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  • From: sanrico@highdesert.com
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Rank your preferred global warming solutions.
  • Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:32:50 -0800 (PST)

Hi, Keith -
If they are, I haven't heard.
I replied to mine (Boxer's) this morning - a duplicate request also came in
from
Mary Bull (is that Greenwood Alliance?).
Sandy

On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:08:25 -0500, Keith Johnson wrote:

>
> I wonder if the republicans are doing anything like this. Somehow, I
> doubt it.
> Check it out and let your voice be heard. There may be a chance for
> Democracy after all.
>
> Barbara Boxer wrote:
> >
> > Dear Keith,
> >
> > *Rank your preferred global warming solutions now!
> > <http://ga4.org/pacforachange/gw_agenda_pub.html?member_key=s7k7ss9p6dt86d&;>*
> >
> > Last year, I promised you that if the voters placed Democrats in
> > charge of the Senate we would see a new agenda in Washington. Instead
> > of sweeping issues like Iraq and global warming under the rug, we
> > would shine the spotlight on them and demand a new direction for our
> > country.
> >
> > My friends, our day has come. *Today, in one of my first acts as
> > chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, I am
> > holding a hearing on the most important environmental problem of our
> > generation -- global warming.* This is the difference an election
> > makes -- the difference between a Congress in denial about climate
> > change and one willing to confront it head on.
> >
> > Many of my colleagues will be testifying before my committee today,
> > offering their opinions about the best way Congress can act to tackle
> > global warming. But I want to hear from you, too.
> >
> > *Help me set the agenda for reducing global warming in the 110th
> > Congress. Rank your preferred approaches to stop global warming now!
> > <http://ga4.org/pacforachange/gw_agenda_pub.html?member_key=s7k7ss9p6dt86d&;>*

> >
> >
> > I don't need to tell you that global warming is the single biggest
> > environmental problem we face. Scientific research already shows
> > conclusively that human activity is warming the climate. The
> > consequences will be disastrous if we don't act soon. Already, the
> > Arctic ice sheet is melting, a fact that will ultimately raise sea
> > levels and threaten coastal communities. We will experience more
> > severe storms like Hurricane Katrina, with devastating consequences.
> > Entire ecosystems are at risk. We have to act now.
> >
> > Fortunately, there is a wealth of good ideas about how to address
> > climate change. My good friend and colleague from California, Senator
> > Feinstein, has proposed a plan to cap and trade carbon emissions from
> > power plants. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and I have teamed up on
> > legislation based on California's model. For the past two years,
> > Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) have offered an
> > economy-wide cap and trade system. And Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) has
> > proposed increasing the nation's ethanol requirement.
> >
> > This is just a sample of the many suggestions to meet the challenge of
> > global warming and many others are about to be put on the table. *I'd
> > like to hear your ideas on the best way to move forward. What ideas
> > do you think we should pursue?* Let me know so that I can share your
> > comments with my colleagues in the Senate.
> >
> > *Help me set the global warming agenda for the 110th Congress.
> > Prioritize some of these potential global warming solutions today!
> > <http://ga4.org/pacforachange/gw_agenda_pub.html?member_key=s7k7ss9p6dt86d&;>*

> >
> >
> > Today, the battle in the Senate to reduce global warming begins, and I
> > want you to be a part of it. But there's still a lot of work to do.
> > There will be a series of hearings, week after week, where my
> > committee will hear from every part of America on this issue. *But
> > this is the time I want to hear from you before we sit down and write
> > the legislation we believe will become law this year.*
> >
> > After listening to colleagues and scientists in today's committee
> > hearing, and gathering your feedback online, I've scheduled another
> > hearing for next Tuesday -- to start putting these ideas into action.
> > I want to share your ideas with the committee next week, so please
> > vote on your priorities today.
> >
> > *Rank your priorities for combating global warming today -- so we can
> > begin acting on them at next Tuesday's hearing.
> > <http://ga4.org/pacforachange/gw_agenda_pub.html?member_key=s7k7ss9p6dt86d&;>*
> >
> > You've heard me say this before but I want to repeat it again:
> > *Elections have consequences. Because of you, one major consequence is
> > that global warming is now on the national agenda.*
> >
> > I sincerely ask that you continue to be a part of the solution --
> > until we get the job done!
> >
> > In Friendship,
> >
> > Barbara Boxer
> >
> > P.S. After you've *ranked your preferred global warming solutions
> >
<http://ga4.org/pacforachange/gw_agenda_pub.html?member_key=s7k7ss9p6dt86d&;>*,

> > please *invite your friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues to do
> > the same
> >
>
<http://ga4.org/pacforachange/join-forward.html?domain=boxer2004&r=gdzx0b91Xyok&;>*.

> > I hope to hear from tens of thousands of Americans before our next
> > committee hearing next Tuesday. Thank you for helping us make a
> > difference!
> >
> > Invite your friends and family to rank their preferred global warming
> > solutions today!
> > Tell-a-friend
> > <http://ga4.org/join-forward.html?domain=boxer2004&r=gdzx0b91Xyok>
> >
>
> --
> Keith Johnson
> "Be fruitful and mulch apply."
> Permaculture Activist Magazine
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> also APPLE-Bloomington (Alliance for a Post-Petroleum Local Economy) It's a
small
> world after oil.
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> also Bloomington Permaculture Guild
>
> --
> Keith Johnson
> "Be fruitful and mulch apply."
> Permaculture Activist Magazine
> PO Box 5516, Bloomington, IN 47408
> (812) 335-0383
> http://www.permacultureactivist.net
> Switch to Solar Power the Easy Way
> http://www.jointhesolution.com/KeithJ-SunPower
> http://www.PowUr.com/KeithJ-SunPower
> also Patterns for Abundance Design & Consulting
> http://www.permacultureactivist.net/design/Designconsult.html
> also Association for Regenerative Culture
> also APPLE-Bloomington (Alliance for a Post-Petroleum Local Economy) It's a
small
> world after oil.
> http://www.relocalize.net/groups/applebloomington
> also Bloomington Permaculture Guild
>
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