I called and e-mailed. Alisa Amber Hard wrote: > PHONE NUMBER CHANGE. NUMBER IS 202-456-1414 > > *****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 202-456-1414, press 0 for an operator, 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 > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: > [log in to unmask] -- Alisa Stone Waste Management Assistance Division Iowa Department of Natural Resources Phone: 515-281-8308 Email: [log in to unmask] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask]