*urgent* HELP PROTECT OUR PLANET!!!! *urgent*

[illyb]

Just recieved this message from a friend. You guys can help. Please sign this letter!!!!!



On March 21st, I will testify before Congress on the immediate action that
> needs to be taken to end the climate crisis. At the hearing, I will deliver
> the 294,374 messages you signed, demonstrating that hundreds of thousands of
> people share my sense of urgency.
>
> If an additional 55,626 people sign our message, it will be as though
> 350,000 of us are there at the hearing expressing our determination to
> convince Congress to act. Having served in the House and Senate, I can tell
> you that members of these committees would find this to be a meaningful and
> impressive show of support.
>
> There are only 5 days left before the hearings begin, so please do not pass
> up this opportunity to join in showing the broad public support we need in
> order to solve the climate crisis. I know you have friends or family who
> care deeply about this issue but have yet to sign our message to Congress.
>
> Ask them to help fill that committee room with 350,000 messages by visiting:
>
> www.algore.com/cards.html>
> The reason Congress has so far failed to act is not because there are no
> solutions to the problem. Nor is it because the majority doesn't believe
> that the climate crisis is real. They have failed to act, because they have
> not yet faced a sufficient expression of political will on the part of the
> American people demanding they confront our climate crisis head on. You and
> I know that political will is a renewable resource, and enough already
> exists to start solving this crisis. We just have to communicate that
> forcefully to the political leaders of our country.
>
> In the last two weeks alone 101,673 people visited AlGore.com and signed our
> message to Congress. This is an incredible demonstration of the energy
> behind this issue.
>
> In my testimony, of course, I will speak about the scientific evidence for
> global warming - just reiterated six weeks ago by the world's scientists in
> the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. But
> frankly, the debate on the science has long been over - except for a
> diminishing number of skeptics and deniers.
>
> At this point, it is far more important to deliver your message about the
> urgency with which this crisis must be faced. Political leaders need to know
> that you intend to reward those who do the right thing and that you will
> work to replace those who do not.
>
> That's why it's vital we fill up the hearing room with 350,000 messages.
>
> Please ask your friends to sign our message to Congress today by visiting:
>
> www.algore.com/cards.html
>
> Together we are building a movement that has the potential to translate your
> strong feelings into effective change for our country. And we all know that
> when the United States changes - and offers leadership - the entire world
> will follow.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Al Gore

[spookymonster]

Done.

[troo]

Count me in.

[lauraroo]

I sent my letter in a couple of weeks ago after I saw "An Inconvenient Truth". Very Scary stuff.

Here's another easy way to write a letter to your representatives so your voice can be heard.

action.environmentaldefense.org/campaign/globalwarming_petition?qp_source=undo1&linkID=3

I keep trying to add to the effort. Over the last 2-3 years, I have changed all light bulbs in my house to the swirly conpact fluorescent bulbs and I started hanging my clothes outside to dry. I have been recycling for a long time.

I figure every little bit helps, especially as more people see the need to conserve.

[spookymonster]

bump

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I put my $0.02 worth in.

[lizardking0729]

done, thanks for the heads up