Amber, this number 202-546-1414 doesn't work Peggy Murdock At 07:46 PM 9/27/99 -0400, you wrote: >*****Urge the White House to veto anti-environmental "riders!"***** >**Pass the message on to 5 other people** > >Right now, we're facing serious environmental and public health problems like >water pollution, air pollution, global warming, destruction of public land, >and many more. You would think that with problems like these, government and >the private sector would seek to work together for solutions. > >However, this summer, members of Congress, pressured by their friends from >industry attached many anti-environmental provisions to spending bills, >hoping they will be passed through. Out of all the provisions to date, one of >the most egregious would freeze miles-per-gallon standards on cars and light >trucks, costing us money at the gas pump and increasing global warming >pollution. Others would remove wetlands protection, increase logging in our >national forests, and force taxpayers to clean up the waste left behind by >mining companies on public lands. > >We need to protect our public health, as well as our air, water, and public >lands. >We need to send a message to decision-makers, both in Congress and the White >House, that we demand stronger, not weaker environmental protections. > >We are asking folks to call the White House to urge President Clinton to >veto any spending bills that have anti-environmental provisions in them. > >*****The phone number is 202-546-1414, and the message is "President Clinton >should veto any spending bill that has anti-environmental provisions.****** > >After you call, please email me back at Iowa PIRG. Email is [log in to unmask] >and let me know what happened. This way I can also track how many calls >we've generated. Our goal is 100 calls from Iowa. > >Thanks for your help! > >Amber Hard, Iowa PIRG >515-282-4193 > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT >to [log in to unmask] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask]