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  Agreed

  I'm with amazingdrx on this one. While praying might be our best hope for ending this particular drought, I'd like to make a more pragmatic call on the Federal Gov't to step up to the plate on climate change. You can join with me by sending Congress a letter here that demands that your reps get serious about global warming now.

  As recommended above, wind power development could be a great move for many of the places now devastated by this drought (and it would, by reducing global warming emissions, likely lessen the severety and frequency of future droughts).

  It really is a sad day when all of these terrible things are happening and all our leaders can offer is a prayer.

  Amy Gregory GreenpeaceUSA

  On Today's list of places you don't want to live posted 3 years, 2 months ago 4 Responses

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  I agree

  Patrick, I agree that hand written letters are better. Best is actually showing up at your representatives office, but good luck getting tens of thousands of people to do that!

  We always encourage people to edit as much or all of the form letter to personalize it. Having it there enables more people to get in contact with their politicians. There are always trade offs.

  That said, if you have the time to send a hand written letter, good for you. We support you.

  Amy Gregory GreenpeaceUSA

  On Talking point: The environmentalist yes posted 3 years, 2 months ago 13 Responses

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  Incentives, yes

  This is a good first step. Reshaping our energy policy can seem like a daunting task but one of the first steps is changing what government encourages.

  We all know about the huge tax breaks given to the oil industry. At no time has this practice been more glaringly unjust. Please take a moment and click on this link to send your representative a message saying we need a new energy plan NOW. It's time we supported clean, renewable energy and more fuel efficient cars instead of supporting the bloated wallets of ExxonMobil and BP.

  Amy Gregory GreenpeaceUSA

  On Talking point: The environmentalist yes posted 3 years, 2 months ago 13 Responses

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  hear hear for some concern

  I agree. It just seems too good to be true. Why can't we all get together and focus on the right stuff. Sure, i think it is important to have some pragmatism, to prepare for worst case scenarios. But if we put things like this on the back, back burner and spent more money and time on cleaner generation and efficiency and implementing the technologies we already have, we wouldn't need to worry quite as much about capturing massive amounts of CO2 in the future.

  Amy Gregory GreenpeaceUSA

  On Limitless sequestration? posted 3 years, 3 months ago 3 Responses

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  Troubling Signs, learn more and check yourself

  This is a troubling report, thanks for pointing it out. I have to admit, though it is troubling, it is not entirely surprising.

  We have been working on this issue for years and have  set up the National Hair Sampling Project for Mercury Exposure to document the toxin's penetration into our society.

  We encourage everyone to use the project not only to contribute to greater scientific knowledge on the matter, but also to help protect themselves.

  Interim results have proven worrysome, much like the bird study sited here, showing elevated levels in large portions of the population. The Bush administration needs to open its eyes to the health threats posed by mercury and enact real legislation that would cut emissions from coal-burning power plants and other prominent sources.

  Amy Gregory GreenpeaceUSA

  On Songbirds show high mercury levels posted 3 years, 3 months ago 2 Responses