WVEC Action Alert

May 3, 2007

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Alert passed on from WV Citizen Action Group

Urge Congress To Pass the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Bills (S-309) and (H.R. 1590)

A floor vote in the US House of Representatives and US Senate should be coming up soon on two very important bills that would drastically reduce the US’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and significantly mitigate the impacts of climate change. These bills are: the Senate’s Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act (S-309) and the House of Representative’s Safe Climate Act of 2007 (H.R. 1590).

Both bills would reduce the US’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050.  Recent scientific research by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the 2006 Stern Report indicate that a target GHG reduction of 80% by 2050 would prevent the worst case climate change impacts from occurring.  Please contact your US House Rep. and Senators and urge them to support these important bills.

Contact Info:

The Honorable Robert Byrd, United States Senate, 311 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510-4801

Phone: 202-224-3954
senator_byrd@byrd.senate.gov or http://byrd.senate.gov/

 

The Honorable Jay Rockefeller, United States Senate, 531 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510-4802

Phone: 202-224-6472
senator@rockefeller.senate.gov or http://rockefeller.senate.gov/rockefeller.html

 

The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito, US House of Representatives, 1431 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202-225-2711
No e-mail (www.house.gov/writerep/) or www.house.gov/capito/

 

The Honorable Alan B. Mollohan, US House of Representatives, 2346 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515-4801

Phone: 202-225-4172
No e-mail (www.house.gov/writerep/) or www.house.gov/mollohan/

 

The Honorable Nick J. Rahall II, US House of Representatives, 2307 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515-4803

Phone: 202-225-3452
nrahall@mail.house.gov or www.house.gov/rahall/

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Alert passed on from WV Wilderness Coalition

Dear Friends of Wilderness,

Please Call West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin Toll-Free at (888) 438-2731 and Ask Him to Support Wilderness Designations on the Monongahela National Forest!

VISIT OUR ONLINE NEWSLETTER FOR MORE INFORMATION

We’ve posted talking points you can use when contacting the Governor’s office and you can view our May newsletter at:

http://www.wvwild.org/May2007-ActionAlert-Manchin.htm

The newsletter contents include:

  • 4th Annual Wilderness Workshop – Join Us Atop Spruce Knob- June 29-July 1
  • Welcome Dave Saville As Our New Campaign Coordinator
  • Check Out Our New Poster!
  • Marilyn Cooper’s Column from Charleston Gazette: “Protect Wilderness for Business’ Sake”

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