--- SF Moderator <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 16:31:34 -0800 > Reply-to: [log in to unmask] > From: SF Moderator > <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: SC-Action, Vol. III, #7, January 22, > 2001 > To: [log in to unmask] > > SC-ACTION Vol. III, #7 > DEFENDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA > January 22, 2001 > > Quote of the Day > > "Gale Norton, President Bush's controversial nominee > for Secretary of the > Interior told the Senate this week, 'I intend to > make the conservation of > America's treasured treasures my highest priority.' > At the top of her list > is the American Bald Oil Magnate" Saturday Night > Live on NBC, 1/20/01. > > ********************************************************************** > > I. TAKE ACTION: FIGHT ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL NOMINEES > II. UTAH: LAW SUIT FILED TO CHALLENGE LEGACY > HIGHWAY > III. TAKE ACTION ON GLOBAL WARMING ACTION: MEET > WITH YOUR CONGRESSIONAL > REPRESENTATIVE > > ********************************************************************** > I. TAKE ACTION: OPPOSE GALE NORTON AND JOHN ASHCROFT > > Want to do more? The U.S. Senate will vote on these > nominees this week... > action is needed. > > 1. Keep the pressure on at > http://getactivehub.com/campaign/gale_norton > > 2. Visit the following sites to > stop Ashcroft: > http://www.naral.org/actnow/ash_alert.html > & http://www.opposeashcroft.com > > The Sierra Club opposes Bush's selection of Gale > Norton as Interior > Secretary. During the Reagan presidency, Norton > served as associate > solicitor at the Interior Department under Interior > Secretary James Watt. > In that capacity she authored and signed legal > opinions in support of > drilling the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and > provided legal advice on > the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's controversial > approval of Two Forks > Dam. > > Watt later hired Norton as a lawyer for the > arch-conservative Mountain > States Legal Foundation, which often represents > loggers, miners, ranchers > and water developers in fights against environmental > groups. Norton is > also the founder and serves on advisory committee of > the Coalition of > Republican Environmental Advocates (CREA), which is > considered by the > Republicans for Environmental Protection (a > legitimate GOP environmental > group) to be "a transparent attempt to fool voters > who care about > environmental protection." > > The Sierra Club also opposes the appointment of John > Ashcroft as Attorney > General. Ashcroft has an exceedingly poor > environmental voting record and > is openly hostile to most environmental laws. > Ashcroft voted against > additional funding for environmental programs > including the Clean Water > Action Plan and toxic waste cleanups at Superfund > sites. He also voted for > a bill to roll back clean water protections, to > prevent the EPA from > enforcing arsenic standards for drinking water, and > to allow mining > companies to dump cyanide and other mining waste on > large areas of public > lands next to mining sites. > DISTRICT WORK WEEK STARTS ON FEB. 19TH: TELL > YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO > CURB GLOBAL WARMING > > District Work Week for members of Congress is taking > place the week of > February 19. This is a good opportunity to meet with > your representatives > to discuss Global Warming and Energy issues. > > Representatives should be aware that: > -It is more effective to drill under Detroit than > under the Arctic National > Wildlife Refuge. > -Making cars and light trucks go further on a gallon > of gas is the biggest > single step to curb global warming. -Representatives > can sign the Sierra > Club's Clean Car Letter to express their support for > raising CAFE > -The federal government should look to increase > funding for clean energy > alternatives, and cut funding into fossil-fuel > research > -Raising awareness of Global Warming as a serious > threat to the > environment, both locally and globally. > > If you are interested in arranging a district office > visit, or if you would > like more information, please contact Alex Veitch at > [log in to unmask] or at 202-547-1141. > > DC staff are available to provide assistance with > arranging visits, and > will provide talking points and information on the > issues. We would like to > keep track of which offices are visited, and how the > meeting went. > > Find out more about steps you can take to help curb > global warming at our > website: http://www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sierra Club Legislative Hotline - 202-675-2394 > Sierra Club National Headquarters - 415-977-5500 > Sierra Club World Wide Web - > http://www.sierraclub.org > Sierra Club Vote Watch Website - > http://www.sierraclub.org/votewatch/ > White House Comment Line - 202-456-1111 > White House Fax Line - 202-456-2461 > George W. 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