9th Districe Cumberland County Democratic Party!
Here are some environmental concerns that you may wish to respond to:
IN FAIRFIELD GLADE:
At Thursday's Community Club Board meeting,there will be a presentation of
petitions to encourage the Board to explore recycling in the Glade.
If you haven't signed a petition yet, and/or are interested in supporting this effort, please
attend at 9:00 on October 25 at the multi-purpose building.
The proposal to purchase Stonehenge Golf Course is proceeding. Here is the agenda:
November 1st – Ballots mailed.
November 9th – Town hall meetings (probably three, 9 am, 2 pm and 6 pm)
November 20th – Deadline for ballots to be returned.
November 26th or 27th result announced
IN THE ARCTIC:
The Bush Administration is trying to open the fragile Teshekpuk Lake area to oil and
gas leasing – even though it's one of the most ecologically important wetland areas
in the Arctic region. If you wish to sign the petition go to:
http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/teshlake_dems
IN THE AMAZON:
The Big Oil companies are getting slicker and more aggressive in their stealth
lobbying campaign to lock in oil and gas contracts in the Amazon. It is one of their
top legislative priorities.
And the Democrats are scheduling a vote on a proposed NAFTA expansion that would
give Big Oil exactly what it wants -- regulatory protection to ravage the endangered
Amazon rainforest.
Indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon are in Washington now urging the U.S.
Congress to save their Amazon rainforest home and help stop global warming by
defeating the Bush administration's proposal.
They need our help!
Please urge your representatives in Congress to save the Amazon from Big Oil's Peru
NAFTA scheme - and vote NO on HR 3688, the Peru "free trade" agreement (Peru FTA).
Sign on at
http://action.citizen.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=17124&track=SABigOilAmazon
