specious and gossipy trivia that already has been hashed and rehashed".2 The mainstream media won't hold the Bush administration accountable, but we will.
Sign our petition demanding the Presidential candidates call on Rice to resign: http://www.CondiMustGo.com
Yesterday, President Bush finally decided to weigh in on global warming after seven years on the sideline. His speech came as the U.S. Senate is poised to vote on legislation that would put us on the path to a safer climate by ensuring significant near term reductions of global warming pollution. Unfortunately, the president’s suggestion that we delay any emission cuts until 2025 shows he would prefer to derail the Senate process than make a real contribution.
Please urge your senators to move beyond the president’s rhetoric by supporting strong global warming legislation.
** United Farm Workers **
Farm worker children are being put at daily risk of neurological and developmental damage due to four deadly organophosphate pesticides.
These toxic pesticides were derived from nerve gas developed during World War II. The four organophosphates at issue are methidathion, oxydemeton-methyl, methamidophos, and ethoprop and are primarily used in California on a wide variety of fruit, vegetable, and nut crops.
These toxic chemicals pose a danger to everyone, but especially to rural children and families when these four pesticides drift into schoolyards, outdoor play areas, and homes. The EPA has acknowledged the danger, but has done nothing to protect the public.
Please e-mail the EPA today and tell them to ban these four toxic pesticides immediately. Stop putting children's health at risk.
** True Majority **
Last week, ABC news broke a shocking story: Secretary of State Rice led meetings that explicitly authorized torture. 1 Last night, ABC had a chance to ask the Presidential candidates if they thought torture was acceptable in America. In case they didn't think of this idea themselves, we even ran an ad on the local ABC affiliate right after the debate in Philadelphia with quotes from their story and footage of the Secretary of State saying, "Torture and conspiracy to commit torture are crimes under US law".
But ABC didn't get the hint. Instead of asking the Democratic candidates about torture, the moderators, "dwelled entirely on specious and gossipy trivia that already has been hashed and rehashed".2 The mainstream media won't hold the Bush administration accountable, but we will.
Sign our petition demanding the Presidential candidates call on Rice to resign: http://www.CondiMustGo.com
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Your 5 Minute Activist Links for April 9, 2008
** Union of Concerned Scientists **
To avoid the worst effects of global warming, we must replace electricity generated from dirty coal and other fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy from sources like the wind, sun, and energy crops. One option for fulfilling our clean energy needs is carefully-sited offshore wind initiatives like the proposed Cape Wind project.
Help Cape Wind Move Forward. Send an e-mail today to Director Randall Luthi, Minerals Management Service.
** The PetitionSite **
Despite rallying cries around the world, China continues its harsh crackdown on protesters in Tibet and internal dissent, most recently by imprisoning noted human rights activist Hu Jia.
The Monkey King Bush has a unique opportunity to speak out for those who are silenced. By boycotting the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics, Monkey King Bush can join other world leaders in urging China to stop its repression of activists and work to improve human rights at home and in Darfur and Burma where China wields great influence.
Sign the Petition today!
** Amnesty International **
The Monkey King Bush recently announced that he would be attending the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. We are urging him to pressure China for human rights improvements before the Games. Despite promises to improve its human rights record, China has become increasingly repressive in the run up to the Olympics. Human rights activists are detained without trial, journalists are harassed and imprisoned, “re-education through labor” programs and executions continue unabated.
Send an e-mail to Monkey King Bush and demand the man-bitch to change his simple mind.
** People for the American Way **
Please help us give Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee the grassroots support they need to halt consideration of any more controversial Monkey King Bush judicial nominees.
There's a longstanding practice, popularly known as the "Thurmond Rule," of processing only non-controversial nominees in the several months before a presidential election.
It's time for the Committee Dems to invoke this rule. Tell them by adding your name to our petition at:
http://www.pfaw.org/go/StopBadJudges
** United Farm Workers **
New Government Report Shows FDA Fails to Protect the Public. (Does this really surprise you though?)
Please take immediate action and tell your congress members to make food safety a priority. Let them know we are tired of the FDA putting our safety at risk.
To avoid the worst effects of global warming, we must replace electricity generated from dirty coal and other fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy from sources like the wind, sun, and energy crops. One option for fulfilling our clean energy needs is carefully-sited offshore wind initiatives like the proposed Cape Wind project.
Help Cape Wind Move Forward. Send an e-mail today to Director Randall Luthi, Minerals Management Service.
** The PetitionSite **
Despite rallying cries around the world, China continues its harsh crackdown on protesters in Tibet and internal dissent, most recently by imprisoning noted human rights activist Hu Jia.
The Monkey King Bush has a unique opportunity to speak out for those who are silenced. By boycotting the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics, Monkey King Bush can join other world leaders in urging China to stop its repression of activists and work to improve human rights at home and in Darfur and Burma where China wields great influence.
Sign the Petition today!
** Amnesty International **
The Monkey King Bush recently announced that he would be attending the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. We are urging him to pressure China for human rights improvements before the Games. Despite promises to improve its human rights record, China has become increasingly repressive in the run up to the Olympics. Human rights activists are detained without trial, journalists are harassed and imprisoned, “re-education through labor” programs and executions continue unabated.
Send an e-mail to Monkey King Bush and demand the man-bitch to change his simple mind.
** People for the American Way **
Please help us give Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee the grassroots support they need to halt consideration of any more controversial Monkey King Bush judicial nominees.
There's a longstanding practice, popularly known as the "Thurmond Rule," of processing only non-controversial nominees in the several months before a presidential election.
It's time for the Committee Dems to invoke this rule. Tell them by adding your name to our petition at:
http://www.pfaw.org/go/StopBadJudges
** United Farm Workers **
New Government Report Shows FDA Fails to Protect the Public. (Does this really surprise you though?)
Please take immediate action and tell your congress members to make food safety a priority. Let them know we are tired of the FDA putting our safety at risk.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Your 5 Minute Activist Links for April 2, 2008
** Defenders of Wildlife **
In its latest assault on America’s wild places, the Bush/Cheney Administration has proposed opening up more than 6 million acres of irreplaceable roadless backcountry in Idaho to logging, mining, and oil and gas exploration -- a move that would permanently damage vital habitat for grizzlies, wolves and other wildlife.
We have just a few days to help. The deadline for comments is Monday, April 7th, so please take action now to stop the Bush Administration from putting special interests over the public interest.
** Sierra Club **
The Teshekpuk Lake area in Alaska is one of the most important wetland complexes in the entire Arctic, supporting millions of migratory ducks and geese that winter in the lower 48. Now it's under the threat of the drill.
Please tell the Bureau of Land Management to keep Alaska's wildlife-rich Teshekpuk Lake protected!
** Union of Concerned Scientists **
Hybrid technology has the potential to provide us with cleaner, more fuel-efficient options in every vehicle class, as exemplified by the Ford Escape Hybrid, Honda Civic Hybrid, and Toyota Prius.
Yet GM continues to make that same mistake. Its new “two mode” hybrid SUVs, the Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon Hybrids, actually feature larger gasoline engines than most conventional versions of these models. The electric motor provides an additional power boost but only a modest gain in overall fuel economy.
General Motors has recently initiated an online program to open dialogue between consumers and the corporation. They want to hear from you! Please write to GM’s chairman and chief executive officer, Richard Wagoner, and tell him that his company can only be a true market leader by using hybrid technology to its fullest potential.
** Conservation International **
Add your voice to the growing number of people who pledge to STOP the clock on species extinction!
In its latest assault on America’s wild places, the Bush/Cheney Administration has proposed opening up more than 6 million acres of irreplaceable roadless backcountry in Idaho to logging, mining, and oil and gas exploration -- a move that would permanently damage vital habitat for grizzlies, wolves and other wildlife.
We have just a few days to help. The deadline for comments is Monday, April 7th, so please take action now to stop the Bush Administration from putting special interests over the public interest.
** Sierra Club **
The Teshekpuk Lake area in Alaska is one of the most important wetland complexes in the entire Arctic, supporting millions of migratory ducks and geese that winter in the lower 48. Now it's under the threat of the drill.
Please tell the Bureau of Land Management to keep Alaska's wildlife-rich Teshekpuk Lake protected!
** Union of Concerned Scientists **
Hybrid technology has the potential to provide us with cleaner, more fuel-efficient options in every vehicle class, as exemplified by the Ford Escape Hybrid, Honda Civic Hybrid, and Toyota Prius.
Yet GM continues to make that same mistake. Its new “two mode” hybrid SUVs, the Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon Hybrids, actually feature larger gasoline engines than most conventional versions of these models. The electric motor provides an additional power boost but only a modest gain in overall fuel economy.
General Motors has recently initiated an online program to open dialogue between consumers and the corporation. They want to hear from you! Please write to GM’s chairman and chief executive officer, Richard Wagoner, and tell him that his company can only be a true market leader by using hybrid technology to its fullest potential.
** Conservation International **
Add your voice to the growing number of people who pledge to STOP the clock on species extinction!
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