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February 26 We Need Obama to Help Heal the American Soul
February 08 It's up to the Obama Administration =polar bears=
Dear friends, After eight years of suffering under the Bush Administration's "polluters-first" policies, the polar bear is now hurtling headlong toward extinction. It's up to the Obama Administration to slam on the brakes, put Bush's dangerous policies in reverse, and give the green light to full-fledged endangered species protection for the polar bear. But that won't happen unless millions of Americans speak out now. Why? Because President Obama's Interior Department will be under tremendous pressure from the oil lobby to maintain the Bush policy that puts oil development first and polar bears dead last. We must make our voices heard if we are to persuade Interior Secretary Salazar to cancel Bush's "polar bears be damned" approach. The stakes could not be higher. In the last year alone, the Bush Administration auctioned off a vast expanse of Alaska's Chukchi Sea to Shell and other oil giants -- exposing half of America's polar bears to potential drilling and lethal oil spills. And only two months ago, Bush officials weakened the Endangered Species Act so badly that it no longer protects polar bears against the two deadliest threats they face: oil development and global warming. But Interior Secretary Salazar is unlikely to defy Big Oil -- unless we mobilize a nationwide outcry that can't be ignored. That's why it's so important that you send your own Citizen Petition right now and help NRDC ratchet up this next critical phase of our Polar Bear S.O.S. campaign. Let the new Interior Secretary know you care deeply about saving the polar bear. Remind him that the American people expect our government agencies to protect our country's wildlife -- not sacrifice them for corporate profits. February 05 ACTION ALERTS: Hold banks and their regulators accountable.Dear friends,
Last week, when President Obama heard that some Wall Street banks that have been propped up with taxpayer funds might be using the bailout money to pay executive bonuses, he called it "shameful." Shameful is right, but most of these executives have no shame. So while being called out by the president might make them uncomfortable, it's not going to stop them. That's why, next week, our staff and members from across the country will be meeting with dozens of members of Congress to ask them to hold banks and their regulators accountable and to pass measures to prevent the need for future bailouts. Click here to add your voice to our call. President Obama is right. The banks aren't making loans and the economy is getting worse, but the banks will continue to pay million-dollar bonuses with taxpayer money as long as they can get away with it. Next week, U.S. PIRG's Ed Mierzwinski -- a veteran of numerous campaigns, including the Savings and Loan Bailout of 1989 and the Enron reforms of 2002 -- will lead a team of our staff and members from all across the country to meet with members of Congress and urge them to pass tough legislation to hold banks and regulators accountable to taxpayers, homeowners and consumers. When we go to Capitol Hill, our experience and our work in the states get us in the door. But we also need legislators to know that their constituents are paying attention and calling for action. Use the link below to send a message to your member of Congress, urging them to hold banks and their regulators accountable. |
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