Volume VI, #142 | |
"If you're not an environmentalist you're a goober, and you can't get elected."
-- Texas State Sen. Kip Averitt, chair of the Natural Resources Committee, on the change in the political landscape. In this issue 1) Take Action: Four Steps to a Clean Slate 1) Take Action: Four Steps to a Clean Slate
What do these four things have in common? They can all be done by President-elect Obama on day one of his administration, independently of Congress. These four decisions can jumpstart a clean energy economy and start reducing global warming pollution immediately, giving us a 'clean slate' of energy policies for 2009.
Save Virginia's Coasts -- Tell the MMS not to go through with this lease sale!
3) Bush Rollbacks: Endangered Species Act In addition to allowing government agencies to decide for themselves when a project could hurt endangered species, the final plan expressly ties agency scientists' hands when it comes to protecting wildlife from global warming. 4) New Report: Clean Water Protections Failing In the past two years more than 300 Clean Water Act cases have been dropped and EPA field staff are warning that they can no longer ensure the safety of our nation's waters. As this report highlights, it's essential that Congress pass the Clean Water Restoration Act to reestablish the longstanding protections of the Clean Water Act.
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