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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>,
"WRYTING-L : Writing and Theory across Disciplines" <WRYTING-L@LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA>
Subject: Get Bush to Help Stop Global Warming SEND ACTION~a27036u30516
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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:19:47 -0400 (EDT)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:24:17 -0400 (EDT) From: WWF Conservation Action Network <alerts@action.worldwildlife.org> To: sondheim@panix.com Subject: Get Bush to Help Stop Global Warming SEND ACTION~a27036u30516 Action Deadline: July 6, 2005 Dear Alan, Tell President Bush to push for strong action on climate change at next week's annual Group of Eight (G8) summit of the world's richest nations. Climate change has been recognized as a global issue and one that the G8 summit should address. By encouraging the Bush administration to take strong action and recognize that climate change has global impacts, you can help the G8 to make real progress in the fight to curb global warming. It's time for the United States to show leadership in reducing climate change. Send a free letter urging President Bush to support clear international targets to reduce the heat-trapping emissions of the G8 countries (We'll send a copy of your letter to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, to encourage him to keep his promise to make climate change a priority at the summit): * QUICK OPTION: Send the message below, as is, by simply replying to this email. (This option works only if you received this email directly from the Conservation Action Network.) * POWERFUL OPTION: Personalize your letter. Go to http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/ctt.asp?u=30516&l=98512 and follow the instructions for adding your own thoughts to your message. Decision makers pay much more attention to personalized messages. LEARN MORE: The G8 summit gives us a critical opportunity to curb global warming because the G8 countries contribute 45 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. WWF's hope is that at the meeting the leaders will agree to start negotiations on a global solution to climate change. All of the G8 nations, apart from the United States, have ratified the Kyoto Protocol, the international agreement to cut greenhouse gases. However, some of the countries are failing to meet their targets. Tony Blair is hosting the G8 meeting and has said he plans to put the issue of climate change at the top of the agenda. If you have any questions or problems with taking action, contact us at actionquestions@takeaction.worldwildlife.org for help. Please forward this alert to your friends and colleagues. Together, we can change our nation's policy on climate change. Thank you for your help. Sincerely, Hans Verolme Director, Climate Change World Wildlife Fund Washington, DC P.S. You can learn more about global warming and its causes and solutions at http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/ctt.asp?u=30516&l=98483 ***************************LETTER TEXT************************** The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Bush: At the upcoming G8 summit meeting, I urge you to push for a strong global warming agreement that includes a clear timetable for reducing greenhouse gas emissions on the international stage. I hope that you will use the G8 meeting and Tony Blair's promise to put climate change at the top of the agenda as an opportunity to recognize that global warming needs to be addressed. I ask you to return to the table and work with the Kyoto countries towards a unified global framework that seriously addresses the climate problem. Because together we and the other G8 countries contribute nearly half of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, we have a huge responsibility to be leaders in preventing climate change. The G8 agreement should recognize that we cannot allow the world's temperature to rise more than 2 degrees Celsius past pre-industrial levels -- the critical "tipping point" for people and biodiversity -- and that avoiding such an increase will mean radical cuts of 60 to 80 percent in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The G8 countries should also agree to initiatives to boost renewables and energy efficiency and should send a very clear signal that the carbon markets needed to help drive this investment will continue long into the future. We need decisive action from the G8 Summit. Millions of people -- and countless species of wildlife -- are at risk and will be affected by the decisions you make. Again, I urge you to consider the future of our country and our planet and to drive strong action on climate change at the G8. Sincerely, Your name and address will be inserted here cc: Rt. Honorable Tony Blair MP Prime Minister's Office 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA **************************END OF LETTER TEXT************************* _____________________________________________________________________ You received this message because sondheim@panix.com is an activist with the World Wildlife Fund Conservation Action Network. _____________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send an email to alerts@takeaction.worldwildlife.org from sondheim@panix.com with the word REMOVE in the subject line or you can unsubscribe at http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/unsubscribe/index.asp. _____________________________________________________________________ Direct any questions about the WWF Conservation Action Network to actionquestions@takeaction.worldwildlife.org _____________________________________________________________________ The Conservation Action Network is sponsored by World Wildlife Fund-US. 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