Cracking Spines

it's a pun! get it?

Oct 29, 2009 4:47pm

The Would-Be Activist

Because Nate was so sweetly self-deprecating about it -

“Transforming into an activist demands that one must always ask more of people than they wish, or is truly polite, so if you wouldnt mind forwarding this on to some people who wont think that you are demented for doing so, or perhaps even a post on cracking spines with a bit of an ironic twist. At your leisure, of course, Nathan”

- and because I have no passions of my own, here is some information about a worthwhile thing that is happening:

Friends,

Today we are met with our great generational challenge. Climate change. Climatologists agree that in our lifetime without decisive and immediate action, islands and coastlines will be submerged by rising seas [1], the Amazon rainforest will wither and die [2], and the Artic permafrost will melt!

However, a solution is not only possible, it is attainable. National and international leaders are determining how to implement solutions on global warming right now. Bills have been introduced in Congress to tackle these pressing environmental issues, and in December President Obama is meeting with leaders from around the world to discuss international solutions.

Your representatives need to hear from you NOW- with a little effort on your part, you can help save the world.

1. Email your representative, your senators, and the president TODAY, demanding a solution to climate change. Click on the link, enter your information, then paste the message below!

Contact Your Representative

https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

There is a limited window of opportunity whereby reducing carbon emissions will allow us to avoid the worst of a global ecological catastrophe. That period is now. Please support legislation that strictly limits carbon emissions, which will put our country on the road to sustainability and will help us to avoid this impending disaster.

Contact Your Senator

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=CA

There is a limited window of opportunity whereby reducing carbon emissions will allow us to avoid the worst of a global ecological catastrophe. That period is now. Please support the Boxer-Kerry Bill because it sets essential foundational emission limitations that will put our country on the road to sustainability and will help us to avoid this impending disaster.

Contact the President

http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

There is a limited window of opportunity whereby reducing carbon emissions will allow us to avoid the worst of a global ecological catastrophe. That period is now. President Obama, the world needs your leadership. Your attendance at the global conference on climate change at Copenhagen would prove that your administration is fully committed to seriously addressing this generational challenge. Please go to Copenhagen in December to help craft an international accord on global warming.

2. Join 1010global.org, an organization that lists ways to reduce your personal emissions by 10% in 2010.

This step is an essential part of saving our planet. We must take personal responsibility in this global effort. The guidelines are quick and easy, and though a personal reduction of 10% may seem insignificant, when put together with the effort of others a little bit can go a long way.