[PCA] Please Sign On - Climate Change and safeguarding natural resources!

[Jennifer Murck]

Hi, can you please send out this message? Thx
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>>>> Derek Brockbank 7/22/2009 11:23 AM >>>
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> Please help us get 500 groups on the attached letter asking the Senate to safeguard natural resource from Climate Change.
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> As you know, on June 26, 2009, the House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, historic legislation that takes the first vital steps to address climate change, safeguard wildlife and natural resources, and move America closer to increasing our energy security and developing a clean energy economy.
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> The bill includes language that provides safeguards for fish, wildlife and natural resources in a warming world. Additionally, it provides one percent of revenues from a cap and trade system to protect and restore domestic natural resources from climate change over the next 10 years and increases the allocation to four percent by 2027.  Even though this landmark legislation has passed in the House, our fight is far from finished.  Significantly more dedicated funding will ultimately be needed to address the impacts of global warming on our natural resources.
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> As the Senate works towards completing its comprehensive climate legislation, it is vital that funding for natural resources is increased from what is provided in the House bill. To that end, attached is a sign-on letter that we ask you to join us on to ensure that the Senate passes comprehensive climate and energy legislation that dedicates 5% of the total allowance value for natural resources adaptation in order to safeguard fish and wildlife, and the natural resources on which we all rely.
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> Please sign on the letter: either reply to me with your approval, brockbankd at nwf.org, or sign on at www.targetglobalwarming.org/signon. (If email, please send: Organization Name, Contact Name, Contact Email, State, Zip)
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> To have the maximum impact on the Senate efforts, please sign on by August 1st.  We will also be seeking to get hundreds of grassroots groups signed on over August - please forward to other organizations or business that rely on natural resources and who may sign on too!
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> Please sign on! ( about:www.targetglobalwarming.org/signon )
> A similar letter sent to the Administration earlier this year generated approximately 350 signers and we are hoping for an even stronger showing on this letter to make it clear to the Senate the incredible importance of this issue and widespread support for action.
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> Thanks again for all of your efforts!
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> Derek Brockbank
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> Derek Brockbank
> Conservation Funding Campaign Manager
> National Wildlife Federation
> National Advocacy Center
> 901 E St NW, Suite 400
> Washington, DC 20004
> (202) 797-6666
> brockbankd at nwf.org 
> www.nwf.org ( http://www.nwf.org/ )
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