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Tell your senators to pass a strong climate and energy bill now (US)
In June the House of Representatives passed a landmark bill to reduce global warming pollution, build a clean energy economy and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Now it is up to the Senate to strengthen and pass a similar bill. Urge your senators to support and strengthen the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act.
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Demand Action on Climate Change: Sign KYOTOplus (Canada)
Canada is the only country to renounce its Kyoto commitment and break its promise to the world. Demand politicians stop wasting precious time and start urgent action against global warming. Join thousands of people like you who are already part of the KYOTOplus campaign.
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Make Forests Count in International Climate Talks
Deforestation accounts for more than one-fifth of all greenhouse gas emissions, yet is currently being underplayed in international climate discussions. The Make Forests Count campaign not only seeks to get all forests and sources of biotic carbon on the agenda, but also emphasizes the need to assist developing countries in forest protection.
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Thank Kimberly-Clark for Adopting Sustainable Standards
After years of confrontation between environmental groups and paper giant Kimberly-Clark (maker of Kleenex and other popular products), the company has agreed to only use FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified timber, one of the most stringent environmental standards for logging practices.
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Demand a Moritorium on Future Tar Sands Development
With concern about the environmental costs of tar sands development hitting a new high following President Obama's visit to Canada and the dreary National Geographic article, this is the perfect time to let Prime Minister Harper know you oppose future development and want more regulations on existing operations.
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Tell President Obama to Say No to Tar Sands
Canada's toxic tar sands clearcut and strip mine the Boreal Forest to extract bitumen, which releases 3 times the emissions of conventional oil when processed and destructs key bird and wildlife habitat. Tell President Obama to say "thanks, but no thanks" to tar sands oil, of which the majority is sent directly to the US.
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Lessen Global Warming's Impact on Birds
Compiling over 40 years of bird sighting data, the Audubon Society has found that raising temperatures from climate change are pushing bird ranges further north, some over 200 miles. Sign this petition to tell your lawmakers to switch to cleaner forms of energy and protect vital bird habitat.
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Save the Peace-Athabasca Delta, a Vital Bird Habitat
To help protect some of the Boreal Forest's most important bird breeding areas, tell Canadian government officials to halt the expansion of tar sands mining, which is destroying the nursery for the birds that we love. Urge them to protect bird habitat throughout the Boreal.
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Join PowerUP Canada - Fight Global Warming
Did you know that Canada has weaker vehicle efficiency standards than China? Canada needs stronger laws and a new approach to global warming.
PowerUP Canada is working with organizations from all walks of Canadian life to launch an exciting new citizens initiative for stronger global
warming laws - please become a PowerUP supporter right now!
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Send the CEO of Abitibi-Bowater a Letter to Stop Logging Virgin Forests
After hyping up their "green" credibility and promising to negotiate with Greenpeace Canada, logging giant Abitibi-Bowater went back on their promise and continues to log virgin forests in the Boreal Forest. Watch the YouTube video at the bottom of the page and send a letter to the CEO of Abitibi-Bowater demanding they stop logging virgin forests!
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Sign the "Save our Boreal Birds" Petition
Billions of birds breed and reside in Canada's Boreal Forest every year. These birds range from land birds to waterfowl, but their habitat is constantly being destroyed by logging, mining, oil extraction, and other industries. Help protect our Boreal Birds by signing this petition!
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Tell Prime Minister Harper to Fulfill His Comittment to Nahanni by Announcing Final Boundaries
The Canadian Federal Government has pledged to expand various parts of the Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories. The deadline to officially declare these expansions is coming up, and we need you to send a letter to Prime Minister Harper to remind him to take this important step!
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Protect the Birds of the Boreal from Runaway Development
The Boreal acts as a summer breeding ground for over 300 species of birds. Officials have proposals in front of them right now to protect the Boreal Forest. Send a letter today urging them to protect the Boreal, and put a moratorium on Tar Sands expansion, before any pipeline is built!
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Make the Mealy Mountains a National Park
Help protect the Mealy Mountains, one of the last pristine forest wilderness areas on the continent. Join our petition to the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Prime Minister. Tell them you want a Mealy Mountains National Park established and that you support full interim protection for the park study area.
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Tell Congress to Fund More Migratory Bird Conservation Programs
U.S. Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI) and Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) have introduced bipartisan legislation to increase funding for protecting migratory birds. If passed, the bill would reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) at a more adequate level to protect birds from the growing threats to their lives and habitats. Write your representative and ask for their support of this vital bill.
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Sign the Petition to Tell Canadian Officials to Support Cleaner Fuel Development
The Tar Sands of Alberta and the proposed pipeline that would flow through the heart of Canadian wilderness threaten the lives and habitats of thousands of species, including the nesting grounds for many migratory birds. These 'dirty' fuels also increase Canada's carbon emissions. Tell the Canadian government to develop cleaner alternatives for fuel, and sign the NRDC's petition today.
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Sign the Petition to Support a National Do Not Mail Registery
How much junk mail do you throw away every day? week? month? Do you know that some of that paper comes from Canada's Boreal Forest? Not only does that entail irresponsible logging in the largest remaining intact forest ecosystem on the planet, but think about all the greenhouse gasses that are released during processing the timber into pulp then into paper, and transporting the goods around the continent from factory to factory and ultimately into your overloaded mailbox. We already have a "Do Not Call" registry in this country – how about a "Do Not Mail" registry?
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