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Care2's Alerts newsletter features important steps YOU canquickly take to help make the world greener, such as sendingletters to political representatives or doing something togreen your home. We're pleased to share with you specialaction opportunities from Care2's nonprofit partners, HeritageForests Campaign and Americans for National Parks. 1. ECO ALERT: NEW THREATS TO OUR NATIONAL FORESTS!Thanks to pressure from people like you, last year the BushAdministration promised to uphold one of the most significantforest conservation measures in decades. The Roadless AreaConservation Rule would protect 58.5 million acres ofundeveloped national forest land from logging, mining, anddrilling. We need your help because in recent months theAdministration, at the behest of special interests, has brokenits promise by quietly rolling back core protections for ournational forests. Urge the Bush Administration to keep itspromise -- register your formal opposition to theseenvironmental rollbacks. To take action, http://www.care2.com/go/redirect/2/3319 The Roadless Area Conservation Rule is the result of the mostextensive public rulemaking ever, with over 600 public meetings,and an unprecedented 2.2 million supportive comments. Congress,scientists, and faith-based communities from across the nationurged the administration to protect almost one-third of the lastundeveloped national forests from logging, mining, and most road-building. Among the benefits are clean drinking water for 60 millionAmericans; protection of critical habitat for more than 1,600threatened wildlife; and unlimited recreation for hikers,hunters, and anglers. Just days before Christmas, the Forest Service issued twodangerous directives that among other things will: -- Abolish requirements to conduct environmental and publicreviews before logging, mining, and drilling can begin inprotected areas.-- Exclude more than a dozen of America's most magnificentnational forests from critical protection, including Alaska'sTongass National Forest.-- Eliminate a moratorium on logging, mining, and drilling inmillions of acres of national forests critical to wildlife habitatprotection. Please, let the U.S. Forest Service and your Congressionalrepresentative know that you want America's Last Wild Placesprotected. To help, http://www.care2.com/go/redirect/2/3319 2. ECO ALERT: PROTECT AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS!In 1872, Congress made history by establishing Yellowstone, theworld's first national park. Since then, the National ParkSystem has grown to include 385 sites and more than 83 millionacres of land with nearly 300 million visits annually. Thenational parks protect diverse ecosystems and awe-inspiringlandscapes, and safeguard our cultural and historical heritage. But today, America's national parks are in jeopardy. Increasedvisitation, pollution, motorized use, and development coupledwith insufficient funding has strained the Park Service'sability to protect resources and provide visitors like you withthe breathtaking experience we all take for granted. Ourentire National Parks System is in danger, which will affecteverything from the California Condors to fish populations inpark coral reefs, from famous archaeological sites to visitingschool children who won't receive the educational experiencethat we would like.To take action, http://www.care2.com/go/redirect/2/3324 The national parks inspire all who treasure the best of ournation to stand up as stewards for their protection. Withoutyour help, these special places could be lost forever. Sign now and encourage President Bush to protect and preservenational parks. Make your voice heard… because there's just toomuch to lose. http://www.care2.com/go/redirect/2/3324 3. ACTIVIST TIPS:-- Plant native plants in your garden. It will require lessmaintenance and provide vital habitat for native animals. -- Drink shade-grown coffee instead of conventional. Conventionalcoffee is produced with heavy pesticides and often involves " slash and burn " agricultural techniques. Shade-grown coffeeis grown under the rain forest canopy and provides habitat forsong birds and other wildlife. 4. INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE: " …evolution did not intend trees to grow singly. Far more thanourselves they are social creatures, and no more natural asisolated specimens than man is as a marooned sailor or hermit. " -- John Fowles

 

 

 

 

 

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