[Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: Climate Crisis Coalition Action Alert

[Caroline Yacoub]

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Subject: Climate Crisis Coalition Action Alert


> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:49:17 -0800 (PST)
> From: Scott McLarty <scottmclarty at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Climate Crisis Coalition Action Alert (fwd)
> 
> Climate Crisis Coalition
> http://www.climatecrisiscoalition.org
> 
> Dear Friends of CCC,
> 
> We have an urgent request this week that can be a real game-changer in the debate about climate change.
> 
> Congressmen Bob Filner (D-CA) and Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) are circulating a sign-on letter to President Obama urging him to attend the climate change conference in Copenhagen next month and seek agreement on a goal that will lead to a safe and sustainable climate for the Earth. The goal specified in the letter is to lower the concentration of carbon-dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere to 350 parts per million and keep it at or below that level.
> 
> Many of you participated in the 350.org (http://www.350.org) events of October 24 that called attention to this goal. Scientists are telling us that if we stay above this level of CO2 for a long period of time, our world will suffer catastrophic consequences. Unfortunately, many policy-makers are laboring under the assumption that we can allow carbon levels to rise as high as 450 ppm. This would be a disaster. CO2 levels are now at 390 ppm, and we're already seeing the world's glaciers recede at an unprecedented pace.
> 
> Please take action:
> 
> Call your member of Congress and leave a message. Tell him or her who you are and where you're calling from and that you're very concerned about climate change that's being caused by overuse of fossil fuels. Ask that your Congressman sign on to the letter from Representatives Filner and Kucinich that is asking President Obama to go to Copenhagen and seek agreement on the need to lower carbon-dioxide in our atmosphere to 350 parts per million. Mention that the letter will close out on Nov. 25.
> 
> You can view the Filner/Kucinich "Dear Colleague" letter here.
> http://citizensclimatelobby.org/files/350_DC_with_text_0.pdf
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> You find out how to reach your member of Congress here.
> http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/dbq/officials/
> 
> And, you can sign the letter to President Obama here.
> http://citizensclimatelobby.org/node/369
> 
> You can also make a donation here to help us in this effort.
> http://www.climatecrisiscoalition.org/donation.html
> 
> See our 28-min. interview with Dr. James Hansen. He explains why 350 is such an important goal.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jarAWIGML5k&feature=player_embedded
> 
> The following Members of Congress have recently signed on to the Filner/Kucinich letter: Steven R. Rothman (D-NJ); Joe Setak (D-PA); Lynn C. Woolsey (D-CA). Please help us persuade your representative to sign on to this important letter.
> 
> We much appreciate your assistance.
> 
> Tom Stokes, Climate Crisis Coalition
> http://www.climatecrisiscoalition.org
> (413) 243-5665 - tstokes at kyotoandbeyond.org
> 
> Mark Reynolds, Citizens Climate Lobby
> http://www.citizensclimatelobby.org
> (619) 437-7142 - mark.reynolds at citizensclimatelobby.org
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