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ACTFORCHANGE ACTIVISM UPDATE: March 15, 2006 ActForChange and Working Assets are proud to bring you an urgent alert from Care2 -- the largest online network for people who Care2 make a difference -- and Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund. This urgent action calls on Congress to stop attacks on the Endangered Species Act and preserve our national environmental treasures. I urge you to visit Care2 and take action today. Together, we are making a difference. Will Easton Manager, ActForChange.com/Working Assets Join the virtual march and recruit some friends for a chance to win a wildlife-customized IPod Nano! Join the Earth Day Virtual March We're facing an all-out assault in Congress right now on our environment and all species on earth -- including us. These coming weeks are critical, and we need your help to make sure our elected representatives do the right thing. Please join our online protest! First, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is under attack. Right now, the Senate is working to rewrite the entire Act. The House already approved Representative Pombo's dangerous "Wildlife Extinction" bill, which would gut the ESA by replacing mandatory critical habitat protections with voluntary measures, exempting all pesticide decisions from ESA compliance, and creating vast loopholes for developers. If the Senate bill comes even close to the House bill and is sent to President Bush to be signed into law, our endangered species are doomed. Extinction is forever - let's make sure Congress hears us now! Secondly, oil drilling in the Arctic Refuge is back. As soon as today, Congress may vote to allow oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and then along our currently protected coastlines. So what can we do? In the past, when Americans were threatened with legislation this bad, they would march on Washington D.C. to voice their disapproval. These days, we can take to the virtual streets: tens of thousands of people have already joined our online protest to make their voices heard before it's too late. Will you please join us? Join the Virtual March to Leave NO Species Behind! As a reward for recruiting friends to march, you might even win a wildlife-customized iPod Nano from Care2 and Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund. Thanks for helping to keep our Congress on the right track! Click here to join the Virtual March. Please forward this newsletter to your friends, email lists, and bloggers you know to help spread the word about this important campaign! Did this message end up in your bulk or junk mail folder? Please add "actforchange@act.actforchange.com" to your address book or "safe senders list." YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED AS: aqmstaffo@mailbag.com If you do not wish to receive updates about ways you can make your voice heard: PLEASE NOTE: THIS ADDRESS IS FOR UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS ONLY. INQUIRIES SENT TO THIS ADDRESS WILL NOT BE READ. You may receive one additional newsletter while we process your request. PLEASE SEND QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO: info@actforchange.com. http://www.actforchange.com .