Act for Climate SecurityApologies if you have already received this message. Please forward it to all your family, friends and co-workers.
Thanks,
Mike Carberry
Senior Regional Field Director
Iowa Global Warming
2029 Friendship St.
Iowa City IA 52245
office: 319.338.8820
mobile: 319.594.6453
www.iowaglobalwarming.org
Act for Climate Security
After seven years of watching Big Oil pay off politicians to block all global warming legislation, we may have the opportunity to break through. The Climate Security Act, which will soon be voted on in the Senate, shows promising first steps by calling for significant reductions in the emission of global warming pollutants. But it's not enough in the face of a global warming catastrophe, and this is a critical opportunity to demand the precise solutions we need. For one, the bill needs to cut global warming pollution levels 80% by 2050. We need your help - Senators Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley are going to be important votes on this legislation. Send them a note TODAY urging them to strengthen the Climate Security Act and pass a strong bill. We're talking about the planet's survival or extinction. We cannot waste this opportunity. And we shouldn't settle for anything less than the strongest, most ambitious law possible. Specific changes that will improve the bill: * Increasing the reduction in global warming pollution, to 80% reductions by 2050. * Requiring polluters to pay for pollution permits, and using that money to promote clean energy, including helping consumers with rising energy bills. * Minimizing handouts to Dirty Coal and maximizing the amount of program proceeds going to the public benefit. To strengthen the Climate Security Act and see a strong bill become law, our senators need to hear from you today. Global warming bills don't come along every day. That's why it's so critical that we do it right. Tell your senators not to settle for less - we need the strongest global warming bill possible! Thank you for your help at this critical moment.
Send a letter to the following decision maker(s):
Senator Chuck Grassley (if you live in Iowa)
Senator Tom Harkin (if you live in Iowa)
Below is the sample letter:
Subject: Leadership for the Climate Security Act
Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here],
As a constituent and supporter of the Iowa Global Warming Campaign, I am writing to urge you to make the necessary amendments to the Climate Security Act (S.2191) to ensure that the finished version of this bill will have the necessary impact on the most severe effects of global warming.
This includes amendments to increase the stringency of global warming pollution reduction targets to 80% by 2050, making polluters pay for all of their pollution permits, and using that money to help consumers and promote clean energy.
These amendments must be included to make S.2191 as strong as possible. And I am also counting on you to fend off any anti-environment amendments to this bill proposed on the Senate floor that could undermine its effectiveness.
Please do the right thing for our children and grandchildren's future - commit to strengthening S.2191 and working to pass a revised version of this bill that will prevent the catastrophic impacts of global warming, before it is too late.
Sincerely,
Mike Carberry
Take Action!
Instructions:
Click here to take action on this issue or choose the "Reply to Sender" option on your email program. You MUST reply with "TakeAction" in the subject.
Tell-A-Friend:
Please visit the web address below and ask your friends to take action!
Tell-a-Friend!
What's At Stake:
Our dependence on fossil fuels is transforming the planet. The Earth has already warmed and there is now more carbon pollution in the atmosphere than at any point in 650,000 years. If we do nothing, the Earth could warm by several degrees more. Although life will survive significant increases in temperature, global warming will leave us with a vastly different planet than the one we inherited. The potential consequences of catastrophic global warming include: * Increased flooding on coastal regions as sea levels continue to rise. If sea levels rise by 80 feet, more than 50 million Americans would be displaced from their homes. * Heat waves will become more frequent and intense. More than 30,000 people died in Western Europe as a result of record high temperatures in 2003. * The loss of up to 50% of all species on Earth. Species living at the extremes--the poles or high altitudes--such as the polar bear, are the most vulnerable. But as the oceans warm countless other species also will face extinction. * Droughts and wildfires will occur more often, as has been the case with the surge in wildfires across Western U.S. states in recent years.
Campaign Expiration Date:
June 19, 2008
--------------------------------------------------------------
If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for Environmental Law and Policy Center.
This message was sent to [log in to unmask] Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from Environmental Law and Policy Center, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove or unsubscribe" in the subject line).
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to:
[log in to unmask]
Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information:
http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp
Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship
e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's
latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent
editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/
|
