URGENT, Oppose ANTI-ENVIRONMENT Nominations.

January 12, 2001

VERY URGENT, PLEASE OPPOSE ANTI-ENVIRONMENT NOMINATIONS.Dear Friend of animals, In just a couple days, the U.S. Senate will vote for the approvalof all the Cabinet members whom nominated by George W. Bush. The Sierra Club launched campaigns to OPPOSE Presidentelect George W. Bush's nominations of GALE NORTON as the Secretary of the Interior and JOHN ASHCROFT as Attorney General.Both nominees have "dismal" environmental records according toSierra Club. Please see the enclosed article at the bottom of thisemail . Please urgently send a email/letter to ALL of the U.S. Senators tourge them to OPPOSE nominations of Gale Norton and John Ashcroft.

The U.S. Senators entire list is enclosed at the end of this letter.

In your letter to Senators, the key points to urge them to OPPOSE are :1: GALE NORTON : Would be a natural disaster asInterior Secretary. Norton is the oil, mining and timber industry'schoice. She favors increasing the commercial and environmentallydestructive development of our national parks, forests and wild lands ! During the Ronald Reagan administration, Norton served asassociate solicitor at the Interior Department, authoring legal opinionsto support oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.Norton has also labeled government protections of endangeredspecies an example of excessive regulation.2: JOHN ASHCROFT : While in the Senate, Ashcroft voted againstadditional funding for environmental programs including theClean Water Action Plan and toxic waste cleanups at Superfund sites.He voted in favor of bills to roll back clean water protections, and toallow mining companies to dump cyanide and other mining waste onlarge areas of public lands next to mining sites. His open hostility to most environmental laws, how can we expectSenator Ashcroft, as Attorney General, to enforce environmental laws?3: According to the World Conservation Union released its "RED LIST'of Endangered Plants and Animals on September 28, 2000, dramaticincrease in the number of species threatened with extinction . Conservationists estimate that the current extinction rate is 1,000to 10,000 times higher than it should be under natural conditions.That means that in the first decades of the 21st century, manycreatures - from a majestic Albatross to Asian freshwater turtles -may join the ranks of the flightless Dodo bird.The report, examined some 18,000 species and subspecies around theglobe. Some 11,046 plants and animals risk disappearing forever,according to the most comprehensive analysis of global conservationever undertaken, the World Conservation Union's 2000 Red List ofThreatened Species.But scientists acknowledge that even a study of this magnitude onlyscratches the surface. Earth is home to an estimated 14 millionspecies - and only 1.75 million have been documented.Many may become extinct before they are even identified, much lessassessed by scientists. The primary reason: HUMANS. Everything from EXPANDINGCITIES to DEFORESTATION, AGRICULTURE and FISHINGPOSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO THE PLANET'S BIODIVERSITY.(Please refer: http://www.cnn.com/2000/NATURE/09/28/redlist/index.html ) Therefore , based on the above three important reasons,please urge U.S. Senators to OPPOSE the nomination of GALE NORTON as the Secretary of the Interior and JOHN ASHCROFT as Attorney General. Thanks for your kindness and urgent help.T.N.======================================P.S.: U.S. SENATORS LIST enclosed here : The following is list of most of the Federal Senators Emailaddresses. Please copy the entire list and paste into "BCC" field,then put your own address in the "TO" field. Then type a letter, then click the "Send". Please make sure itmust have a comma between the addresses which we alreadyprovided for you. This way , your message will reach to most of theFederal Senators instead of reaching just two senators from your State !Please address to : Dear Honorable Senator,

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The following are newly elected U.S. Senators , please call/emailto all of them to urge them to Oppose the nomination of Gale Norton and John Ashcroft :Carper, Thomas, Campaign Web Address: http://www.carperforsenate2000.com Washington DC Address United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-2441Nelson, Bill : Washington DC Address United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-5274Stabenow, Debbie : Washington DC Address United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-4822 District Address - Lansing 3401 East Saginaw, Suite 214 Lansing, MI 48912 Phone: 517-336-7777 Fax: 517-336-7236Dayton, Mark : Washington DC Address United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-3244Carnahan, Jean : Email: senator_carnahan Washington DC Address United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 314-993-0100Nelson, Ben : Washington DC Web Address: http://www.bennelsonforsenate.com Washington DC Address United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-6551Corzine, Jon : Washington DC Address United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-4744Ensign, John : Washington DC Address United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-6244Clinton, Hillary : Washington DC Web Address: http://clinton.senate.gov/ Washington DC Address United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-4451Allen , George : Washington DC Address United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-4024Cantwell, Maria : Washington DC Address United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-3441=====================================-ALFREDO KUBA <sbidaWednesday, January 10, 2001 5:05 PMSierra Club opposes Norton/AshcroftReceived from BHGazette 1/7/01 1:05 pm << http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jan2001/2001L-01-05-09.htmlSIERRA CLUB MOUNTS CAMPAIGN TO DEFEATNORTON, ASHCROFT WASHINGTON, DC,January 5, 2001 (ENS) -The Sierra Club today launched campaigns to oppose Presidentelect George W. Bush's nominations of Gale Norton as the Secretaryof the Interior and John Ashcroft as Attorney General.Both nominees have "dismal" environmental records, the group said."Gale Norton would be a natural disaster as Interior Secretary. Nortonis the oil, mining and timber industry's choice. She favors increasingthe commercial and environmentally destructive development of ournational parks, forests and wild lands," said Carl Pope, executivedirector for the Sierra Club. During the Ronald Reagan administration,Norton served as associate solicitor at the Interior Department,authoring legal opinions to support oil drilling in the Arctic NationalWildlife Refuge. Norton has also labeled government protections ofendangered species an example of excessive regulation. Bush's nomination of John Ashcroft, former senator from Missouri, isalso disappointing, Pope said. "In light of his poor environmentalrecord and his open hostility to most environmental laws, how can weexpect Senator Ashcroft, as Attorney General, to enforceenvironmental laws?" While in the Senate, Ashcroft voted against additional funding forenvironmental programs including the Clean Water Action Plan and toxicwaste cleanups at Superfund sites. He voted in favor of bills to rollback clean water protections, and to allow mining companies to dumpcyanide and other mining waste on large areas of public lands next tomining sites.====================================