The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal

Subject:
Road Kill in Our National Forests?
From:
"Political Alerts" politicsusa@care2.com
Date:
22 Apr 2004 06:38:34 -0000


Check out the News you can use:
1. One Bad Judge Could Harm Environment
2. Road Kill in Our National Forests?
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1. One Bad Judge Could Harm Environment
Petition: http://www.care2.com/go/z/13581

Increasingly, environmental protections are won and lost in our court system, and every new, environmentally hostile judge appointed to a lifelong post risks a lifetime of losses for the environment. We need your help defeating the nomination of lifelong industry-advocate William Myers to the 9th Circuit Court, to avoid a lifetime of environmentally unfriendly decisions. Please sign this petition: http://www.care2.com/go/z/13581

Here's an example of how the courts decide environmental policy: Recently, the 9th Circuit Court determined that "wild" (not farmed) Oregon Coast coho salmon were not eligible for "threatened" status under the Endangered Species Act. Because ESA protections no longer apply, it will be much easier to damage salmon habitat.
Sign here to help defeat Myers and protect the environment: http://www.care2.com/go/z/13581
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2. Road Kill in Our National Forests?
Petition: http://www.care2.com/go/z/13582

Did you know that road kill is the #1 way that Americans kill wildlife every year? In fact, collisions with cars have pushed some species, like the grizzly bear, closer to extinction. How does it make sense, then, to open our national forests to MORE ROADS?

You have probably heard about this threat before, but that's because it is such an important one. If we give up now, national forests across the US could forever lose Roadless Rule protections that provide clean drinking water, safe wildlife habitat, and endless recreational opportunities. We will be paving the way, quite literally, for opening pristine wilderness to logging and habitat fragmentation.

If you have not signed our petition to urge your governor to oppose the Bush Administration's plan to allow governors in the Lower 48 states to seek exemptions from the Roadless Rule, please do so now.

Help here: http://www.care2.com/go/z/13582
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Thank you for your time today!

- Hilary,
Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team

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